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We used Royal Society archives to write the history of scientific journals 1665-2015. Now published uclpress.co.uk/products/187262 🖌

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Aileen Fyfe @aileenfyfe.bsky.social (@aileenfyfe) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Scholars of #peerreview: I've just posted new graphs showing submissions, and rejection rate, from 1952 onwards at the Royal Society Publishing journals. See arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/philosophicalt…

Aileen Fyfe @aileenfyfe.bsky.social (@aileenfyfe) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Does anybody have equivalent data on historic rejection rates for other journals? I know why the Royal Society Publishing rejection rate was so low until the 1990s (having to submit via a fellow was an effective filter), but how out of sync was it with other journals in 1970s/80s?

AHRC Phil Trans, migrating to @aileenfyfe (@ahrcphiltrans) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A History of Scientific Journals: Publishing at the Royal Society, 1665-2015. After 4.5yrs of research, and another 4yrs of writing/editing/rewriting, our book has a cover, an ISBN and a publication date! And will be OA. Noah Moxham @CRostvik Aileen Fyfe @aileenfyfe.bsky.social uclpress.co.uk/products/187262

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Publication day approaches... I've never had a specific date before, just vaguely 'Fall', so the arrival of author's advance copies of previous books was a slight surprise (in a good way). This time, I'm sitting waiting, anticipating, hoping! uclpress.co.uk/products/187262

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Interested in the challenges of circulating printed scientific knowledge in the 18thC? Or of completing your library set of Royal Society Publishing Philosophical Transactions? If you missed my talk Linda Hall Library, the recording is available on the events page …losophicaltransactions.splashthat.com

AHRC Phil Trans, migrating to @aileenfyfe (@ahrcphiltrans) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The approaching publication day for our History of Scientific Journals book seems like a good moment to wind up this project twitter account. If you don't already, please follow us individually Aileen Fyfe @aileenfyfe.bsky.social @CRostvik and Noah Moxham. uclpress.co.uk/products/187262

Aileen Fyfe @aileenfyfe.bsky.social (@aileenfyfe) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Even I was a bit surprised when I literally charted the transition from deficit to surplus for learned journal publishing Royal Society Publishing. I already knew the general story, but seeing it visually was incredibly striking (red line=break-even, Fig 5 from royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…)

Even I was a bit surprised when I literally charted the transition from deficit to surplus for learned journal publishing <a href="/RSocPublishing/">Royal Society Publishing</a>. I already knew the general story, but seeing it visually was incredibly striking (red line=break-even, Fig 5 from royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…)
Aileen Fyfe @aileenfyfe.bsky.social (@aileenfyfe) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Approaching book publication date reminds me that 'making my data open' was on the to-do list! Trying to make my excel spreadsheets genuinely useable by others involves a lot of readme text to explain things. Open would be easy; FAIR will take time... #OpenData #openscience

AHRC Phil Trans, migrating to @aileenfyfe (@ahrcphiltrans) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The book is out!! It's 10 yrs since the seed of the idea that became the Arts and Humanities Research Council grant... which became a research project with St Andrews History and The Royal Society... which generated lots of articles and other outputs... and now, the book! (next: the film?!)

Aileen Fyfe @aileenfyfe.bsky.social (@aileenfyfe) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Ooh! A box has arrived... A box that looks like it might have my author's copies of A History of Scientific Journals...! It may have been out for 3 weeks open access, but it will still be exciting to see the physical printed copies... @CRostvik UCL Press doi.org/10.14324/111.9…

Aileen Fyfe @aileenfyfe.bsky.social (@aileenfyfe) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Although... Over 1,500 downloads in just 3 weeks is pretty special, too. Especially seeing the global range: I doubt the physical copies have made it to Indonesia, Mexico or Bulgaria quite yet (but feel free to post a photo and prove me wrong!) #openaccessweek2022

Aileen Fyfe @aileenfyfe.bsky.social (@aileenfyfe) 's Twitter Profile Photo

If you can't wait to get your paws on our History of Scientific Journals, download it for free. (Also: more practical for those who read while commuting!) UCL Press University of St Andrews doi.org/10.14324/111.9…

If you can't wait to get your paws on our History of Scientific Journals, download it for free. (Also: more practical for those who read while commuting!) <a href="/UCLpress/">UCL Press</a> <a href="/univofstandrews/">University of St Andrews</a>  doi.org/10.14324/111.9…
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Aileen Fyfe @aileenfyfe.bsky.social @CRostvik First month downloads have arrived (see more info at uclpress.co.uk/statistics). Interesting to see how many downloads we've had in Mexico!

<a href="/AileenFyfe/">Aileen Fyfe @aileenfyfe.bsky.social</a>  @CRostvik First month downloads have arrived (see more info at uclpress.co.uk/statistics). Interesting to see how many downloads we've had in Mexico!
AHRC Phil Trans, migrating to @aileenfyfe (@ahrcphiltrans) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As an OA monograph, our "A History of Scientific Journals, 1665-2015" has reached 80 different countries already. Just 15 print sales so far - but over 1,800 downloads in the first month!! UCL Press Spread the word: doi.org/10.14324/111.9…

As an OA monograph, our "A History of Scientific Journals, 1665-2015" has reached 80 different countries already. Just 15 print sales so far - but over 1,800 downloads in the first month!! <a href="/UCLpress/">UCL Press</a>  Spread the word: doi.org/10.14324/111.9…
Aileen Fyfe @aileenfyfe.bsky.social (@aileenfyfe) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Very excited to be en route to The Royal Society to launch the fantastic 'Science in the Making' digital archive. Explore over 30,000 documents linked to the history of RS journal publishing: original manuscripts (with edits!), peer reviews, correspondence... makingscience.royalsociety.org