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The consolidation of the scientific publishing industry has been the topic of much debate within and outside the scientific community, especially in relation to major publishers’ high profit margins. However, the share of scientific output published in the journals of these major publishers, as well as its evolution over time and across various disciplines, has not yet been analyzed. This paper provides such analysis, based on 45 million documents indexed in the Web of Science over the period 1973-2013. It shows that in both natural and medical sciences (NMS) and social sciences and humanities (SSH), Reed-Elsevier, Wiley-Blackwell, Springer, and Taylor & Francis increased their share of the published output, especially since the advent of the digital era (mid-1990s). Combined, the top five most prolific publishers account for more than 50% of all papers published in 2013. Disciplines of the social sciences have the highest level of concentration (70% of papers from the top five publishers), while the humanities have remained relatively independent (20% from top five publishers). NMS disciplines are in between, mainly because of the strength of their scientific societies, such as the ACS in chemistry or APS in physics. The paper also examines the migration of journals between small and big publishing houses and explores the effect of publisher change on citation impact. It concludes with a discussion on the economics of scholarly publishing.

Pablo Fernicola is a group manager at Microsoft. He runs a project focused on delivering tools and services for scientific and technical publishing, with a particular interest on the transition fr

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The Compaq Computer Corporation on Monday will introduce the first computers of its Eckhard Pfeiffer era -- two notebook models with several new features and retail prices ranging from $2,900 to

In an effort to make its Internet search engine, Altavista, more competitive with rivals like Yahoo, Lycos and Excite, the Compaq Computer Corporation announced yesterday that it had acquired the

This essay responds to the critique of my work advanced by Edward Jackson and Joel Nicholson-Roberts in “White Guys: Questioning Infinite Jest’s New Sincerity,” published in Orbit in March 2017. In addition to refuting their misrepresentations of my work, I provide a positive re-articulation of my core reading of the New Sincerity aesthetic, outlining its connection to concepts such as affect, intention, undecidability, literature, and neoliberalism.

Mad Men: Created by Matthew Weiner. With Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones. A drama about one of New York's most prestigious ad agencies at the beginning of the 1960s, focusing on one of the firm's most mysterious but extremely talented ad executives, Donald Draper.

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Clerks: Directed by Kevin Smith. With Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Lisa Spoonauer. A day in the lives of two convenience clerks named Dante and Randal as they annoy customers, discuss movies, and play hockey on the store roof.

A Brief History of the Computer is a free ebook available from the Quick Start Workbook website

Over the decades, word processors have continually gained new features that get in the way of the ultimate goal: writing. How do we get back to that goal?

“You’re a real one for opening your mouth in the first place,” Itzie said. “What do you open your mouth all the time for?” “I didn’t bring it up, Itz, I didn’t,” Ozzie said. “What do you care about Jesus Christ for anyway?” “...

A far-reaching and strikingly original collection of essays on the "culture of software" by new-media critic Matthew Fuller. Behind the Blip looks at the many ways in which the ostensibly neutral user interfaces, search engines, "intelligent agents," and word processors that are now part of our everyday life are actively reshaping the way we look at and interact with the world."While most institutions are still trying to figure out what to do with 'new media,' some of the best of new-media artists and theorists have already moved on to the next paradigm: the study of software culture. Matthew Fuller's excellent collection is the first monograph in this emerging field. Combining solid understanding of theory and modern art history with the groundbreaking practical work in software culture, Fuller brilliantly analyzes the tools which we all use everyday to interface with the world and each other: Web browsers,search engines, word processors. What Fuller gives us is not just a usual book of theory but rather a kind of software--a 'critical help system' to help us understand what is really going on behind the menu and the windows of our computer screens."--Dr. Lev Manovich, Visual Arts Department, University of California,San Diego; author of The Language of New Media (MIT Press)

In Japan, cellphone novels have not only infiltrated the mainstream but have come to dominate it.