The Growth of the Scholarly Publishing Industry in the U.S. A Business History of a Changing Marketplace, 1939-1946 /

• Main Author: Greco, Albert N. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Marketing.; Printing.; Publishers and publishing.; Printing and Publishing.

This book analyzes the dynamic growth of the U.S. scholarly publishing industry in the United States during 1939-1946, a critical period in the business history of scholarly publications in STM and the humanities and the social sciences. It explains how the key publishing players positioned themselv...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction to Scholarly Journal and Book Publishing Industry in the U.S.
• 2. The Impact of the Depression and Nuclear Research on Universities, Research, and Scholarly Publishing: 1929-1941
• 3. The Impact of World War II on American Society and Scholarly Publishing: December 7, 1941-1942
• 4. The War and Its Impact on Research: 1943-1945
• 5. 1946: A Turning Point in the Growth of Scholarly Publishing.