Probably it is most important when publishers are just getting started.

Most academic journal publishers publish just one or a few journals, so even after getting established, their range of experience may be limited.

Now, at the same time that new online publishing systems are becoming available, there is also more information becoming available to quickly learn about all aspects of publishing.

Bioline International (for example) has a lot of good resources for publishers, and the African Journals Online project is also very interesting.

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Peter J. Matthews, Chief Admin.,
The Research Cooperative,
Auckland & Kyoto.

Contact: researchcooperative [at] gmail [dot] com

Dear Tulasi,Your message did not seem to be an offer or request for a particular service, so I have reclassified it as a 'Project' topic.You might like to see some of the publishers we are trying to support through the Research Cooperative, here: http://cooperative.ning.com/group/publishing If you would like to suggest any local publishers in your area who we can support, please let me know. We need people like you to contact publishers and make them aware of how the Research Cooperative can help them.Best regards, P.


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Peter J. Matthews, Chief Admin.,
The Research Cooperative,
Auckland & Kyoto.

Contact: researchcooperative [at] gmail [dot] com

Dear Tulasi,I see on your profile that you are a student of publishing at your university - so you already know why publishing management is important, and your question is "where"?My own view is that publishing management is most important in situations where people are trying to communicate across linguistic and territorial boundaries. In such situations, the problems for manuscript quality, communication in the publishing process, and eventual distribution are greatest.I see this a lot here in Japan. Some institutions have better systems for producing English-language publications than others. They all struggle to find suitable editors and reviewers and to get their publications seen in the world. Some are woefully ignorant of how to extend the visibility of their publications beyond the institution itself.


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Peter J. Matthews, Chief Admin.,
The Research Cooperative,
Auckland & Kyoto.

Contact: researchcooperative [at] gmail [dot] com

Where is the study of publishing management important to publishers?
updated by @hontulasi-mathias: 21/06/17 01:16:09PM