Jane wrote: "Moreover, it's now more convenient and far, far cheaper to publish such articles on open-access websites." Try: http://www.plos.org/open-access/ Mark Mazer Hertford, NC USDA 8a On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 2:01 PM, Jane McGary <janemcgary@earthlink.net> wrote: > Tony Avent wrote > >> This poses an interesting question. Since the IBS is now defunct, there >> is no venue for publishing in depth scientific bulb articles as they did in >> Herbertia. Any chance PBS would have any interesting in becoming the new >> venue for such articles by expanding to such a publication? >> > > PBS is much too small a society, and its dues too low, to take on the > expense of a successor to Herbertia . As a former editor of an academic > journal and a plant quarterly (and former subscriber to Herbertia), I > understand the time and effort put into them and the expense of printing > and mailing them. Moreover, it's now more convenient and far, far cheaper > to publish such articles on open-access websites. > > Such a website would require both an editor and a site manager, and a > decision would have to be taken on whether to restrict it to peer-reviewed > articles. It would not replace PBS's small quarterly, the Bulb Garden, > which is intended mostly for keen gardeners. I'd be happy to see a project > like this and could help with editing, but I am not an IT specialist. > > Jane McGary > Portland, Oregon, USA > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >