“Publishing in soil science – Historical developments and current trends” was published in 2002 and the book consists of a series of my articles with several co-authors. The articles were published in Geoderma, Advances in Agronomy, Outlook in Agriculture and the IUSS Bulletin. The foreword is by Prof. Winfried Blum (IUSS Secretary General from 1990-2002).
The book analyses trends and developments in scientific publishing and chapters focus on historical developments, impact factors, the price of journals, ethics and fraud, electronic publishing, the pleasures of writing, and differences between the tropical and temperate regions. A detailed case study on developments in the soil science journal Geoderma is included.
Some reviews
“… the book is an enlightening treasury of publishing facts and trivia …bold and timely book”
H. Janzen in Geoderma
“…Hartemink’s originals contain some nuggets of wisdom that are worth passing on…”
R. Webster in European Journal of Soil Science
“…a most welcome compilation .. and overview on publishing in science…”
D.H. Yaalon in Soil Science
Contents
Foreword (by Prof. W.E.H. Blum)
Preface
1. Historical developments in soil science
van Baren, J.H.V., Hartemink, A.E. and Tinker, P.B., 2000. 75 Years The International Society of Soil Science. Geoderma 96: 1-18.
Hartemink, A.E., 2002. Soil science in tropical and temperate regions – Some differences and similarities. Advances in Agronomy 77: 269-292.
2. Publishing in soil science
Hartemink, A.E., 2001. Publishing science – Past, present and the future. Guest editorial in: Outlook on Agriculture 30: 231-237.
Hartemink, A.E., 1999. Publish or perish 1. Journal prices and impact. Bulletin of the International Union of Soil Sciences 95: 13-17.
Hartemink, A.E., 1999. Publish or perish 2. How much we write. Bulletin of the International Union of Soil Sciences 96: 16-23.
Hartemink, A.E., 2000. Publish or perish 3. Fraud and ethics. Bulletin of the International Union of Soil Sciences 97: 36-45.
Hartemink, A.E., 2000. Publish or perish 4. Electronic publishing. Bulletin of the International Union of Soil Sciences 98: 56-64.
Hartemink, A.E., 2001. Publish or perish 5. Soil science for business. Bulletin of the International Union of Soil Sciences 99: 50-59.
Hartemink, A.E., 2001. Publish or perish 6. Soil science for pleasure (with contributions from P. Buurman, W.A. Dick, A.B. McBratney, O. van Cleemput and A. Young). Bulletin of the International Union of Soil Sciences 100: 50-56.
3. Case study
Hartemink, A.E., McBratney, A.B. and Cattle, J.A., 2001. Trends and developments in soil science – 100 volumes of Geoderma (1967-2001). Geoderma 100: 217-268.
The book
Hartemink, A.E. 2002 Publishing in soil science – Historical developments and current trends. Vienna: International Union of Soil Sciences. 196 pp.
ISBN 90 6672 075 1
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