Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has revolutionized the way
we collect, store, share and communicate information today. This has impacted
the scholarly communication process as well, especially from the publishing
and dissemination standpoint.
The scholarly publishing system at present is an aggregated one which
combines four functions of journal publication i.e. registration, certification
(peer review); awareness (communications); and archiving in one package.
Internet and other ICT applications provide an opportunity for unlocking the
traditional scholarly publishing system and providing new ways to fulfil these
four functions.