Initial Electronic Survey

Background:

1. What are the historical origins of your electronic journal?

2. Could you please supply a summary of its growth (in readership, submissions, frequency of issue, size of issues, etc.)

3. What are the demographics of your readership base/audience?

4. What support (both individual and organizational) is available for continued publication?

5. Are there other electronic journals associated with yours? If so, what is the nature of your relationship?

6. What are the major issues and problems which confront your publication?

7. How has the publication evolved in responses to changes in technological possibilities offered by the Internet and World Wide Web?

8. What are the major new directions in which the publication is moving?

9. To what extent are you considering:

--incorporation of visual materials?

--incorporation of interactivity?

--incorporation of graphic formatting?

10.What problems or issues do you anticipate in incorporating such changes in your journal? Any suggestions to address these?

11. Are there any additional comments you would like to make?

Thank you for your assistance.