The new journal which you are reading,
known as JoMMS to its already large circle of friends,
is the fruit of a collaboration between an experienced
Editorial Board, our authors and referees, and the staff of
MSP, an innovative nonprofit publisher. George Herrmann
serves as Senior Editorial Advisor, and the journal follows
his philosophy of broad coverage and stringent peer
review.
As we proudly present this first issue to
the world, we can say with confidence that this publication
will set a standard for technical publications in the
twenty-first century and will provide a wealth of services to
readers and libraries. In choosing to publish with MSP, the
editoral board acknowledges that while commercial publishers
have helped satisfy a need that technical societies were slow
to recognize, it is now time for a change. The sole goal of
MSP is to keep research publications in the hands of
researchers for the benefit of the scientific community,
using the full panoply of modern software and networking
tools to produce high quality at an affordable price. JoMMS's
features include:
the option of color figures without page charges;
free universal access after a year of publication, and
right away for Volume 1;
convenient subscriber access by IP range;
indexing on major search engines and on the journal web
site, jomms.org;
support for optional nonprint material such as sound,
movies, animations, source software, and embedded data
behind plots and tables;
downloadable PDF files with full links for
cross-references and bibliographical items, including
frequently updated links to other publications;
careful typesetting, copy editing, and figure
handling;
a license-to-publish model rather than a
transfer-of-copyright model, so that authors keep control
of their creation;
a low subscription price that will not grow faster than
the number of pages and indeed may drop as the subscriber
base expands.
Few journals even approach this in terms
of benefits to you and the community. We hope you will submit
your best work to JoMMS and encourage your library to
subscribe. Please feel free to ask questions and offer
suggestions and ideas.
