Have Online International Medical Journals Made Local Journals Obsolete?

PLoS Medicine Volume 3(8) August 2006. David Ofori-Adjei, Gerd Antes, Prathap Tharyan, Elizabeth Slade, Pritpal S. Tamber: Have Online International Medical Journals Made Local Journals Obsolete?

Hier insbesondere der „Viewpoint“ von Gerd Antes: Relevant Research Is Now Rarely Seen in German Journals.

Background to the debate: All of the major international medical journals are now available both in print and online. Being online increases the potential for these journals to have a more global distribution. With the rise of these online international journals, what functions do local journals serve? [Thanks to Benoit]