From the first issues of 2010, ten journals from Wiley-Blackwell will adopt a ‘condense and rotate’ printing process, also known as two-up printing.  This means that they will present two pages of text for every one printed page.  This new approach will reduce the carbon footprint associated with printing and distributing the journals by approximately 40%.

“Over the past few years, our subscribers have shown a clear and increasing preference for online subscriptions over print, and the vast majority of readers demonstrate the same preference for accessing journal articles”, said Mike Fenton, VP and Director of Global Operations at Wiley-Blackwell.  He added “We have been exploring a number of ways in which to continue serving the needs of customers who still want to receive print, while supporting further developments in an online dominated environment for journals”. 

Market research has shown that libraries that continue to take print often do so for archival purposes or to best accommodate VAT or other national tax requirements.  This new print layout, where two moderately condensed pages of content can fit alongside one another on each printed page, enables Wiley-Blackwell to continue to meet this need while printing less overall.  The online versions of individual articles remain unchanged.

For 2010, issues in the following journals from life science, social science, and medicine will adopt this condense and rotate printing approach:

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental

Hydrological Processes

International Journal of Non Profit & Voluntary Sector Marketing

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

International Journal of Tourism Research

Plant Breeding

River Research and Applications

Social Development

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