id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crl-15355 Dow, Ronald F. Editorial Gatekeepers Confronted by the Electronic Journal 2000-03-01 9 .pdf application/pdf 4617 202 45 The correlation between those who sup ported e-journal development and previ ous experience with electronic journals produced a Kendall’s tau value of .171, in dicating a slightly positive correlation be tween the two statements. It is suggested that edito rial gatekeepers may view electronic journals as an extension of the informal communication system of the disciplines rather than as a me dium for supplanting the traditional paper format of academic journals. cache/crl-15355.pdf txt/crl-15355.txt