How may we best evaluate an open access e-journal that is not intended to be cited in rank “A” scientific journals? In this study, we took the example of a journal that connects research and professionals workers in the environmental sciences. We compared information from downloads with readership surveys. The main finding was that readers remember the best articles from a given issue and classify the issues based on this memory. A clear dichotomy can be observed: some readers are particularly interested in the management of biodiversity and pollution and others reject all that links to it.
Martin, Caroline, Valérie Pagneux, and Alain Henaut. "An Open Access E-journal: How to Find Out Readers' Preferences? The Case of the “Sciences Eaux Territoires” Journal." In Scale, Openness and Trust: New Avenues for Electronic Publishing in the Age of Infinite Collections and Citizen Science: Scale, Openness and Trust, 19-30. ELPUB. Valetta, Malta: IOS Press, 2015.