One of the greatest assets to scientists is the extensive and broad literature at our disposal. Scientists have long realized the value of this treasure, developing in-depth and broad indices since the turn of the century. The vast majority of the technical literature appears as printed journal articles, communications and reviews.

    The advent of the Internet, a global computer network, offers a new avenue for scientists to disseminate their research. Traditional print media is in fact quite limited in its ability to present much information of value to scientists:

     Publication costs of color images are quite staggering and usually discouraged. Color is often useful in representing a third (or fourth) dimension, such as in electron density maps, multi-dimensional structures, etc.

     Dynamical processes are impossible to represent in print. The solution is the publication of movies.

     With the increased cost of publication and demands to restrict article length, spectra and large data files are placed in  supplementary material or deleted outright. Related to this is the ability to store online numerical results, input data,  computer output, etc. ready for the reuse without retyping for further processing.

    Traditional print publications are static objects whose form is completely determined by the publisher. The use of dynamically-generated web pages allows for end-user cutomization of the materials that are presented on the screen. It is possible for the subscriber of a journal to customize the format and types of information that he or she wishes to receive, allowing the journal to become more suitable for the reader's purposes.

    The Academic Open Internet Journal aims to promote the use of the Internet and development of network resources to enable scientists to better communicate. This journal will provide a mechanism for academic researchers to publish their research in developing newtechniques, new resources, new databases, etc. on the Internet for use by all scientists. Further, the journal will publish  research that includes materials that are difficult if not impossible to include in a traditional journal, especially those articleswhere the non- traditional resentation is essential in understanding the work. The journal is aimed for all areas of technical science, since the Internet media provides unique opportunities for all disciplines.

Commitment to Technology

The Academic Open Internet Journal will strive to be at the forefront of Internet technology. We are committed to providing theJournal with as broad an impact as possible. Therefore, we will continually develop new resources in conjunction with the Journal that will enhance the utility of the Journal. We anticipate, for example, developing text and structure search utilities and archival technologies.  A major aim of the Journal is to promote the development of these types of resources and to actively encourage their use throughout the academic community.