The number of these ejournals is astounding. The journals range throughout all disciplines. With this rapid increase in the number of ejournals, challenges to this new technology are emerging. Challenges Editors and publishers of these ejournals must overcome several challenges. As with every revolution, some individuals and institutions are not so eager to embrace the Internet.
Scholars are creatures of habit.
Any change of procedure in something so basic as publication will be greeted with some reticence and even some resistance. Ejournals must demonstrate that they have something important and unique to contribute to academic discourse. Unless ejournals maintain quality standards, they will not find a niche in the mainstream academic world. One strength of the ejournals is also an area of concern. Anyone can start an ejournal.