Dear Colleagues Please provide the following informaton: 1. no. of scientific journals published in the world (approximately) 2. percentage of scientific literature in English language, and also for the next two languages 3. difference between Main Articles in a journal and other type of articles like "short communications" or "research notes" etc.. it seems that all are cited in the same way. 4. in case of peer reviewed journal, what is the role of "peers" and "editorial board" 5. how researchers refer the articles (full-text) published in other languages. Abstracting journals provide only the abstract. thanking you yours sincerely Technical Officer (Library) Sugarcane Breeding Institute ph: 0422- 2472621, m:99944 61172 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.