If a DG journal were created, more than four-fifths of respondents preferred it to be targeted toward a research audience (84 percent). At the same time, 62 percent believed a DG journal should also be of value to practitioner audiences.

Respondents believed that DG research would benefit from increased dialogue between scholars and practitioners (94 percent). In addition, 84 percent of respondents supported journal-based mechanisms that can create a dialogue such as letters, research notes, or replies to articles.

Respondents showed a strong preference for a journal to be offered simultaneously in online and print formats. More than three-quarters (78 percent) favored a quarterly publication cycle.

Note: The Center for Technology in Government is an applied research center at the University at Albany/SUNY. This work was conducted under NSF grant EIA-CISE-RI-MII 0306813. Further information about the project can be found at www.ctg.albany.edu.