Internet Journal of Vibrationsl Spectroscopy

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Discussion Overview

The discussion centers around the status of the "Internet Journal of Vibrational Spectroscopy" (IJVS), particularly the recent disappearance of its website and the implications for published articles. Participants explore the history of the journal, its founding, and the potential loss of archived content.

Discussion Character

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  • Meta-discussion

Main Points Raised

  • Nicolay I. Dodoff expresses concern over the disappearance of the IJVS website and the potential loss of all published articles, noting the journal's founding by Professor Patrick Hendra.
  • Another participant references the Internet Archive to suggest that the domain is owned by John Wiley & Sons and indicates that the site has been abandoned since late 2004.
  • Colyo acknowledges finding archived papers through the provided link and confirms that the journal ceased operations around 2004-2005, but the archive was accessible until recently.
  • A founder member of IJVS expresses disturbance at the journal's disappearance and mentions plans to follow up with Wiley, while also confirming that Professor Hendra is alive and well.
  • A later post indicates that the IJVS website is live again, suggesting a possible resolution to the earlier concerns.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express concern over the journal's website disappearance and the implications for archived articles. While some participants have found archived content, there is no consensus on the reasons for the website's previous unavailability or the future of the journal.

Contextual Notes

The discussion reflects uncertainty regarding the status of the journal and its archives, with references to the ownership and management by John Wiley & Sons. The timeline of the journal's operations and the implications of its disappearance remain unresolved.

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Hello, Gentlemen!
Is there anybody who has ever published in the "Internet Journal of Vibrational Spectroscopy"?
I had a couple of article published there (in the years 1999 and 2000), and everithing with the site of the Journal

www.ijvs.com

was correct until approx. one week ago. Yesterday, however, I was surprised that the site cannot be found in the Internet. This means all the archive of articles published there during the years is now lost, since no paper version of the Journal exists.
This Journal had been founded by the famous spectroscopist Professor Patrick Hendra from the Southhampton University, and the Publisher was John Wiley & Sons.
And now what happenes -- all the papers, even cited in the literature by other authors are lost! This situation is absurd, I do not know if this has any precedent in science.
Iwould be glad if someone who knows what has happened contacts me.
Thank you!

Nicolay I. Dodoff, Ph. D., Res. Fellow I Deg.
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http://web.archive.org/web/*/ijvs.com

Domain is owned by John Wiley & Sons, Inc, they should know something.

You better not show your email address on forums, it will be harvested by bots in no time and you will be sent tons of spam.

Edit: seems like the archives show same "we're back and we are owned by JWS now" message for the last several years. That means site was generally abandoned since late 2004.

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Borek said:
http://web.archive.org/web/*/ijvs.com

Domain is owned by John Wiley & Sons, Inc, they should know something.

You better not show your email address on forums, it will be harvested by bots in no time and you will be sent tons of spam.

Edit: seems like the archives show same "we're back and we are owned by JWS now" message for the last several years. That means site was generally abandoned since late 2004.

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Thank you very much, Borek!
In the cite you gave I found the archve of papers including mine. Now I know the new "address" of my papers.
Yes, the Journal was stopped around 2004-2005, but the archive existed until, say, a week ago at the previous site of IJVS, www.ijvs.com
Meanwhile, I do not know what has happened with Professor Patrick J. Hendra...
Very best regards!

Colyo
 
As a founder member of IJVS I am disturbed at the disappearance. I will follow this up with Wiley. Professor Pat is alive and well thriving in retirement. At least he was at Christmas and I think that I would have heard if otherwise
 

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