Frameworks for the future

Editorial: In this issue we present five more papers from prominent Australian geographers and their collaborators in our celebration of 50 years of Geographical Research. Significant milestones like this incite not just reflection on achievement but also consideration of what the future holds. In this editorial we draw heavily on a presentation at a recent publishing workshop by Mr Philip Carpenter, a Wiley-Blackwell senior executive. Mr Carpenter explored scenarios for academic research publication in coming decades. He posited two axes of change. One involved changes to end-use behaviours and technologies. The other involved changes to the way content might be distributed.