hi all,

i am looking to start a new website that essentially centralizes scientific journals for specific research topics and i wanted to know what method/language i should use to create something like this? the main things i am looking for are security, the ability to run extensive searches through articles and handle large amounts of data, being able to handle many image and document file types, a method for users to upload their own work, and allowing users to to peer review articles

would a database driven site be suitable with php, sql?

also if anyone could recommend any good books for their suggestion i would greatly appreciate it...thanks in advance

Search around for 'content management systems' or 'CMS' and you should find something that fits your needs.

You can find information on CMS programs plus demos at http://opensourcecms.com

Sincerely,
Greg

If you do indeed choose to go with a CMS, I would suggest Mambo or the new Joomla!

It does have a slight learning curve, but very easy to create templated and customize.