Reviewing and publishing work done by peers
“The publish-or-perish mantra is not dying, it is merely ill. Academic publishing is a great enterprise and any malady it may have recently contracted can be cured with a dose of common sense.” (pp. 7-8 of 8)
Gad-el-Hak, M. (2004). Publish or perish–An ailing enterprise? Physics Today Online, 57(3), 61. Retrieved June 1, 2006, from http://www.physicstoday.org/vol-57/iss-3/p61.html
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Your learning in this module
- Topic: Reviewer responsibilities
- Topic: Journal publishing
Do you know what you could do and should do as a peer reviewer or referee to ensure that manuscripts you are reading are free of plagiarism?
Are you aware of what academics in various disciplines are saying about plagiarism in the world of e-journals, e-books and open publishing?
If you were asked to edit a series of articles, how would you apply publication ethics to possible problems of authorship?
How much do you know about new web publishing technologies that may blur the boundaries of plagiarism in academic publishing and more widely?