Reviewing and publishing work done by peers
Topic: Quality control in electronic publishing
Are you aware of what academics in various disciplines are saying about plagiarism in the world of e-journals, e-books and open publishing?
This topic is designed to help you improve:
- your understanding of the range of possible issues that can arise in e-publishing in different disciplines
- your skills in working effectively with emerging technologies in academic publishing in your discipline
In this topic two academics share their approaches to publishing in e-journals.
Further reading on this topic:
McKiernan, G. (2005) Quality assurance in the age of author self-archiving. Proceedings of The Association of College and Research Librarians Twelfth National Conference (pp.190-195). Retrieved June 1, 2006, from http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlevents/mckiernan05.pdf
Problems with classical peer review and alternatives including wiki technology.
Nentwich, M. (2005). Quality control in academic publishing: Challenges in the age of cyberscience. Poiesis & Praxis: International Journal of Technology Assessment and Ethics of Science, 3(2), 181-198.
New forms of quality control such as open peer review, online commenting, rating, access counts and use tracking are evaluated and put in perspective.
Overview | Reviewer responsibilities | Quality control in electronic publishing
Journal publishing | Web publishing beyond academia