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Peer review is a necessary and essential quality control step for scientific publications but lacks proper incentives. Indeed, the process, which is very costly in terms of time and intellectual investment, not only is not remunerated by... more
One of the most important tasks in scientific publishing is the articles’ evaluation via the editorial board and the reviewers’ community. Additionally, in scientific publishing great concern exists regarding the peer-review process and... more
This e-learning/ self-directional learning Module includes four Units, namely Unit 1: Introduction to Scholarly Communication; Unit 2: Communicating with Peer Review Journals; Unit 3: Electronic Journals and Databases; Unit 4: Serials... more
Science publication and peer review raises concerns about fairness, quality, performance , cost or accuracy. The Open Access movements has been unable to fulfill all its promises, and middlemen publishers can still impose policies and... more
Tieteellisen vertaisarvioinnin Tervashonka-malli. Koostin kyseisen vertaisarviointimallin toimiessani Labyrintti Ry:n puheenjohtajana kaudella 2017-2018. Labyrintti Ry julkaisee Jufo 1 luokitettua vertaisarvioitua tieteellistä... more
This workshop discusses the spaces for innovation in open access scholarly journal and monograph publishing to the benefit of academic audiences. Several panelists will briefly share their experiences with parts of the publication... more
Peer review of research articles is a core part of our scholarly communication system. In spite of its importance, the status and purpose of peer review is often contested. What is its role in our modern digital research and... more
Numerous peer-reviewed law journals, in particular Latin-American ones, stand out for their general use of blind methods to assess the substantive quality of academic articles. Nevertheless , this traditional peer review model is... more
As with any other scholarship, public history has its academic journals. The two main journals are The Public Historian (USA, 1978-) and The Public History Review (Australia, 1992-). As a new-comer in the field, International Public... more
This study provides an overview of the Library and Information Science (LIS) research from 1980 through 2017. We employ bibliometric and text mining analyses on a sample of 500 most cited articles to examine the impact of factors such as... more
Recent studies of peer review underscore that some facets of accepted evaluation methods have serious flaws. Assessments are often burdened by protectionist inclinations against new ideas, unstable editorial demographics, affiliational... more
Peer-review is a necessary and essential quality control step for scientific publications but lacks proper incentives. Indeed, the process, which is very costly in terms of time and intellectual investment, not only is not remunerated by... more
Peer review truly, is the king in scientific communication-however, traditional peer review has been accused of many irregularities such as inconsistency and unrealistic peer reviewing, methodology flaws, and the likes. Despite all these... more
Peer review of research articles is a core part of our scholarly communication system. In spite of its importance, the status and purpose of peer review is often contested. The article provides a comprehensive view on evolution of peer... more
Peer review is a necessary and essential quality control step for scientific publications but lacks proper incentives. Indeed, the process, which is very costly in terms of time and intellectual investment, not only is not remunerated by... more
This special issue of Urban Planning seeks to contribute to and extend the debate regarding the application of Lefebvre’s ideas to the current challenges and opportunities of urban planning. Papers can cover a range of issues e.g.:... more
Science publication and peer review raises concerns about fairness, quality, performance, cost or accuracy. The Open Access movements has been unable to fulfill all its promises, and middlemen publishers can still impose policies and... more
Peer review of research articles is a core part of our scholarly communication system. In spite of its importance, the status and purpose of peer review is often contested. What is its role in our modern digital research and... more
A lista completa com informações dos autores está no final do artigo RESUMO Objetivo: A revisão por pares aberta é um dos modelos de avaliação vem sendo discutido na literatura científica, por estar em consonância com os princípios da... more
This special volume of Internet Archaeology collects the leading voices of blogging in archaeology to provide a critical examination of informal, online self-publication. This collection of articles is one result of over a decade of... more
The rationale of open peer review (OPR) is transparency as a general concept, where authors and reviewers' identities are revealed and/or the reviews are published with the article. It is unclear whether there is an uptake for OPR from... more
A lista completa com informações dos autores está no final do artigo RESUMO Objetivo: A revisão por pares aberta é um dos modelos de avaliação vem sendo discutido na literatura científica, por estar em consonância com os princípios da... more
I possess a wide range of experience critiquing and editing academic literature including abstracts, articles, book chapters, proposals and thesis drafts. I have edited ESL work from international scholars and international PhD students... more
A scientific publication system needs to provide two basic services: access and evaluation. The traditional publication system restricts the access to papers by requiring payment, and it restricts the evaluation of papers by relying on... more