The Social Policy Association is a member of ALSISS. SPA members may
be interested in the meeting advertised below.
Caroline Glendinning
Hon Secretary, SPA.
___________________________Social Science Journal Quality.
The importance and challenge of peer review timeliness, quality and cost.
One-day Meeting
Friday 5th May 2000
Policy Studies Institute
100 Park Village East
London NW1 3SR
This meeting is part of a series organised by the Association of Learned
Societies in the Social Sciences (ALSISS) and the Economic and Social
Research Council (ESRC).
Why come to this meeting?
A new survey reports low levels of confidence in social science research
inevitably placing greater responsibility on journal editors to publish
only the highest quality research.
STEMPRA reports from a survey of those attending the British Association
Festival and of the public that confidence in social science research is
low 70%- 79% have confidence in the physical sciences but only 44% - 48%
trust the social sciences.
What will be addressed?
· Social science peer review trends
· Comparison with natural and physical sciences
· Criteria for the measurement of quality of reviews
· The impact of electronic journals
· Innovative solutions to the "too little too late" syndrome and
alternatives to paying reviewers
· Publisher support
Who should attend:
· Journal editors
· Journal administrative staff involved in the peer review process
· Journal publishers editorial and production staff
· Science studies academics/researchers
· Policy makers on measurement of academic quality
The programme is .........
Social Science Journal Quality.
The importance and challenge of peer review timeliness, quality and cost.
Date: Friday 5th May 2000
Venue: Policy Studies Institute, 100 Park Village East, London NW1 3SR
10.30 Introduction
Chair, Professor Steve Yearley, University of York
10.45 The future of peer review in social science
Professor Steve Fuller, Department of Sociology, University of Warwick
11.35 COFFEE BREAK
11.50 Presentations from the Editors
These will be case study presentations of the practice and trends for peer
review on each of the journals. Most of the journals use some form of
journal management system and so have up to date data about refereeing
trends. The presentations will include a brief introduction to the journal
so that any special characteristics that determine referee behaviour can be
seen.
Professor Mick Dunford, Regional Studies (print and e-version)
Dr Frank Margison, British Journal of Medical Psychology (print
and e-version)
Dr Rosemary Preston, Compare and Gender and Education (both available as
print and e-version)
Dr Stuart Peters, Electronic Publishing Resource Service
(e-version only)
13.10 LUNCH BREAK
14.10 The Peer Review Challenge for Journals: Issues pre and post the
electronic journal
Dr David Green, Publishing Director - Journals, Taylor and Francis
Publishers
15.10 The BMJ experience and criteria for the measurement of review quality
Sue van Rooyan, Standing Group on Peer Review, British Medical Journal
15.55 Concluding discussion drawing on themes raised throughout the day
led by the meeting chair
16.15 Meeting closes
To book, please visit the ALSISS web site or contact Jeanie Taylor
at ALSISS, c/o Dovetail Management Consultancy, 4 Tintagel Crescent,
London SE22 8HT (020 8693 0866 for voice and telephone,
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With best wishes
Andy
Andy Cawdell
Executive Secretary, ALSISS
Company Secretary, the Academy of Learned Societies for the Social Sciences
'phone and fax +44 (0) 208 693 0866
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representing 50,000 UK Social Scientists
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