Hi,
at the start of 2007 we bounced around the idea of a transdisciplinary
peer reviewed journal - an idea suggested, I think, by Franc
Chamberlain. We exchanged a few e-mails but the idea was left hanging.
The list has grown considerably since then and I'd like to float the
proposal again. I've been looking into the e-journals model over the
last few months and I think this offers an excellent way forward for our
new Journal. Before assuming too much, I'll summarise a few concerns
raised before:
Sabine Koch wrote:
> Regarding the embodiment journal, I do think we need to check whether
> there is enough common ground first... However, if we decide to start
> this, I surely would like to be part of it!
Vijay Iyer supported the idea, but wrote:
> One difficulty I would foresee, which is an issue with
> transdisciplinary peer review in general, is the scarcity of potential
> reviewers whose expertise straddles the disciplines covered by the
> submissions. Another issue is a sense of editorial overview, or the
> boundaries of the field. How to decide what topics are worthy of
> inclusion, or where the field ends, if at all? Is this even a valid
> question?
<http://serg.newport.ac.uk>I think Franc answered many of these
questions by suggesting:
> we start by setting up an editorial board of inteested parties and
> then define the areas of investigation and focus of the journal.
Once we have a general policy for the journal, we have different editors
for each themed issue. Franc proposed that
> each issue had more than one editor and that, if done thoughtfully,
> this would facilitate a transdisciplinary approach in each issue. In
> that way each issue can explore a particular dimension of the field.
Finally, he suggested
>
> We might, if we wanted, call the journal: Embodiment: A
> Transdisciplinary Journal on Human Embodiment
Would those on this list support a free to access peer reviewed
electronic journal, published (maybe) twice annually using read only
PDF's for the articles? We would need an international team of editors
and also people who would be willing to peer review.
Best wishes,
Adrian
http://www.thegreenfuse.org/embodiment/
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