Does anybody really want an impartial journal? It's not a trial by
jury--any journal worth its salt casts a wide net but develops a personality.
At 11:29 AM 10/21/2009, you wrote:
>Quote: "It's usually not a list of peer-reviewers, but of advisors who
>funnel the work of others to the journal."
>
>
>Mark, that is even more of a concern, as impartiality will be threatened.
>So, given this funnelling by these advisors who are also the peer-
>reviewers, how much credibility can we now give this venture?
>
>This could lead to yet another clique forming within the non-mainstream
>arena.
>
>
>On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:23:24 -0400, Mark Weiss
><[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> >It's usually not a list of peer-reviewers, but of advisors who funnel
> >the work of others to the journal.
> >
> >At 11:14 AM 10/21/2009, you wrote:
> >>When you say:
> >>
> >>"The people on the editorial board by the way are basically there as
> >>peer-reviewers"
> >>
> >>This means that anonymity will be taken out of the peer-review
>process-
> >>-this can't be a good thing surely? For peer review to work properly
>one
> >>shouldn't know who is likely to be vetting their contributions. It could
> >>lead to people being unwilling to submit work, which would
>detrimental
> >>to the aims of the journal.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:31:39 +0100, Elizabeth James
> >><[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Quite. Consider the possibility that academic discourse might
>actually
> >>be as
> >> >interesting and rewarding, intellectually / creatively, as poetry
>(reading
> >> >or writing); and then getting to be allowed to apply that mind, in
>work
> >> >time, to the exciting, difficult and intelligent poetry you already
>love in
> >> >the evenings ... To me it looks like a coup, rather than a defence.
> >> >
> >> >The proclaimed inclusion of 'poetics' will complicate that argument,
> >> >admittedly.
> >> >
> >> >The people on the editorial board by the way are basically there as
> >> >peer-reviewers, and do'nt run the journal. Well that's how it is for
>me
> >> >anyway. I am proud to be among them, furry hoodies and Latin
>graces
> >> >notwithstanding ...
> >> >e
> >> >
> >> >----- Original Message -----
> >> >From: "Alison Croggon" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> >
> >> >Gosh. That seems fairly sweeping. What if, rather than stemming
>from
> >> >"insecurity", it's simply that it's interesting and stimulating to
> >> >think in a disciplined way about practice? (Sorry, praxis...) I
> >> >certainly find such things interesting to read. And I just don't get
> >> >this idea that journals of whatever stripe ought to be wholly
>without
> >> >agendas, since I don't understand how that would be at all
>desirable
> >> >or interesting - surely it would just mean beige all round? I And
> >> >don't we all, as Borges pointed out, make our own canons?
> >> >
> >> >xA
> >
> >Announcing The Whole Island: Six Decades of Cuban Poetry (University
> >of California Press).
> >Forthcoming in November 2009.
> >http://go.ucpress.edu/WholeIsland
Announcing The Whole Island: Six Decades of Cuban Poetry (University
of California Press).
Forthcoming in November 2009.
http://go.ucpress.edu/WholeIsland
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