Now available at Journal of Scholarly Publishing Online
Journal of Scholarly Publishing
Volume 43, Number 2 / January 2012
http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/m1427611850h/
This issue contains:
Peer Review: Fetishes, Fallacies, and Perceptions
Robin Derricourt
The key to a successful program of scholarly book publishing lies with the
knowledge, creativity, and drive of the commissioning (acquisitions) editor.
Peer review is a useful tool for testing and confirming the editor's
judgment and arguing the case for publication, but the role of peer review
alone can often be overrated. Too many funding and appointment systems are
based on a fetishised image of this concept. Despite the debates and
changing perceptions about scholarly books, it is editorial excellence that
underlies the quality and importance of a list. While journals rely more on
the formal process of peer review, the role of the entrepreneurial journal
editor also remains important to scholarly communication.
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An Experiment in Open-Access Textbook Publishing: Changing the World One
Textbook at a Time
Meredith Morris-Babb, Susie Henderson
The revolt against the ever-increasing costs of postsecondary texts has
begun. No one can deny that reselling texts, sharing texts, e-book reserves,
and free copies that are resold have forced the commercial publishers to
take action. But at what cost to higher education? Just as the cable
monopolies are beginning to lose ground to other delivery systems of
broadcast content, so too are textbook companies losing ground to other
forms of delivery. Most commercially developed e-textbooks are little more
than enhanced print editions and have limited access and restrictions on
printing and downloading the content. Open-access texts solve many of these
problems, but, as many now realize, ‘open’ does not equal ‘no cost.’ This
article will explore some of the forces that are driving the open-access
phenomenon, and describes the joint effort by the University Press of
Florida and the University of Florida Department of Mathematics project for
open-access calculus texts.
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The Importance of Encouraging Librarians to Publish in Peer-Reviewed
Publications
Alain R. Lamothe
Advancement in any field can only be achieved when participants distribute
their ideas and experiences. What happens, however, when colleagues express
uninterest, hesitation, apprehension, and, in some cases, outright hostility
toward publishing? By relaying his publishing experiences as an academic
librarian, both positive and negative, the author hopes to alleviate the
fear, doubt, and resistance some feel toward publishing their results and
ideas, particularly in peer-reviewed journals. Reasons to publish, as well
as valuable suggestions and advice, are presented to the reader.
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Art History Publishing and Segmentation: Exploratory Observations of an
Ecology of Publishing
Jean-Pierre V.M. Hérubel
Art history publication occupies a complex scholarly geography. Unlike other
humanities disciplines, art history publication encompasses a larger
landscape, including various publishers and venues available to art
historians. Since the book is considered a sine qua non in the humanities,
art history as a discipline is open to a more dynamic configuration of
publishing opportunities. Depending upon local academic professional
requirements, art historians can avail themselves of different outlets—for
example, university presses, museums, and university museum publications—for
the dissemination of knowledge. This introductory and exploratory discussion
centres on the unique environment open to art historians in academia as well
as in the museum world. Focused on twentieth-century topics, this discussion
offers examples of publishing trends, including what types of publisher are
linked to different types of subjects. Further discussion offers an approach
that can be applied to any variety of subjects in art history. A significant
objective of this article is to situate the larger context into an ecology
of publication in art history.
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Automated Document Analyser for Screening of Journal Articles
Saadiyah Darus, Abdul Muhaimin Abdullah
The screening process of journal articles, done to determine the suitability
for publication, is presently done manually. The chief editor or an
assistant will read and check the submitted articles against some standard
criteria of the journal. With the increase in the number of submissions,
this task becomes a burden, which in turn causes delays in giving initial
feedback to the authors. The objective of this paper is to describe the
design and implementation of an automated document analyser that can be used
by editors for initial screening of journal articles. This analyser was
developed so that it can be used within a Microsoft Word environment via VBA
macros. The current version of the software can determine the length of the
title, information about author(s), the length of the abstract, number of
keywords, the number of words in the content, the presence or absence of an
acknowledgement, and whether a specific journal is cited in the article.
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A Comparative Study of the Publication Output of Librarians and Academics in
Universities in the South-South Zone of Nigeria
E. Emmanuel Baro, Loveth Ebhomeya
This study is aimed at examining the publication output differences between
librarians and academics at Niger Delta University and Delta State
University in Nigeria. The study employed a comparative method. The study
comprises focus groups made up of thirty librarians and forty academics
(teaching staff) from Niger Delta University (NDU), Amassoma, Bayelsa State;
and Delta State University (Delsu), Abraka, Delta State. Questionnaires and
interviews were used for data collection. The data obtained from the
questionnaires were analysed using simple percentage to answer the research
questions and a chi-squared statistical tool of significance to test the
formulated hypotheses. The study revealed the following: that librarians and
academics in the two universities published equally; that high
qualifications influence the publication output of librarians and academics;
and that long daily working hours, heavy workload, a limited number of local
journals, and high publication charges are some of the major problems
militating against the publication output of librarians and academics in
Nigeria. The study will stimulate librarians, despite the obstacles
militating against their publication efforts, to see the need to publish
like their lecturing counterparts in order to meet promotion requirements.
The findings of this study should move university authorities in Nigeria to
set aside time (hours or days) for research activities for all academic
staff as directed by the National University Commission (NUC) in Nigeria.
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The Impact of Submission Experiences on Perceptions of Journal Quality and
Editorial Support: The Viewpoint of Chinese Authors
Zili Zhang, Ziqiong Zhang, Rob Law
This study examines differences in perceptions of journal quality and
editorial support among three categories of Chinese authors: those whose
manuscripts were accepted without revision, those whose manuscripts were
accepted after revision, and those whose manuscripts were rejected. An
analysis of online reviews of journal quality and editorial support in six
disciplines revealed the existence of biases caused by authors' submission
experiences. The results show that a Chinese author will rate the quality of
a journal and its editorial support higher if his or her manuscript was
accepted by the journal regardless of whether he or she was required to make
revisions. The results also indicate that no major variations exist in
perceptions of journal quality and editorial support between authors whose
manuscripts were accepted without revision and authors whose manuscripts
were accepted after revision.
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When You're Criticized
Brian Martin
What should you do when you or your organization is subject to lengthy,
published criticism that you think is seriously distorting and misleading?
The three main options are to ignore the criticisms, to counter-attack, and
to respond with information and arguments. To make a choice, it is important
to assess the way audiences' perceptions are likely to be influenced by your
response.
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Literary Societies in Fiction: ‘A Sort of Mild Mania’
Hazel K. Bell
One might expect that authors would be gratified by the existence of
societies devoted to the discussion of works of literature, particularly of
those committed to the works of particular authors. Or might resentment of
the lack of a band of such devotees of their own rather guide their
reaction? Either way, it seems that fictional portrayals of such societies
are far from flattering, as this brief article points out.
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Moving
William W. Savage, Jr.
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Review
Sanford G. Thatcher
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