Thank you, Klaus. Your comments are much appreciated.

Jacques

On 8/7/12 10:58 AM, "Klaus Krippendorff" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>the answer is quite simple: quality control.
>
>respectable academic journals retain scholars from the field as
>reviewers. the manuscript for an article submitted to such a journal must
>be acceptable to a majority of reviewers, who are experts in the
>scholarship of the proposed article.  often reviewers make
>recommendations for improvements, offer additional literature to be
>consulted or suggest making arguments more concise. citing peer reviewed
>work published in a high quality journal is an assurance of cutting edge
>research and validity of the evidence presented.
>
>by contrast, articles on unrefereed websites, blogs, and advertisements
>have no such quality controls and may be flukes, the work of cranks,
>interest governed, or unfounded opinions.
>
>providing links to on-line accessible peer reviewed work makes it easier
>for readers to convince themselves of the context of works cited and may
>expand their understanding beyond reading mere quotations from it. if
>available, such links add benefit to the references to peer reviewed
>literature.
>
>this is not to say that peer reviews are flawless.
>
>klaus krippendorff
>
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>research in Design [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
>Jacques Giard
>Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 12:59 PM
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>Subject: An authoritative source for using citations
>
>Dear list members.
>
>A colleague of mine at Arizona State University asked me a question that
>has stumped me. Perhaps someone on the list has an answer. His question
>is:
>
>"I am looking for an authoritaive source that states (and hopefully gives
>rationale for) that the use of academic (peer-reviewed) journal articles
>is preferred for scholarly research. I also seek a source that states
>that website url citations are inferior to academic joournal article
>citations for scholarly research."
>
>Can anyone help?
>
>Thank you.
>
>Jacques Giard PhD
>Professor of Design
>The Design School
>
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