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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Absolutely, it is prestige all the way. And respect. Internationally. And when you can't afford heat, you burn the offprints, yours & those you are sent. DW Ann Ball wrote: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > Since most of you work at universities (I think) I had forgotten about > scholarly journals that didn't pay for what you slave over. When I > asked one of my PhD friends why he bothered writing for them if they > didn't pay and stick to writing for the ones who paid he told me about > the "prestige" etc. with the scholarly journals. > > The stuff I write (when I do articles vs. books) is, of course, much > shorter - average 800 to 1500 words. I do try and do careful research > and have my facts correct, and sometimes writing shorter stuff is > harder, too. But the $100 to $400 per article makes a nice piece of > change to spend on my grandkids or good scotch. If people have to_ > pay_ to receive the journals, looks like the editors and writers > should get paid. > > And yes, John, I know cantankerous authors are the bane of editor's > existence, but I generally get along well with my editors, probably > because I have the reputation of getting my stuff in on time. Yikes! > I'm beginning to sound like one of the characters in those medieval > mysteries I like -- as if I am advocating academic revolt. > > Best, > Ann > > ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html