Comments on: Scholarly Publishing in the Age of the Internet http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/blog/2007/03/29/scholarly-publishing-in-the-age-of-the-internet/ A Digital Scholarly Network Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:20:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 By: Radhika Gajjala http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/blog/2007/03/29/scholarly-publishing-in-the-age-of-the-internet/#comment-913 Radhika Gajjala Wed, 04 Apr 2007 11:24:50 +0000 http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/blog/2007/03/29/scholarly-publishing-in-the-age-of-the-internet/#comment-913 I like the way Kathleen put it "it might be much more productive to focus on changing business-as-usual" read in -practice= here " than to leave status quo in place by simply abandoning it" . I think a lot of the suggestions that came up in the NJ meeting were indeed focused around developing peer review practices based in the technologies available for us in online contexts and relevant and appropriate to academic scholarly practices. I like the way Kathleen put it “it might be much more productive to focus on changing business-as-usual” read in -practice= here ” than to leave status quo in place by simply abandoning it” .

I think a lot of the suggestions that came up in the NJ meeting were indeed focused around developing peer review practices based in the technologies available for us in online contexts and relevant and appropriate to academic scholarly practices.

]]> By: monica9030 http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/blog/2007/03/29/scholarly-publishing-in-the-age-of-the-internet/#comment-856 monica9030 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 20:23:31 +0000 http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/blog/2007/03/29/scholarly-publishing-in-the-age-of-the-internet/#comment-856 You may have already settled this question, but for the record, most scholarly book editors do the kinds of work you're describing -- developing, facilitating, guiding authors through the process. So that set of roles for "editor" is relatively standard, albeit not quite the same as journal editors or editorial boards. You may have already settled this question, but for the record, most scholarly book editors do the kinds of work you’re describing — developing, facilitating, guiding authors through the process. So that set of roles for “editor” is relatively standard, albeit not quite the same as journal editors or editorial boards.

]]> By: Derek Kompare http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/blog/2007/03/29/scholarly-publishing-in-the-age-of-the-internet/#comment-691 Derek Kompare Fri, 30 Mar 2007 17:26:45 +0000 http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/blog/2007/03/29/scholarly-publishing-in-the-age-of-the-internet/#comment-691 I'm with Jason and Jonathan on this one. Although the term "Editorial Board" suggests a particular, longstanding kind of academic role (vetting manuscripts for publication), it also functions to identify the key agency in this endeavor (aka the cat-herders!) in a way that's readily understandable. What this board actually does may be quite different than the traditional conception, but that can be explained/adjusted as need be. Fancy-schmancy titles just clog up the semantics unnecessarily. I’m with Jason and Jonathan on this one. Although the term “Editorial Board” suggests a particular, longstanding kind of academic role (vetting manuscripts for publication), it also functions to identify the key agency in this endeavor (aka the cat-herders!) in a way that’s readily understandable.

What this board actually does may be quite different than the traditional conception, but that can be explained/adjusted as need be. Fancy-schmancy titles just clog up the semantics unnecessarily.

]]> By: Kathleen Fitzpatrick http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/blog/2007/03/29/scholarly-publishing-in-the-age-of-the-internet/#comment-679 Kathleen Fitzpatrick Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:47:17 +0000 http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/blog/2007/03/29/scholarly-publishing-in-the-age-of-the-internet/#comment-679 Good points, Jonathan and Jason. And I'm not entirely sure why that didn't occur to me before. It might be much more productive to focus on changing business-as-usual than to leave the status quo in place by simply abandoning it... Good points, Jonathan and Jason. And I’m not entirely sure why that didn’t occur to me before. It might be much more productive to focus on changing business-as-usual than to leave the status quo in place by simply abandoning it…

]]> By: Jason Mittell http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/blog/2007/03/29/scholarly-publishing-in-the-age-of-the-internet/#comment-674 Jason Mittell Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:18:27 +0000 http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/blog/2007/03/29/scholarly-publishing-in-the-age-of-the-internet/#comment-674 I'm with Jonathan on this - there is merit to keeping a name & redefining the function. I don't think we want to be seen as one of those funky dot-commers that give everyone "hip" job titles to show how atypical they are (or makes hip ads with cat-herding!). We should position ourselves as a mirror of existing institutions, but change the way business is done. So I'm all for remaining an editorial board, but editing differently. I’m with Jonathan on this - there is merit to keeping a name & redefining the function. I don’t think we want to be seen as one of those funky dot-commers that give everyone “hip” job titles to show how atypical they are (or makes hip ads with cat-herding!). We should position ourselves as a mirror of existing institutions, but change the way business is done. So I’m all for remaining an editorial board, but editing differently.

]]> By: Jonathan Gray http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/blog/2007/03/29/scholarly-publishing-in-the-age-of-the-internet/#comment-655 Jonathan Gray Fri, 30 Mar 2007 03:40:43 +0000 http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/blog/2007/03/29/scholarly-publishing-in-the-age-of-the-internet/#comment-655 Advisory board? Pied pipers? Tribal elders? (okay, those two aren't serious, but the image you put in my head of Jason herding cats makes it hard) ;-) Besides, and to be serious, even if you kept with "editorial board," you could help revise the notion of what an editorial board *is* (just as people talk of Flow as a "journal") Advisory board?
Pied pipers? Tribal elders? (okay, those two aren’t serious, but the image you put in my head of Jason herding cats makes it hard) ;-)
Besides, and to be serious, even if you kept with “editorial board,” you could help revise the notion of what an editorial board *is* (just as people talk of Flow as a “journal”)

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