[Vo]:future of academic publishing

2012-07-26 Thread Eric Walker
Some recent developments in academic publishing are encouraging. As people know, the UK is considering a bill that will require that journal articles reporting on government-funded research be provided to the public free of charge not long after they have been published. I think there are

Re: [Vo]:future of academic publishing

2012-07-26 Thread Michele Comitini
Eric, To understand why what you say is fundamental for moving the World forward in these days, I suggest anyone to listen at the following speech. A long speech. Really inspiring. Eben Moglen keynote - Innovation under Austerity http://youtu.be/G2VHf5vpBy8 mic 2012/7/26 Eric Walker

Re: [Vo]:future of academic publishing

2012-07-26 Thread Jed Rothwell
Eric Walker eric.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Some recent developments in academic publishing are encouraging. As people know, the UK is considering a bill that will require that journal articles reporting on government-funded research be provided to the public free of charge not long after they

Re: [Vo]:future of academic publishing

2012-07-26 Thread Guenter Wildgruber
not fit well with the established method of selecting the 'best', which is eminently hierarchical. Guenter Von: Eric Walker eric.wal...@gmail.com An: vortex-l@eskimo.com Gesendet: 9:04 Donnerstag, 26.Juli 2012 Betreff: [Vo]:future of academic publishing Some

Re: [Vo]:future of academic publishing

2012-07-26 Thread Jed Rothwell
Guenter Wildgruber gwildgru...@ymail.com mailto:gwildgru...@ymail.com wrote: (The editors are, ofcourse, the reviewers not) It is basically the editor and the advisory board, which determine who is the competent decider (reviewer) wrt what is valuable in the field. In ordinary life

Re: [Vo]:future of academic publishing

2012-07-26 Thread Guenter Wildgruber
vortex-l@eskimo.com Gesendet: 20:55 Donnerstag, 26.Juli 2012 Betreff: Re: [Vo]:future of academic publishing Guenter Wildgruber gwildgru...@ymail.com wrote:   (The editors are, ofcourse, the reviewers not)  It is basically the editor and the advisory board, which determine who is the competent