> > On Dec 11, 2008, at 11:45 PM, Fred Bauder wrote: > >> We still have an editorial duty to evaluate the reliablility of >> Professfor Hausfleish and the Journal of Jane Austen Studies. And, if >> they are not reliable, reject them as inappropriate sources. If they >> are >> just personal opinion, that's what they are, inappropriate sources. > > I am uncomfortable with treating anything that has gone through a > process of scholarly peer review as "just personal opinion." Period. > Now, if it's an unreviewed journal that just publishes whatever it > feels like, we run into more problems - then we have to start > considering Professor Hausfleish on his own merits as a scholar, and > look at how the piece compares to his other work. > > But peer-reviewed scholarship is not personal opinion. > > -Phil >
What if the journal is a journal of opinion and what if Professor Hausfleish's reputation is built on opinion pieces? Fred _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
