Scholarly and Research Communication is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary, Open Access online journal that publishes original contributions to the understanding of production, dissemination, and usage of knowledge. It emphasizes the dynamics of representation and changing organizational elements, including technologically mediated workflows, ownership, and legal structures.
Contributions are welcomed in all media and span formal research and analysis; technical reports and demonstration; commentary, and review.
The journal provides scholarly assessment and editorial evaluation and fine tuning without charge. Authors must provide publishable copy or purchase needed editorial services from the journal. The first issue of Scholarly and Research Communication is scheduled for January 2010.
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Peter Suber has just released the February 2010 SPARC Open Access Newsletter http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/newsletter/02-02-10.htm |
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Research report: Assessing the Future Landscape of Scholarly Communication: An Exploration of Faculty Values and Needs in Seven Disciplines Diane Harley, Sophia Krzys Acord, Sarah Earl-Novell, Shannon Lawrence, C. Judson King http://escholarship.org/uc/cshe_fsc Update February 1, 2009: see Jennifer Howard's article in the Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/article/When-Scholars-Weigh/63826/ Excerpt: Although more and more scholars are interested in trying out new technologies as a way to share or publish their research, the traditional cultures of their disciplines and the high regard accorded to peer review still tend to have the strongest influence on them... |
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| An interesting blog post by Michael Clarke in which he analyses the functions of journals and why they are being changed minimally by the digital world. | More |
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