The Journal of Scholarly and Research Communication is calling for submissions for its fourth issue
Journal of Scholarly and Research Communication
Published on Wednesday, March 02, 2011
Abstract
Announcement
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 demonstrations; commentary, and review.
Please feel free to contact Veronica Bonifacio (veronica_bonifacio@sfu.ca) or Rowland Lorimer (lorimer@sfu.ca) if you would like further guidelines in relation to the required content or
style of any of the sections detailed below.
Sections for which we are seeking submissions
Articles
SRC seeks well-researched articles which provide original insight and which promote discussion in relation to the understanding of production, dissemination, and usage of knowledge.
Technical Reports
SRC looks for technical reports that have a wide implication for scholarly communication, outlining a technical approach conceptually to a workable technical solution related to online journal publication. The article should provide the foundations, limitations, and recommendations of research, with a call for public comment and scrutiny.
Commentary
Commentaries are informed analyses of critical issues, encompassing a broad set of initiatives in scholarly and research communication.
Book and Media Reviews
SRC is interested in book and media reviews from a wide variety of scholars and students.
Field Notes
SRC is interested in publishing practical accounts of challenges faced by individuals performing the work of scholarly publishing to facilitate their sharing of experience and knowledge that they think would be helpful to others.
While it is not our intent to set definitive boundaries, Field Notes could encompass the following:
- accounts of journal foundings
- financial management
- encouraging timely peer reviews
- strategic planning with relationship to secondary aggregators
- legal issues
- the development of performance measures
- adapting to multiple formats
- relationships with commercial publishers.
Articles may be 1,000 to 5,000 words.
Subjects
Places
- Vancouver (Canada)
Vancouver, Canada
Date(s)
- Sunday, May 01, 2011
Keywords
- publishing, édition, open access
Contact(s)
- Veronica Bonifacio
courriel : veronica_bonifacio [at] sfu [dot] ca - Rowland Lorimer
courriel : lorimer [at] sfu [dot] ca
Reference Urls
Information source
- Marin Dacos
courriel : contact [at] openedition [dot] org
License
This announcement is licensed under the terms of Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal.
To cite this announcement
« The Journal of Scholarly and Research Communication is calling for submissions for its fourth issue », Call for papers, Calenda, Published on Wednesday, March 02, 2011, https://doi.org/10.58079/hyj