Web Journals Take On Peer Review
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Academic journals control whose research gets published and influence who wins research funding and contracts. Frustrated by the delays and power in the traditional peer-review system, some scientists are turning to an online open review system.
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The commercial web is 10 years old, yet the online publishing industry still hasn't figured out how to measure accurately the number of people visiting each site. What's at stake? More than $8 billion a year. Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg.
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Students have developed a web-based tool which can automatically spot and update broken weblinks.
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As a companion to the podcast version of his review, Matthew Turland has posted his comments in text form over on his blog today.   I received an e-mail recently from a very nice gentleman at Packt Publishing - their representative asked if I would be willing to review one of their books, namely PHP Web 2.0 Mashup Projects by Shu-Wai Chow. Reviewing books is not something I had done before, so I thought I would give it a good old-fashioned college try.   He mentions the size of the book (and how it's not an indication of the quality) and the basic structure of the book, including spotlights on some of the specific topics covered.
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Publish or perish has long been the burden of every aspiring university professor. But the question the Harvard faculty will decide on Tuesday is whether to publish â on the Web, at least â free.
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PC World editors from around the globe report on how people in their countries connect to the Internet.
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Search Engine Journal is pleased to announce that we have a new contributor who will be covering search oriented marketing and news centering around viral and social media platforms, John Boyle. John is the author of the SocialNext blog, where he covers &#8220;the next generation of marketing via viral video and social networks like MySpace.&#8221; Based in [...]
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WASHINGTON Oct 27, 2004 - A new online medical journal will make its research articles available to the public free of charge and accessible through the Internet.
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One of the most respected journals in the world will soon have a new editor-in-chief, but Science seems unlikely to change its course to support open access, which would make journal content free, under the new leadership.
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Net law professor Michael Geist takes a look at how open access is reshaping the way research becomes available.
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Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports, launched a Web site this week that helps doctors and their patients compare medicine based not only on price but also effectiveness - and in plain English.
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Google late Wednesday rolled out a beta search tool designed for academics and other researchers digging through peer-reviewed papers, abstracts, and theses.
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Time magazine recognises the public role in transforming the web by awarding its annual accolade to online readers.
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There is an interesting post on OnLamp.com that mentions the search for a good wiki system. Read the post to find out why the author thinks that the wiki world "needs the kind of vision that will make the product more accessible, more polished, less prone to abandonment or neglect...", and the several comments that follow.
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The O'Reilly Network has a new article posted for all of those out there that are looking to make writing large documentation/publications much simpler.
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Online marking comes under scrutiny as one exam board advises students to write answers to length.
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WASHINGTON -- If you have access to the Internet, you can also have access to some of the latest medical information. A new online medical journal is making its research articles available free of charge via the Internet.