tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971081717687612908.post6426001356046227877..comments2024-03-28T11:48:17.788-07:00Comments on Publishing Archaeology: AAA looks at journal costsMichael E. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942595266312225661noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971081717687612908.post-66311645397171505612009-12-08T22:04:13.436-07:002009-12-08T22:04:13.436-07:00Thanks for the clarification. Yes, I know S's...Thanks for the clarification. Yes, I know S's work; he's clueless about why presses other than the multinationals behave as they do. I actually began reading your blog as an informed, pleasant alternative to his work, even though I think you and I disagree on many points. Your arguments are calmer, better informed, and not hysterical - very important in these difficult days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971081717687612908.post-18699321504285553872009-12-07T12:22:10.261-07:002009-12-07T12:22:10.261-07:00Please excuse my hasty prose, which I see now was ...Please excuse my hasty prose, which I see now was confusing. Peer-review is absolutely essential for academic/scientific scholarship. This is what many consider to be the "essence" of professional scholarly journals. Having a printed copy of a journal, on the other hand, is not at all essential for the key aims of journals. Internet journals can have the former but not the latter and still fulfill the main role of scholarly journals. That was my point. I first heard this viewpoint expressed when Peter Suber spoke at a conference at SUNY-Albany several years ago. Anyone who is at all interested in journal publishing and open access should look at Suber's blog and publications.Michael E. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03942595266312225661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971081717687612908.post-6464075366185474572009-12-07T09:57:54.884-07:002009-12-07T09:57:54.884-07:00Could you clarify: you say "The essence of a...Could you clarify: you say "The essence of academic journals is the peer review process. It is nice to have a nice old-fashioned book to hold in our grubby paws, but it is not really necessary to continue a scientific peer-reviewed publishing program."<br /><br />You seem to be saying simultaneously that peer review is crucial and dispensable. ...??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971081717687612908.post-60572659312492667512009-11-11T20:36:08.323-07:002009-11-11T20:36:08.323-07:00publishingarchaeology.blogspot.com is very informa...publishingarchaeology.blogspot.com is very informative. The article is very professionally written. I enjoy reading publishingarchaeology.blogspot.com every day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971081717687612908.post-6827396173315847222009-11-03T09:46:07.657-07:002009-11-03T09:46:07.657-07:00I missed an irony in this paper: The title is: &qu...I missed an irony in this paper: The title is: "The Price of Free: An Invitation to Engage in the Future of AAA's Publishing Program", but it was published in a Toll Access journal (Anthropology News). (This irony was mentioned in Peter Suber's OA blog).Michael E. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03942595266312225661noreply@blogger.com