This is the third and final part of my conversation with Brett Bonfield. In the first part, You actually get to talk in real time…, we discussed the personal relationships between editors, authors, and reviewers. In the second part, I think that the structure helped us achieve our aims, Brett reflected more on these personalContinue reading “It’s just built on trust”
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I think that the structure helped to achieve our aims
This is the second of three parts to Brett’s story. The first part, You actually get to talk in real time…I think better things come of that, discusses his approach and thoughts about open peer review and relationships with our reviewers. In this second part of Brett’s story, we continue to unpack this relationship theme,Continue reading “I think that the structure helped to achieve our aims”
You actually get to talk in real time…I think better things come of that
This is the first of three posts telling Brett Bonfield’s story. Because Brett is a personal friend, our conversation is more nuanced and discusses our work together as authors and editors. We talked in August of 2020. It was hot in Portland, and since I had not gone to ALA Annual the previous year andContinue reading “You actually get to talk in real time…I think better things come of that”
It’s kind of like having a mentor or a supervisor
This post is the third and final in a series telling Debbie’s story. The first part, Clear about process, discusses two of Debbie’s recent experiences submitting journal articles. The second part, It has to be about the material, delves further in depth into Debbie’s thoughts about why we peer review. In this third and finalContinue reading “It’s kind of like having a mentor or a supervisor”
In Print! Stories of Open: Opening peer review through narrative inquiry
It is with excitement and a joyful anxiety that I break our regular programming to share this news: Stories of Open: Opening peer review through narrative inquiry is now available for purchase in the ALA Store! (It’s also an OA book, downloadable here.) This book project is what prompted me to continue to gather andContinue reading “In Print! Stories of Open: Opening peer review through narrative inquiry”
…but it’s this false community conversation then…
This is the third in a series of three posts that comprise Hannah Gascho Rempel’s story. In her first story part, When you look at a body of literature…, Hannah discussed her recent ties to scholarly publishing, investigating its history, as well as her experiences as a journal editor. In her second story part, TheContinue reading “…but it’s this false community conversation then…”
Quality Check or Mentorship?
Today’s post is the third of three in a series from Laura Saunders, a professor of Library and Information Science at Simmons University. The first part of her story, Just trying to get them to think about the nitty gritty of the process, unpacked her approach to teaching peer review in the classroom. In theContinue reading “Quality Check or Mentorship?”
“I feel like at its best, peer review should be an honest review by colleagues or peers of the value of your work.”
This is the third and final installment of my conversation with Sarah, following up on “…this was a thing that really meant a lot to me and so it really hurt a lot when I got these comments that were just basically that it was terrible” and “…you have to just figure out the rulesContinue reading ““I feel like at its best, peer review should be an honest review by colleagues or peers of the value of your work.””
“I am sure that there are many voices that are being excluded because they can’t surmount some invisible hurdle that we don’t necessarily have justification for.” On power and privilege
This post is the fourth in a series of four sharing Amanda Nichols Hess’s story with publishing, peer review, and thoughts on open peer review. (Her first chapter, “Did I just get a dissertation that is completely worthless…” discusses feelings of imposter syndrome both as a newer writer, and as an experienced one. Her secondContinue reading ““I am sure that there are many voices that are being excluded because they can’t surmount some invisible hurdle that we don’t necessarily have justification for.” On power and privilege”
Stories of Open 