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Freedom and Tenure in the Academy » Read Now
by William W. Van Alstyne. 430 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Statement totally ignores the etiquette of peer relationships with one exception...conducted their investigations, negative reviews of that work began to appear in...
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Resuscitating the Constitutional "Theory" of Academic Freedom: A Search for a Standard beyond Pickering and Connick, in Stanford Law Review » Read Now
by Ailsa W. Chang. 52 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...could investigate confidential peer review materials during a discrimination...professors and the importance of peer review, topics never explored in Supreme...or...
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The Gatekeepers of Psychology: Evaluation of Peer Review by Case History » Read Now
by E. Rae Harcum, Ellen F. Rosen. 242 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

This book is a wake-up call for those who contend that the peer review system for journal publications works. It supports the current groundswell of dissatisfaction with peer review. Harcum and Rosen challenge the notion of simple biases of researchers and argue that many reviews are simply...
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This book is a wake-up call for those who contend that the peer review system for journal publications works. It supports the current groundswell of dissatisfaction with peer review. Harcum and Rosen challenge the notion of simple biases of researchers and argue that many reviews are simply incompetent. The biases against new scientific approaches and philosophies are exacerbated if proposed by unknown researchers or if contrary to the established research stars. The authors also destroy the myth of the appeal system as a forum whereby peers can debate scientific issues.
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Publishing for Tenure and beyond » Read Now
by Franklin H. Silverman. 169 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Silverman provides graduate students who intend to pursue a career in academia and tenure-track junior faculty with candid information about developing an adequate publication record. The book also provides graduate students, tenured faculty, and others with information they need to maximize the...
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Silverman provides graduate students who intend to pursue a career in academia and tenure-track junior faculty with candid information about developing an adequate publication record. The book also provides graduate students, tenured faculty, and others with information they need to maximize the likelihood of having their articles accepted for publication by peer-reviewed professional, scientific, and scholarly journals. The focus throughout is on how editorial boards and tenure committees function rather than on how they are supposed to function. Anyone dealing with academic publishing will find this book an indispensable resource.
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Genre Knowledge in Disciplinary Communication: Cognition, Culture, Power (Chap. 4 "Sites of Contention, Sites of Negotiation: Textual Dynamics of Peer Review in the Construction of Scientific Knowledge") » Read Now
by Carol Berkenkotter, Thomas N. Huckin. 194 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library

...Negotiation: Textual Dynamics of Peer Review in the Construction of Scientific...operations of systems as diverse as peer review in scientific publication and...manuscript...
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The Politics and Processes of Scholarship » Read Now
by Joseph M. Moxley, Lagretta T. Lenker. 268 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Joining the debate about the role of scholarship and research at American universities, this book examines such issues as postmodern concepts of scholarship, the impact of technology on scholarship, and the promoting of grant writing and scholarly publishing. Challenging the ideal of pure research...
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Joining the debate about the role of scholarship and research at American universities, this book examines such issues as postmodern concepts of scholarship, the impact of technology on scholarship, and the promoting of grant writing and scholarly publishing. Challenging the ideal of pure research and atheoretical teaching, contributors debate the impact of research-based graduate study and its faith in pure research on American scholarship, demonstrating how postmodern theories and social and economic problems are exploding the myth of disinterested research. The book also analyzes how academics could grapple with social, political, moral, and pedagogical issues, considers the impact of online databases and electronic journals, and explores the changes that could help faculty find their voices as scholars.
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The Role of Faculty in Assessing Colleagues' Teaching the Peer Review of Teaching: A Sourcebook, in Journal of Higher Education » Read Now
by Larry Keig. 8 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Assessing Colleagues Teaching The Peer Review of Teaching: A Sourcebook...Assessing Colleagues Teaching The Peer Review of Teaching: A Sourcebook, by Nancy...For well over...
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Optimal Design of Peer Review and Self- Assessment Schemes, in Rand Journal of Economics » Read Now
by Sandeep Baliga, Tomas Sjostrom. 25 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library

...Optimal design of peer review and self- assessment schemes Sandeep...implemented or cancelled; ii. peer review: only the peer makes an assessment...policy of...
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Does the "Blindness" of Peer Review Influence Manuscript Selection Efficiency? in Southern Economic Journal » Read Now
by David N. Laband, Michael J. Piette. 11 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library

...Does the "blindness" of peer review influence manuscript selection efficiency? by David...decision by the Board of Editors of the American Economic Review to adopt a...
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How to Write & Publish a Scientific Paper ("The Electronic Journal and Peer Review" begins on p. 152) » Read Now
by Robert A. Day. 280 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

This witty and practical guide to organizing, writing, and submitting scientific research for publication in a scholarly scientific journal is designed to help good scientists become good writers. Each edition of this popular work has quickly become an Oryx bestseller, and the new fifth edition has...
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This witty and practical guide to organizing, writing, and submitting scientific research for publication in a scholarly scientific journal is designed to help good scientists become good writers. Each edition of this popular work has quickly become an Oryx bestseller, and the new fifth edition has been extensively revised to reflect the significant impact of the Internet and other electronic resources on the writing and publishing of scientific papers.This new edition presents seven new chapters that cover the topics of equipment and software; electronic publishing formats; the Internet and the World Wide Web; publishing on the World Wide Web; electronic journals; e-mail and newsgroups; and searching for information on the Web. Many chapters from the previous edition have also been revised and updated.
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Gatekeepers of Knowledge: Journal Editors in the Sciences and the Social Sciences » Read Now
by Stephen McGinty. 152 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

What are journal editors looking for in a manuscript? This fascinating book is built around interviews with thirty-five scholarly journal editors, revealing the crucial issues that inform the work of these important players in the realm of scholarly communication.
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A Field Guide for Science Writers: The Official Guide of the National Association of Science Writers » Read Now
by Deborah Blum, Mary Knudson. 292 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

"Science writing offers some wonderful adventures," notes Patrick Young, a former editor of Science News. "I've visited the South pole, stared into a steaming volcano, covered the first human landing on the moon, and dived with an underwater archaeology team investigating an old fur trade route."...
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"Science writing offers some wonderful adventures," notes Patrick Young, a former editor of Science News. "I've visited the South pole, stared into a steaming volcano, covered the first human landing on the moon, and dived with an underwater archaeology team investigating an old fur trade route." But as Young readily admits, science writing is, above all, an adventure of the mind. It is in fact probably the most fascinating beat in journalism, spanning everything from new advances in cancer treatment and the depletion of the ozone layer, to dinosaurs, black holes in space, human evolution, animal behavior, and much more besides. What science writers ultimately cover--and convey to the reading public--is the forefront of human knowledge, the leading edge of our understanding of the universe and of ourselves. Now, in A Field Guide for Science Writers, the official guide of the National Association of Science Writers, budding journalists and veteran reporters have a superb roadmap to this exciting area of journalism. Here some three dozen of the best known science writers in America share their hard-earned knowledge on how they do their job. Boyce Rensberger describes how he covers stories for the Washington Post; two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner and New York Times reporter John Noble Wilford outlines the pitfalls and rewards of writing full-length books on scientific topics; NPR's Ira Flatow tells how radio pieces combine ambient sounds, music, voices, and facts to create a mental picture and evoke the feeling of "being there"; and Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Laurie Garrett, author of the best-selling The Coming Plague, discusses how to cover, and survive, a deadly epidemic. Each article brims with detailed, nuts-and-bolts information. For instance, Mary Knudson prints a section of a piece she has published, and then explains point by point how she researched every detail. Victor Cohn provides six tests to help reporters discern between probable facts and probable trash. And Sandra Blakeslee, a freelance writer who reports regularly for the New York Times, discusses covering the field of neuroscience: what you should know, which books give you a good background knowledge, which courses might help, which meetings to attend, which journals to read. In addition, readers will learn how newspaper writing differs from magazine stories, books, and science journals; how to tell a good story, use sources, do investigative reporting, write a solid but interesting op-ed piece or science column; how to translate a highly technical journal article; how to pitch ideas to magazine editors; and how to find ideas. Finally, a superb appendix offers a goldmine of resources for science writers, including both general sources of information as well as sources in fields such as anthropology, earth sciences, the environment, health and medicine, and technology. A Field Guide for Science Writers gathers together insights and tips, personal stories and lessons of some of America's best-known science writers, men and women who work for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, Newsday, Time Magazine, Science, Science News, National Public Radio, and other eminent news outlets. Filled with wonderful anecdotes and down-to-earth, practical information, it is both illuminating and a pleasure to read. If you want to be a science writer, this book will be your bible.
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Group Projects and Peer Review, in Business Communication Quarterly » Read Now
by Marilyn A. Dyrud. 7 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Group projects and peer review. by Marilyn A. Dyrud...conference, I discovered an article on peer review by Robert Martinazzi (1998), a...other (Jones Brickner, 1996)...
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Computer-Aided Peer Review of Writing, in Business Communication Quarterly » Read Now
by Laura Macleod. 8 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library

...Computer-aided peer review of writing. by Laura MacLeod Peer reviews are a common activity in classes that...process. Two Computer Applications for Peer Review As...
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Peer Review as a Motivating Device in the Training of Writing Skills for College Students, in Journal of College Reading and Learning » Read Now
by Victor N. Shaw. 9 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Peer review as a motivating device in the training...students. The method involves the use of a peer-review panel to encourage students to write in-class...2001). Class...
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Professional Counseling Journals: Implementing On-Line Editing and Peer Review, in Counselor Education and Supervision » Read Now
by Marlowe H. Smaby, Cleborne D. Maddux, Denise S. Zirkle, Norma J. Henderson. 6 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...Implementing On-Line Editing and Peer Review. by Marlowe H. Smaby...expensive ways to carry out the peer review and editing procedures that previously...eliminate this...