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-----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: paleonet-owner@nhm.ac.uk [mailto:paleonet-owner@nhm.ac.uk] Pĺ vegne af Breandán MacGabhann Sendt: 15. april 2005 01:16 Til: paleonet@nhm.ac.uk Emne: RE: paleonet The threat of the Publishing Crises to Paleontology and to the Commercial Publishers themselves A second point. It's all very well for us to say "yeah it's a good idea to publish in society journals only". Individually it will make very little difference. I think we need to be organised to do that properly. If even half the people on paleonet sign a statement refusing to publish in commercial journals, and going for society and online journals instead, it might just make a difference. You're probably right, but if all of a sudden we all submit all our manuscript to society journals, will they be able to take it? How long will we have to wait before the publication of our work? All the best, Gilles. Dr. Gilles Cuny Geological Museum Řster Voldgade 5-7 1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark Tel: (+45) 3532 2364, fax: (+45) 3532 2325 Please note new e-mail address: gilles@snm.ku.dk Finally, a response to Mark Purnell. I appreciate the comments, and I take on board what you say. But are the papers submitted by these high profile authors of the same quality that they would submit elsewhere? Or are they merely, to put it bluntly, giving PE the scraps from the kitchen table? [this is not my opinion, i'm trying to open the discussion more] With regard to ISI accreditation, it's not that in itself that worries me, it's peoples attitude to the journal in question. Basically, if I think submitting a paper to a particular journal would lead to that paper being ignored on my CV by the important people when I come to apply for a postdoc or a job, I won't submit the paper there. I'd have no problem publishing in a Special Publication of the Geological Society, for example, which doesn't have an ISI impact factor, but is well regarded (as far as I know!). I very much support PE, Carnets etc, I think that is the right direction, but I don't think they've gained widespread acceptance yet. I hope they do. Regards, Breandán MacGabhann -- _______________________________________________ For the largest FREE email in Ireland (25MB) and 20MB of online file storage space - Visit http://www.campus.ie Powered by Outblaze
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