2. Ways of Disseminating
• Conference presentations & proceedings
• Working paper
• Scholarly journals
• Proprietary research
• Book chapter in an edited volume
• Book
Scienti
fi
c Knowledge
3. Publication Process
1. Call for papers vs. independently contributed papers
2. Blind peer review
3. Editorial decision:
• Accept with revisions
• Revise and resubmit
• Reject
4. Review of revisions
5. Final Decision
6. Proofs
7. Publication
6. Time to Publication
Relevance of the research
July 08
Begin talks
with journal
Oct. 08
Draft CFP
June 09
Papers Due
July 09
Peer Reviews
Aug 09
Decisions
Dec 09
Revisions
July 10
Publication
Outdated facts: By then
FB population had risen
from 350 to 500 million
7. Ownership & Access
Who should own the research?
• Transfer of copyright to the journal
• Restricted access to the research/
fi
ndings
• Cost of providing access