tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315236707728759521.post3299848619797520919..comments2024-03-27T22:28:06.861-06:00Comments on Dispatches From Turtle Island: Academics Aren't Paid (Directly) For Their PublicationsAndrew Oh-Willekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02537151821869153861noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315236707728759521.post-12565028701023143062016-12-04T21:35:28.413-07:002016-12-04T21:35:28.413-07:00I think that open-access and Internet accessible s...I think that open-access and Internet accessible scholarship that reaches non-professionals probably does give the scholars who use it a boost, mostly because the mass media and other interpreters of scholarship for the general public publish the words of people who are easy to find and talk to for the benefit of a more general audience. It can turn a savvy B+ scholar into an A lister. But, there is enough overlap between the scholars who are accessible to the public and quality scholars that the bump isn't phenomenal.andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172964121659914379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315236707728759521.post-54429999385954094732016-12-01T11:32:54.164-07:002016-12-01T11:32:54.164-07:00How do you think open-access and social media is m...How do you think open-access and social media is modifying this formula? <br /><br />Most of the elite peer review journals are pay-per-view, and with some exceptions, I doubt are getting the impact ratings and citations that are touted.<br /><br />Obviously substance is king, but the popularity contest part of the formula is where I'm curious. Here's a site where this topic is long discussed:<br />http://publishingarchaeology.blogspot.com/<br /><br />bellbeakerbloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01848982163843593127noreply@blogger.com