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Tag Archives: academic publishing
Working with our local university
SAGE and Corwin staff recently spent a great day at Californian Lutheran University discussing all things publishing. We started the day with a key note talk from one of SAGE’s local authors. Professor Michalle Mor Barak is at the … Continue reading
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Tagged academic publishing, authors, open access, social sciences
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Funding bodies to launch a new OA journal
Few of us in publishing could announce the launch of a major new journal without either a name or an editor, but this is what three leading funding organizations have done. The Wellcome Trust, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and … Continue reading
Making the most of editorial boards
Editorial board members are the eyes and ears of the journal and we have seen many examples where editors have developed excellent working relations with their boards. This can bring many benefits so, beyond recommending the journal to their library (if it … Continue reading
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Latest news from the STM Association
The STM Association held it’s Spring Conference in Washington DC this week. Over a day and a half we covered topics as diverse as the impact on creative thinking that comes from our faster lifestyle to the use of data … Continue reading
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Peer review – a review of its future
A very large and potentially significant report: Peer Review in Academic Promotion and Publishing: Its meaning, locus and future has just been published by the Center for Studies in Higher Education at UC Berkeley. Here are two extracts from the … Continue reading
The value of e-journals
The Research Information Network published an excellent report in January on E-journals: their use, value and impact. Here is a summary from their introduction: It’s clear that e-journals have given researchers an unprecedented level and convenience of access to knowledge … Continue reading
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Supporting students and developing tomorrow’s scholars
We have had a busy couple of weeks for visitors in SAGE. A number of our existing and new society partners have been to Thousand Oaks to meet with a wide range of SAGE staff. We always learn something new … Continue reading
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Exploring new ways to engage with readers
Christopher Winship, the Editor of Sociological Methods & Research has launched a blog with the aim of engaging with his authors and readers. Here is an extract from his introductory blog post: The SMR blog is an online forum for … Continue reading
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SAGE at 45 – a letter from Sara Miller McCune
Dear employees, authors, editors, societies and other partners, On the 45th anniversary of the founding of SAGE, I wanted to share with you – the SAGE community – my thoughts and reflections on the company that I started back in … Continue reading
Meeting the changing needs of our customers
From Bob Howard, Executive Editor Social Sciences SAGE recently held its annual Winter meeting of the Higher Education Group (HEG), which consists of the publishing divisions (Editorial, Production, Publishing Technologies, Marketing, Sales, Contracts and Circulation) in the Thousand Oaks, CA office. … Continue reading
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