From: Sandy Thatcher <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 19:22:43 -0600
Thanks for the clarification, but the plain meaning of the description
does not convey what you have just said here about the referent of
"cutting edge"; and the word "novel" was not used in the initial
description of what criteria are used to assess articles but was added
later as an additional criterion. Let's hope that QScience journals
are better edited than this statement is.
Sandy Thatcher
> From: "Shania K. Khan" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 08:21:19 +0300
>
> Hi,
>
> There seems to be some confusion, 'novel' simply means
> that it hasn't been described anywhere before and 'cutting
> edge' is referring to the QScience.com platform and all other
> journals as a whole.
>
> Best
> Shania
>
> From: LIBLICENSE [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 08:01 PM
> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: QScience Connect publishes first articles, debuts new functionality
>
> -From: Sandy Thatcher <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:12:14 -0600
>
> There appear to be conflicting claims here. On the one hand, it
> is said that the articles are reviewed for being "ethical, valid
> and correct" and that no evaluation is made of the potential
> "interest" of the article or the "magnitude" of its contribution/
> On the other hand, the research is said to be "cutting edge"
> and "novel." How can the latter claims be made when the review
> of the articles does not assess them on these criteria?
>
> Sandy Thatcher
>
>
> From: "Shania K. Khan" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:02:22 +0300
> QScience Connect publishes first articles, debuts new functionalities
> (http://www.qscience.com/toc/connect//2011)
>
>
> QScience Connect has today published its first articles on topics ranging
> from linguistics and food science to diabetes and an analysis of the
> sediments in streams on a Yemeni island.
>
> QScience Connect is a new kind of peer-reviewed, open access
> journal which publishes research in all fields which meets the simple
> criteria of being ethical, valid and correct. No emphasis is placed on the
> perceived interest of the article, or the magnitude of the advance being
> described; rather the readers of the articles contribute to the evaluation
> process by reading and citing the article. The number of accesses of the
> article, and the number of times it is cited in other academic journals is
> a model of evaluation which makes the most of the online publishing
> environment.
>
> Authors are also encouraged to submit articles to the journal which
> may consist primarily of video or audio. These submissions will be
> reviewed and, as with regular manuscript submissions, they will be
> published if they are found to describe novel and valid research.
> Alongside these articles, QScience.com has also introduced an online
> commenting facility, linked to the readers' social media accounts,
> which allows for direct communication on the article with the author
> and other readers.
>
> This new service adds to the already existing features of article-level
> metrics, measuring downloads and citations, and the personalization
> and mobile features of the site, allowing browsing of content and access
> to search alerts with Blackberry, iPhone and Android handsets.
>
> With all of our content being freely-available and open access, we believe
> these new developments improve the experience of accessing cutting
> edge research for both the scientific community and the public in general.
>
> To celebrate QScience.com turning 1, we are offering free giveaways all
> month visit http://www.qscience.com/page/offers to enter for your free gift.
> QScience.com already hosts eight scholarly journals covering diverse
> subject areas such as information & library studies, sustainable energy,
> education, medicine and bioscience, Middle Eastern healthcare, law,
> design and Islamic studies. Many other journals are scheduled to be
> added in 2012.
>
> http://www.qscience.com/toc/connect//2011
>
>
> Shania Khan
> Head of Sales and Marketing
> Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals
> Villa 3, Qatar Foundation
> PO Box 5825
> Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar
> www.qscience.com
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