From: "Gilson, Thomas V" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:17:31 +0000

Those of you interested in hearing Peter Binfield discuss PeerJ and
other related issues might want to take a look at the "Views from the
Penthouse Suite" video interview posted on the Charleston Conference
website at
http://www.katina.info/conference/atg_interviews/index.php

Tom Gilson,
Associate Editor, Against the Grain

PS Others being interviewed in the series include: Eric Hellman,
Gluejar, Inc.;  Alison Mudditt, University of California Press;
Annette Thomas, Macmillan; and Stanley Wilder, UNC Charlotte

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From: Sandy Thatcher <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:10:00 -0600

Does PeerJ deliver the "highest standards" in copyediting? Not likely
at the price it is charging authors to be published....  I fear that
part of the claimed economies by some OA publishers come at the
expense of cutting back on, or eliminating, traditional services like
copyediting. Is that progress?

Sandy Thatcher


> From: Peter Binfield <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:08:13 -0800
>
> Press Release, Feb 12th 2013
>
> PeerJ Publishes Its First Articles
>
> Journal Publisher Heralds in a New Era of Innovation and Affordability
> in Academic Publishing
>
> PeerJ (https://peerj.com), a new academic journal publisher, founded
> on the principles of affordability, innovation, and Open Access,
> published its first articles today.
>
> PeerJ, launched by Jason Hoyt (formerly at Mendeley and Stanford
> University) and Peter Binfield (formerly at PLOS ONE), has been shaped
> from the premise that 'if society can set a goal to sequence a human
> genome for just $99 then why shouldn't academics be given the
> opportunity to openly publish their research for a similar amount?'.
> By publishing its first 30 peer-reviewed articles today, PeerJ moves one step closer to realizing that vision.
>
> "We are doing things that no other publisher is doing," said Hoyt,
> Co-Founder and CEO of PeerJ. "It has been reported that the global
> academic community pays as much as $9.5B per year for access to
> academic journals. We believe that these costs could be reduced by as
> much as 75% using new business models such as that employed by PeerJ,
> and utilizing open distribution licenses such as the Creative Commons
> license. The result will be a net benefit to the global research
> effort and a welcome increase in the efficiency and effectiveness of academic publication."
>
> PeerJ aims to establish a new model for the publication of all well
> reported, scientifically sound research in the Biological and Medical
> Sciences. To achieve that, the organization has built an economical
> and efficient peer review and publication system and assembled an
> Editorial Board of 800 esteemed academics, including an Advisory Board
> of 20 (five of whom are Nobel Laureates). A rigorous peer review
> process is operated, and the journal strives to deliver the highest standards in everything it does.
>
> Uta Francke, an author on one of the launch day articles; PeerJ
> Advisory Board member; Professor of Genetics and Pediatrics, Emeritus,
> Stanford University School of Medicine; and Past President of both the
> 'American Society of Human Genetics' and the 'International Federation
> of Human Genetics Societies' said that she was "excited about the
> launch of PeerJ, which represents much more than just another Open Access publishing venture.
> The innovative membership model, including a commitment to review the
> work of one's peers, will ensure an interactive relationship of equals
> - authors, editors and reviewers - all striving for high quality
> research reports published in a totally transparent fashion after
> rigorous constructive peer review."
>
> Tim O'Reilly, the founder of O'Reilly Media and a thought leader in
> the Open Source movement, sits on the Governing Board of PeerJ Inc.
> and brings a wealth of knowledge, and passion, for the promotion of
> open, unfettered communication in academia. Tim had this to say about
> PeerJ: "It's easy to forget that technological revolutions also demand
> business model revolutions. Open access is transformative for science
> publishing, not only because it spreads knowledge more efficiently,
> but because it slashes the cost of producing and consuming that knowledge."
>
> Authors wishing to experience the future of publishing can now submit
> their articles at: https://peerj.com/
>
> # # #
>
> Essential Features of PeerJ:
>
> * PeerJ is a rapid, peer reviewed, 'Open Access' scholarly journal,
> using a Creative Commons license which means that all articles are
> entirely free to read, distribute, and reuse provided authors are properly attributed.
>
> * Publication decisions are made only on scientific validity (not on
> perceived impact).
>
> * PeerJ uses a 'Membership Model' whereby authors become lifetime
> members, giving them the ability to freely publish their articles
> thereafter. As a result, publication costs for authors are
> significantly lower than similar publications.
>
> * PeerJ has 800 Academic Editors, including 20 Advisory Board members
> (of which 5 are Nobel Laureates). Full list at:
> https://peerj.com/academic-boards/subjects/ and Advisors at:
> https://peerj.com/academic-boards/advisors/
>
> * PeerJ encourages 'open' Peer Review (meaning that reviewers are
> encouraged to provide their names; authors are empowered to reproduce
> their peer review history alongside their published article).
>
> * By utilizing short, iterative development cycles, users will see the
> rapid development of new features and innovative functionality,
> dramatically improving the academic publication and reading experience.
>
> * Learn more about PeerJ here: https://peerj.com/about/how-it-works/
>
> * Note: PeerJ PrePrints (the second component of the PeerJ publishing
> system) will debut in the coming months.
> * Reference for the quoted market size:
> http://www.stm-assoc.org/2012_12_11_STM_Report_2012.pdf
> * Links: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thePeerJ ; Twitter:
> @ThePeerJ ;
> Google+: http://peerj.com/+ ; Blog: http://blog.peerj.com/ ; Member sign up:
> https://peerj.com/signup/
>
> Prior Press Releases and Media Resources (including logos) can be found at:
> https://peerj.com/about/press/
>
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