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 -----Original Message----- 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/ > > _______________________