From: Ken Masters <[log in to unmask]> Date: Fri, 31 May 2013 11:03:23 +0400 Hi All Yes, the publisher is accountable (and I have never said they are distanced, or used any of the words you ascribe to me.) But that doesn't mean that the publisher interferes with the peer-review process. The publisher can increase the height of the bar, but lower it? If you have had experience where a publisher has demanded that an editor of an academic journal accept an academic paper even though that editor has felt that the paper has failed the test of peer-review, and that editor has agreed, then please let us know. I would really be interested to know the journals at which that happens. THOSE journals could go on a special list. BTW: The term "employed" is used loosely. I, for one, am not "employed" by my publisher. None of the editors of ISPUB are paid a dime for our work. And I'm quite happy with that. It just emphasises the fact that I have no vested interest in whether or not a paper is published in my journal. Regards Ken ------ Dr. Ken Masters Asst. Professor: Medical Informatics Medical Education Unit College of Medicine & Health Sciences Sultan Qaboos University Sultanate of Oman E-i-C: The Internet Journal of Medical Education On 31 May 2013 08:32, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > From: Bill Cohen <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 10:31:47 -0400 > > On 5/30/13 12:04 AM, Bill Cohen wrote: > > Respectfully, the journal Editor is employed by the Publisher. > > The Publisher is ultimately held accountable for the quality of > his/her journals. The Publisher's success or failure rides on this. > > To reverse this and argue that the Publisher is somehow not > accountable for, or distanced from, the quality, professionalism, and > behavior of his/her journal Editors, does not make sense. > > Sandy's argument is logical not only in the journal arena but > mandatory in business practice in general. > > The usually appreciated statement about executive accountability is > recapped below. > > Bill > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaM-prl6IYQ