Professor Peter Tymms p.b.tymms@durham.ac.uk
External Examiner (PGR)
Breaking the Mould and the Birth of a New Journal: Online Educational Research Journal
Tymms, P.; McCusker, S.; Remedios, R.; Anderson, C.
Authors
S. McCusker
R. Remedios
C. Anderson
Abstract
Academic journals are evolving and proliferating but despite their success there is much room for improvement. The traditional paper based model is expensive, constrained by space, exclusive and beset with problems of refereeing and publication time. The newer on-line journals go some way to dealing with these issues but they fail to capitalise on the possibilities opened up by the web. This paper launches a new journal Online Educational Research Journal (OERJ) which is free, unconstrained by space and accessible to all. It takes a novel approach to refereeing allowing discussion online and deals with the shortage of refereeing by requiring authors to reciprocate. A key feature of the journal is that papers are guaranteed to be published albeit anonymously in the first instance. After receiving the ratings and comments of referees which will go online the paper becomes onymous unless the author chooses to withdraw.
Citation
Tymms, P., McCusker, S., Remedios, R., & Anderson, C. (2011). Breaking the Mould and the Birth of a New Journal: Online Educational Research Journal. Online educational research journal, 1(2),
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Online Publication Date | Feb 3, 2011 |
Publication Date | Feb 3, 2011 |
Deposit Date | Feb 3, 2011 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 29, 2024 |
Journal | Online educational research journal |
Publisher | School of Education, Durham University |
Peer Reviewed | Not Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 1 |
Issue | 2 |
Keywords | Computer Aided Education, Higher Education, Policy, Research Methods. |
Publisher URL | http://www.oerj.org/View?action=viewPaper&paper=1 |
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