Why You Should Submit Your Manuscript or Proposal to the Online, Open-Access Ancient Near East Monograph Series

Connotea Imports 2012-07-31

Summary:

"Junior scholars working on their first major monograph may worry that the online, open-access publication [of this series] could work against them when it comes to their prospects for tenure. This concern is also understandable, but, based on my experience at the University of the Pacific, without real warrant. The best thing to do if one is concerned about anything tenure-related is, of course, to ask the decision makers. When I was considering open-access publication during the first few years of my current job, I...specifically asked about online, open-access publications—both periodicals and monographs. Everyone on the committee, older and younger scholars alike, said the same thing: as long as my work was peer-reviewed and published in a reputable venue within my field, it did not matter what physical form the work took or how much it cost. The scientists were quick to add that open-access, electronic publications are quite the norm in their fields...."

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http://www.sbl-site.org/publications/article.aspx?articleId=854

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oa.new oa.books oa.israel oa.religion

Authors:

petersuber

Date tagged:

07/31/2012, 20:24

Date published:

01/18/2010, 14:29