Doxology: Open access “magnifying lens” on worship scholarship « Omega Alpha | Open Access

Use the link to access more information about the journal and an interview with former editor Profesor Byron Anderson.  "In a previous post, I related a conversation I had with Geoffrey Moore, the new editor of the recently converted online and open access journal Doxology: A Journal of Worship (ISSN: 2167-0153) regarding the pros and cons of publishing complete periodic issues or publishing articles as they are submitted and reviewed in open annual volumes. In that post I indicated that I planned a follow-up profile of the journal itself. At last… In the 'Note to Readers' from the first online issue of Doxology (Volume 28, 2011), Dr. Byron Anderson writes: 'In my count, this issue of Doxology represents either its third or fourth ‘incarnation’—Doxology 4.0 perhaps. … What has changed is the means by which it is delivered to you, our readers. … What has not changed, however, is the quality of the material presented here' (emphasis added). This is a very neat and concise way of communicating the intentions of open access. The quality of scholarship, editorial oversight, and peer review is in no way compromised by open access. Open access is about distribution of scholarship not scholarly quality. [I had dinner with a professor colleague just last evening who still didn't 'get' this basic fact about open access—an indication that advocates for open access still have some work to do!]  Another point raised by Dr. Anderson in his 'Note' was that a search for new editorial leadership was underway, after his 15-year tenure. That search was successfully concluded this year as Geoffrey Moore, a doctoral student at Southern Methodist University, assumed the post as editor.  I followed-up this profile and my earlier conversation with Moore about plans for Doxology moving forward. The 2012 issue (Volume 29) is slated for publication in December along the lines of the first online issue last year. However, he has decided, beginning in 2013, to adopt an open submission and publication format (publishing articles immediately as they pass peer and editorial review ..."