Topic: Journals and publishing
Hiring, promotion, and tenure, Journals and publishing, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization, Universities and the academic mission
Dissident Knowledge in Higher Education, a review
When I was a doctoral student early in the millennium, I remember a lot of talk among my colleagues about “lines.” In […]
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Hiring, promotion, and tenure, Journals and publishing, Performance assessment, Research and innovation
The abuses and perverse effects of quantitative evaluation in the academy
The world of academic research is scored according to so-called “objective” measures, with an emphasis on publications and citations. But the very […]
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Hiring, promotion, and tenure, Journals and publishing, Performance assessment, Research and innovation
Dérives et effets pervers de l’évaluation quantitative de la recherche
Les professeurs et les chercheurs universitaires sont de plus en plus évalués à l’aide de mesures dites « objectives », qui mettent […]
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Fair access: Strikes the right balance on education and copyright
Emerging forms of access to copyrighted works is undermining the value of Access Copyright, argues Professor Michael Geist.
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Access Copyright: Addressing the needs and concerns of both creators and users in a changing copyright landscape
Access Copyright has the infrastructure and expertise to best serve universities, says the organization’s Executive Director Roanie Levy.
READ MOREOpen Access and the Public Purse
Last year, we were introduced to a “Draft Tri-Agency Open Access Policy,” put forward by NSERC and SSHRC to harmonize their requirements […]
READ MOREOpen season on academics: My brush with predatory publishing
One morning I opened my email to find that I had become editor-in-chief of an academic journal. Well, ‘chief editor’ to be […]
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Access Copyright: University libraries give up on the copyright go-between
Access Copyright is much like the Blockbuster Video of Canadian university libraries. At one time, it seemed indispensable. Today, it’s almost obsolete.
READ MOREEditorial Matters – Reflections
With this issue, my editorship of Academic Matters comes to a close. Endings also herald new directions as the editorship passes to […]
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So Where’s the Literature Review?
Ann Rauhala, a former journalist now teaching at Ryerson University, says the worlds of academe and journalism are not quite the two solitudes they seem.
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