Tag: Peer Review
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Digital Publishing in the Humanities
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For over two years, the University Press of North Georgia has been investigating the evolving nature of peer review for the humanities in the digital age. In 2011, the press was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Digital Start-up Grant amounting to almost $25,000 to research this change in…
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History in the Making: The Peer-Review Process
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Description of the Pre-Publication Peer Review Process that the University Press of North Georgia performed on History in the Making History in the Making: A History of the People of the United States of America to 1877 is a downloadable, free-to-use textbook licensed under a CC-BY-SA 3.0 unported license. This textbook…
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Types of Peer Review
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Last week we discussed peer review in general terms. You can find that article here. This week, we’re going to discuss different types of peer review in depth. There are three main types of peer review: open peer review, single-blind, and double-blind. Open Peer Review Open Peer Review is exactly…
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Peer Review Explained
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A question we are often asked here at the University Press is “What is this peer review thing and why is it so important?” The Oxford English Dictionary defines peer review as “The review of commercial, professional, or academic efficiency, competence, etc., by others in the same occupation” In publishing,…