Tag: open access
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Peer Community in Archaeology, una peer review migliore per tutti
Qualche giorno fa ho completato la mia prima peer review per Peer Community in Archaeology. Faccio peer review (o referaggio, come molti dicono in anglo-italico) da una decina d’anni. Per diversi anni sono stato editor del Journal of Open Archaeology Data e ho gestito il processo di peer review, che può essere anche molto estenuante…
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I left my role of editor of the Journal of Open Archaeology Data
After serving for 7 years as the co-editor of the journal together with Victoria Yorke-Edwards, I have chosen to step down from my role as editor, while remaining on the Editorial Board. I had been on the Editorial Board before. Recently I have become rather busy with work and family commitments, with only a minor…
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Being a journal editor is hard
I’ve been serving as co-editor of the Journal of Open Archaeology Data (JOAD) for more than one year now, when I joined Victoria Yorke-Edwards in the role. It has been my first time in an editorial role for a journal. I am learning a lot, and the first thing I learned is that being a…
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For Aaron Swartz
I didn’t know Aaron Swartz. And yet his tragic end touched me a lot. I saw some friends and colleagues react strongly in the weeks following his death, as strong as you can be in front of a tragedy at least. Aaron was only a few years younger than me. He had achieved so much,…
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Joining the Advisory Board of the Journal of Open Archaeology Data
I’m joining the Advisory Board of the Journal of Open Archaeology Data. The Journal of Open Archaeology Data (JOAD ‒ @up_joad) is an open access, peer reviewed journal for data papers describing deposited archaeological datasets. JOAD is published by Ubiquity Press, that has a flexible publishing model makes humanities journals affordable, and enables researchers around…