#publishing ethics

Modern Times: A Quick Note on Editorial and Peer Review Work in Accelerated Publish-or-Perish Academic Cultures #ScholComm

Les temps modernes, by Pierre Metivier. CC BY-NC

  As the Editor-in-Chief of The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics ScholarshipI receive via email the author queries sent via the journal’s contact form. The most frequent query is about the time it takes to get a decision and get published. It is quite telling about current academic publishing cultures that the how-soon-can-I-expect-to-get-published…

Here’s the thing: if you’re on Tumblr, it’s a good bet that you’re a part of some fandom or another. I’m in quite a few. Currently, I am one semester away from being done with my master’s degree in Publishing and for our final project, we have to design a project that “makes the place better.”

So, I’m considering starting a blog regarding fair use and advocacy for transformative works. Have you ever wanted to contribute your thoughts and possible expertise on this topic? Any other ethical issues regarding publishing that you’d like to discuss? I’d love to have you join me. 

Do these things already exist? Yes, but there can never be enough voices. If you have even a little interest in helping or learning more, message me and we can work out some more of the details. Even if you don’t think you have anything to contribute, please signal boost!

That being said, a lot of us like coffee and alcohol. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge.