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Call for Papers: Special Issue on Publishing and Climate Justice

Call for Papers: Special Issue on Publishing and Climate Justice

Posted by Janneke Adema on 2024-02-22

Call for Papers: Special Issue on Publishing and Climate Justice​​Abstract submission deadline: 30 April 2024Over the last two decades publications, journals, and book series focused on climate research and the environmental humanities, and on topics ranging from the anthropocene to ecocriticism, have seen a surge in popularity in academic publishing. This mirrors the growth in conducted research [...]

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Call for Papers: Special Issue, "On Gathering: Exploring Collective and Embodied Modes of Scholarly Communication and Publishing"

Call for Papers: Special Issue, "On Gathering: Exploring Collective and Embodied Modes of Scholarly Communication and Publishing"

Posted by Alyssa Arbuckle on 2023-10-16

Abstract submission deadline: December 15th 2023When we think of scholarly communication, we're usually thinking of something that can be shared independent of its creator(s). A book, a journal article, multimodal work, conference proceedings—the formal and disembodied aftereffects of a long process of thought, conversation, writing, and editing. Much harder to trace are the ephemeral steps that [...]

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Call for Papers: Special Issue on Multilingual Publishing & Scholarship

Call for Papers: Special Issue on Multilingual Publishing & Scholarship

Posted by Janneke Adema on 2023-08-04

Abstract submission deadline: September 15th 2023    Which language do you research in? Which language do you publish in? There are ~7,000 known, living languages in use around the world but, increasingly, academic research is communicated primarily in English.    In a 2015 article in [...]

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Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) in Scholarly Publishing

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) in Scholarly Publishing

Posted by David W. Lewis on 2022-07-18

In the early fall JEP will publishing an article by Markus Putnings on the use of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) in scholarly publishing.  We think this is an interesting and potentially significant issue and would like to invite others to join the conversation.  A preprint of the article, entitled “Non-Fungible Token (NFT) in the Academia and Open Access Publishing [...]

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Call for Papers: Special Issue on Open Access

Call for Papers: Special Issue on Open Access

Posted by Michael Roy on 2022-04-01

The Journal of Electronic Publishing is seeking contributions for a special issue on Open Access. This issue to be published in early 2023 aims to provide a comprehensive review of the state of open access. We are interested in articles that look at the big picture. Areas of interest include: History of OA OA by sector — commercial and non-profit Types of OA publications — journals, [...]

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The Journal of Electronic Publishing (JEP) Seeks to Publish the Results of Student Research

The Journal of Electronic Publishing (JEP) Seeks to Publish the Results of Student Research

Posted by Michael Roy on 2022-02-12

The Journal of Electronic Publishing (JEP) is now publishing extended abstracts (1,000 to 1,500 words) of thesis and dissertations on topics relating to digital publishing or other aspects of the contemporary publishing landscape. Work covering all types of publishing from all parts of the world will be considered. The abstracts should summarize completed thesis or dissertation work and discuss [...]

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