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Front Matter Jul 2018

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Speaker & Gavel

Front matter and table of contents for volume 55, issue 1 of Speaker & Gavel.


A New Publishing Landscape: The Curiosities, Opportunities, & Pitfalls Of Open Access Publishing, Kristen Cvancara, Laura Jacobi, Heidi J. Southworth Jun 2018

A New Publishing Landscape: The Curiosities, Opportunities, & Pitfalls Of Open Access Publishing, Kristen Cvancara, Laura Jacobi, Heidi J. Southworth

Communication Studies Department Publications

Open access (OA) publishing is a unique model for disseminating academic work to a larger readership that is not controlled by traditional publishing/subscription gate-keepers. This panel provides an informative session reviewing OA as a new publishing landscape ripe with opportunities and potential pitfalls. To help you navigate this uncharted terrain, three presenters will guide you through a discussion covering OA's origin story, models under which OA operates, pros and cons of the OA landscape, and differing perspectives on OA from a variety of academic stakeholders. The goal of the session is to educate participants about OA publishing and generate an …


Front Matter Apr 2018

Front Matter

Speaker & Gavel

Front matter and table of contents for volume 54, issue 2 of Speaker & Gavel.