ascilite 2006 conference podcasts

We were fortunate to have four respected editors share their time and expertise with us. Roger Atkinson, Catherine McLoughlin, Grainne Conole and John Hedberg pointed aspiring researchers-looking-to-be published in the right direction to get published and to gain those all important DEST points, citations, and all the other measurables of success in the academic world. The audience contained a high portion of researchers with limited publishing experience, and even some journal ‘virgins’ – waiting for their first time!

The editors were within their comfort zone in the early stages of the questioning, which focussed on the practical aspects of submitting papers and reviewing (one had to feel sorry for the many ‘blind’ reviewers out there). But the audience was not going to let them sit there

But what is the publishing of the future, who is going to double blind referee the Stephen Downes’ blogs? will bloggers get DEST points, and what of collaborative publishing – we teach our students to collaborate, we encourage teamwork, but if we as academics publish, we do it alone (who would share their points and funds four ways when you can keep it yourself?).

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