ELECTRONIC POSTING OF DISSERTATIONS PRODUCES PUBLISHING DILEMMAS

Authors
GWYNNE P
Citation
P. Gwynne, ELECTRONIC POSTING OF DISSERTATIONS PRODUCES PUBLISHING DILEMMAS, The Scientist, 11(21), 1997, pp. 1
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Information Science & Library Science","Multidisciplinary Sciences
Journal title
The Scientist → ACNP
ISSN journal
08903670
Volume
11
Issue
21
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0890-3670(1997)11:21<1:EPODPP>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Scholarly network: Virginia Tech's policy that mandates posting of the ses and dissertations on the World Wide Web is aiding computer literac y among grad students and facilitating scholarly communication; critic s, however, are raising questions about peer review, the possibility o f facilitating plagiarism, and the potential for hindering future publ ication of work based on electronically posted dissertations.