A Guide to Publishing for Academics

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ModeLs of editinG and editoriaL boards

Editorial Devices for Crowdsourcing

ere are a number of devices that can facilitate editorial crowdsourc-

ing. For example, papers can be posted and referees can choose to

referee a paper or a part of a paper. Similarly, associate editors could

choose to take control of editing a paper rather than being assigned a

paper. Potentially, referees and editors could vote on whether to accept

a paper. However, such approaches could arguably generate inappro-

priate or biased reviews from participants who are not “arm’s length.”

Finally, there could be a concern that the editorial work might not get

done: “Who will take the paper that no one wants to review?”

Which Model?

Based on my experience the classical model ...