The Qualitative Sociology Review is a new peer-reviewed, open-access journal from Lodz University. Though published in Poland, QSP is accepting articles only in English, at least for now. The submission deadline for the inaugural issue is March 30. From the site: 'In order to enable a free flow of information and to integrate the community of qualitative sociologists, we have decided to create an open-access, international scientific journal....There will be published empirical, theoretical and methodological articles applicable to all fields and specializations within sociology. Every submitted paper will be blind reviewed and quality-controlled by two reviewers and the high scientific quality level of the journal, remains in charge of the Editorial Staff and Consulting Editors....The main purpose of the Qualitative Sociology Review is to foster development of science and to enhance human knowledge . Therefore, the journal and all published articles are...available without special permission to everyone who would like to use them for noncommercial, scientific, educational or other cognitive purposes. We ask to mention the journal as a source of used data, since this will support our conception of an open-access to scientific knowledge and the idea of integration through understanding of social world....It is forbidden to charge for access to this journal or to put any limitations on the accessibility of published papers.'
Posted by
Peter Suber at 3/12/2005 08:09:00 AM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
