We are accepting submissions for the current volume of The International Journal of the Book.
The International Journal of the Book provides a forum for publishing professionals, librarians, researchers and educators to discuss that iconic artefact, the book—and to consider its past, present and future. Do the new electronic media (the Internet, multimedia texts and new delivery formats) foretell the death of the book? Or will they give us greater access, diversity and democracy?
The journal is relevant for anyone in the world of books—authors, publishers, printers, librarians, IT specialists, book retailers, editors, literacy educators and academic researchers. Discussions range from the reflective (history, theory and reporting on research) to the highly practical (examining technologies, business models and new practices of writing, publishing and reading).
Refereeing of submitted papers will commence shortly so start the submission process early by submitting your proposal.
Paper submission guidelines and timelines are available online.
As part of the process of publishing The International Journal of the Book all submissions are sent for peer review, prior to publication. Assessment, comments and guidance by the referees are an essential part of the publication process and invaluable to the authors of the submitted papers.
In recognition of the important role of referees, the international advisory board acknowledges all referees who have reviewed papers as an ‘Associate Editor’ in the volume of the journal they have contributed to.
If you would like to referee papers submitted to The International Journal of the Book, please email journals@booksandpublishing.com, with your professional details, areas of expertise and contact details. If we feel you are qualified and we require refereeing for papers within your expertise, we will contact you.
Want to get your publications underway now?
We are now accepting submissions for the next volume of The International Journal of the Book. The next submission deadline is Monday 2 August 2010.
Refereeing of submitted papers will commence shortly so start the submission process early by submitting your proposal.
Paper submission guidelines are available online.
A response to the recent Google Books agreement by the Open Book Alliance is reported in the San Jose Mercury News for 14 November.
On Friday night, the advocacy group Open Book Alliance issued this response to the Google plan:
“Today, Google, the Authors Guild, and the Association of American Publishers released their revised book settlement proposal in an attempt to fix the deeply flawed legal agreement.
“Open Book Alliance co-chair Peter Brantley said, ‘Our initial review of the new proposal tells us that Google and its partners are performing a sleight of hand; fundamentally, this settlement remains a set-piece designed to serve the private commercial interests of Google and its partners. None of the proposed changes appear to address the fundamental flaws illuminated by the Department of Justice and other critics that impact public interest. By performing surgical nip and tuck, Google, the AAP, and the AG are attempting to distract people from their continued efforts to establish a monopoly over digital content access and distribution; usurp Congress’s role in setting copyright policy; lock writers into their unsought registry, stripping them of their individual contract rights; put library budgets and patron privacy at risk; and establish a dangerous precedent by abusing the class action process.’”
