aaus-list @ ukrainianstudies.org -- [aaus-list] Re: Call for papers,reviewers and Editorial-Advisory Board members (fwd)

[M T Znayenko <znayenko@andromeda.rutgers.edu>]

Subject: Re: Call for papers, reviewers and Editorial-Advisory Board members



Scientific Journals International wrote:

> Call for papers, reviewers and Editorial-Advisory Board members
> 
> Every researcher, writer or artist deserves a fair consideration to be 
> published. Scientific Journals International (SJI) provides an efficient 
> forum for publishing research and creative work from all disciplines. SJI has 
> assembled an extensive and prestigious   Editorial and Advisory Board 
> (www.scientificjournals.org/editorial_board.htm). 
> This initiative is driven by an overriding passion to assist researchers, 
> writers and artists to cope with the "publish or perish" reality that has 
> been created by the policies of the academia and funding agencies. According 
> to several surveys, a large majority of authors and researchers cite slow 
> review process and publication delays in the current system as a major 
> obstacle to their publishing objectives.  Many have also expressed concerns 
> about the fairness and integrity of the peer review process in traditional 
> scholarly publishing. Some scholars have argued that there is a need to 
> liberate the publication process for broader and fairer access.
> 
> Scientific Journals International (SJI) is the first global initiative that 
> intends to accomplish this objective.  We sincerely believe that researchers, 
> writers and artists who have devoted months or years to a research/creative 
> project, should not be shut out of the publication world simply because they 
> did not follow some procedural or stylistic rules and guidelines or because 
> their work did not fit in.  All traditional journals have very rigid 
> stylistic or procedural policies that unduly create artificial barriers and 
> in effect retard innovation and creativity.
> 
> Scientific Journals International (SJI) maintains minimal procedural and 
> stylistic rules, and accepts papers that follow any style manual such as APA, 
> MLA, Chicago, etc.  A fair peer-reviewed evaluation system is used to select 
> papers for publication. SJI maintains a rapid electronic submission, review 
> and publication process.  Additionally, we do not set the same limitations on 
> the length of the article as other traditional and online journals do. Our 
> capability for perpetual future accessibility and preservation is also 
> extremely valuable to both authors and readers. 
> All accepted and published articles remain in our databases and archives in 
> perpetuity for worldwide exposure and visibility.  Each electronic article is 
> encoded with html meta-tags which allow for more sophisticated searching 
> techniques. The information which is contained in an article can be 
> intelligently structured for bibliographic access.
> 
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Neil A. Anderson
> Scientific Journals International (SJI)
> http://www.scientificjournals.org or http://www.gcchq.com/SJI 
> 
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