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| + | | date = 2012 | ||
| + | | authors = [[Lu Xiao]]<br />[[Nicole Askin]] | ||
| + | | doi = 10.1108/14684521211241396 | ||
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'''Wikipedia for Academic Publishing: Advantages and Challenges''' - scientific work related to [[Wikipedia quality]] published in 2012, written by [[Lu Xiao]] and [[Nicole Askin]]. | '''Wikipedia for Academic Publishing: Advantages and Challenges''' - scientific work related to [[Wikipedia quality]] published in 2012, written by [[Lu Xiao]] and [[Nicole Askin]]. | ||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the potential of [[Wikipedia]] as a venue for academic publishing.Design/methodology/approach – By looking at other sources and studying Wikipedia structures, the paper compares the processes of publishing a peer‐reviewed article in Wikipedia and the open access journal model, discusses the advantages and challenges of adopting Wikipedia in academic publishing, and provides suggestions on how to address the challenges.Findings – Compared to an open access journal model, Wikipedia has several advantages for academic publishing: it is less expensive, quicker, more widely read, and offers a wider variety of articles. There are also several major challenges in adopting Wikipedia in the academic community: the web site structure is not well suited to academic publications; the site is not integrated with common academic search engines such as [[Google]] Scholar or with university libraries; and there are concerns among some members of the academic community about the s... | Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the potential of [[Wikipedia]] as a venue for academic publishing.Design/methodology/approach – By looking at other sources and studying Wikipedia structures, the paper compares the processes of publishing a peer‐reviewed article in Wikipedia and the open access journal model, discusses the advantages and challenges of adopting Wikipedia in academic publishing, and provides suggestions on how to address the challenges.Findings – Compared to an open access journal model, Wikipedia has several advantages for academic publishing: it is less expensive, quicker, more widely read, and offers a wider variety of articles. There are also several major challenges in adopting Wikipedia in the academic community: the web site structure is not well suited to academic publications; the site is not integrated with common academic search engines such as [[Google]] Scholar or with university libraries; and there are concerns among some members of the academic community about the s... | ||
Revision as of 07:43, 22 June 2020
Authors | Lu Xiao Nicole Askin |
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Publication date | 2012 |
DOI | 10.1108/14684521211241396 |
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Wikipedia for Academic Publishing: Advantages and Challenges - scientific work related to Wikipedia quality published in 2012, written by Lu Xiao and Nicole Askin.
Overview
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the potential of Wikipedia as a venue for academic publishing.Design/methodology/approach – By looking at other sources and studying Wikipedia structures, the paper compares the processes of publishing a peer‐reviewed article in Wikipedia and the open access journal model, discusses the advantages and challenges of adopting Wikipedia in academic publishing, and provides suggestions on how to address the challenges.Findings – Compared to an open access journal model, Wikipedia has several advantages for academic publishing: it is less expensive, quicker, more widely read, and offers a wider variety of articles. There are also several major challenges in adopting Wikipedia in the academic community: the web site structure is not well suited to academic publications; the site is not integrated with common academic search engines such as Google Scholar or with university libraries; and there are concerns among some members of the academic community about the s...
