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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... | ||
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| + | Xiao, Lu; Askin, Nicole. (2012). "[[Wikipedia for Academic Publishing: Advantages and Challenges]]". Emerald Group Publishing Limited. DOI: 10.1108/14684521211241396. | ||
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| + | === English Wikipedia === | ||
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| + | {{cite journal |last1=Xiao |first1=Lu |last2=Askin |first2=Nicole |title=Wikipedia for Academic Publishing: Advantages and Challenges |date=2012 |doi=10.1108/14684521211241396 |url=https://wikipediaquality.com/wiki/Wikipedia_for_Academic_Publishing:_Advantages_and_Challenges |journal=Emerald Group Publishing Limited}} | ||
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| + | === HTML === | ||
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| + | Xiao, Lu; Askin, Nicole. (2012). &quot;<a href="https://wikipediaquality.com/wiki/Wikipedia_for_Academic_Publishing:_Advantages_and_Challenges">Wikipedia for Academic Publishing: Advantages and Challenges</a>&quot;. Emerald Group Publishing Limited. DOI: 10.1108/14684521211241396. | ||
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Revision as of 22:43, 24 September 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...
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Wikipedia Quality
Xiao, Lu; Askin, Nicole. (2012). "[[Wikipedia for Academic Publishing: Advantages and Challenges]]". Emerald Group Publishing Limited. DOI: 10.1108/14684521211241396.
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{{cite journal |last1=Xiao |first1=Lu |last2=Askin |first2=Nicole |title=Wikipedia for Academic Publishing: Advantages and Challenges |date=2012 |doi=10.1108/14684521211241396 |url=https://wikipediaquality.com/wiki/Wikipedia_for_Academic_Publishing:_Advantages_and_Challenges |journal=Emerald Group Publishing Limited}}
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Xiao, Lu; Askin, Nicole. (2012). "<a href="https://wikipediaquality.com/wiki/Wikipedia_for_Academic_Publishing:_Advantages_and_Challenges">Wikipedia for Academic Publishing: Advantages and Challenges</a>". Emerald Group Publishing Limited. DOI: 10.1108/14684521211241396.
