HighWire Press, a not-for-profit division of Stanford University Libraries, has unveiled a 5-star article rating feature on the newly launched peer-reviewed research journal, SAGE Open (www.sageopen.com). The feature seeks to give readers the opportunity to weigh in on the quality and impact of a particular article in a transparent open community forum.
As a supplement to the basic peer review that is practiced by the rapid publication process for open access journals, article-level comments and ratings offer real-time feedback from readers, allowing them to contribute publicly in the scholarly journal discussion. Over time, as the article accrues comments and ratings, the combined scores will are expected to become more and more meaningful as a metric to evaluate its importance and quality.
SAGE Open, a new publication created to support open access publishing in the social and behavioural sciences and the humanities, allows colleagues to share their insights about the quality of papers online. In order to rate an article, contributors must be a registered user of SAGE Journals Online (online.sagepub.com).
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