[BOAI] Peer Review of Grey Literature - A Request

[GreyNet]

Dear Colleague,

GreyNet has undertaken a study on peer review, the results of which will be
presented during the Twelfth International Conference on Grey Literature
this December in Prague, http://www.textrelease.com/gl12program.html   

A brief description of the study reads as follows: “Now that grey literature
is readily catalogued, referenced, cited, and openly accessible to subject
based communities as well as net users, the claims that grey literature is
unpublished or non-published have sufficiently been put to rest. However,
now that grey literature has met these former challenges and entered
mainstream publishing, it requires in the spirit of science to have a system
in place for the quality control of its content. This new challenge has
recently been spurred by the IPCC affaire involving the use/misuse of grey
literature and is now almost a daily topic in the world media. The purpose
of this study will then be to explore the degree to which grey literature is
reviewed and to compare similarities and differences with formal peer review
carried out in various degrees by commercial publishers. This study will
further distinguish the review process implemented by grey publishers from
that of mavericks and vanity press, where personal opinion and pure
speculation run rampant. The method involves a review of the literature on
peer view and its subsequent adaptation in the field of grey literature. Key
concepts and elements in peer review will form the framework for our content
analysis. Ultimately, in our attempt to make the review process in grey
literature more transparent to a wider public, our study will conclude with
recommendations for good practice in grey literature.”

If your institution produces grey literature, we would greatly appreciate a
COPY OF THE GUIDELINES implemented in your review process. Please email to
info at greynet.org 

Thank You!

GreyNet International
Grey Literature Network Service
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1095 CP Amsterdam
Netherlands

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