<font size="2"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif">[Forwarding from Bonnie Zavon, via the ScholComm list. --Peter Suber.]<br></font></font><br><div class="gmail_quote"><br><div><div></div><div class="h5">HighWire Introduces 5-Star Article Rating Feature on SAGE Open<br>
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For full details, see:<br>
<a href="http://highwire.stanford.edu/PR/SJO_ArticleRating.pdf" target="_blank">http://highwire.stanford.edu/PR/SJO_ArticleRating.pdf</a><br>
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With the recent launch of the peer-reviewed research journal,<br>
SAGE Open (<a href="http://www.sageopen.com" target="_blank">www.sageopen.com</a>), and its new, interactive article<br>
rating feature, HighWire Press once again demonstrates its<br>
support of independent scholarly publishers with a tool designed<br>
for Open Access publications. This new feature, 5-star article<br>
rating, gives readers the opportunity to weigh in on the quality<br>
and impact of a particular article in a transparent open<br>
community forum.<br>
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As a supplement to the basic peer review that is practiced by the<br>
rapid publication process for open access journals, article-level<br>
comments and ratings offer real-time feedback from readers,<br>
allowing them to contribute publicly in the scholarly journal<br>
discussion. Over time, as the article accrues comments and<br>
ratings, the combined scores will become more and more meaningful<br>
as a metric to evaluate its importance and quality.<br>
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"We see this feature as part of an enhanced community-building<br>
process," said Bob Howard, Executive Director for SAGE's Social<br>
Science Journals. "SAGE Open manuscripts are peer-reviewed, but<br>
with the public commenting and article rating tools, members of<br>
the community are invited to participate in the post-publication<br>
discussion."<br>
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SAGE Open, a new publication created to support open access<br>
publishing in the social and behavioral sciences and the<br>
humanities, allows colleagues to share their insights about the<br>
quality of papers online. In order to rate an article,<br>
contributors must be a registered user of SAGE Journals Online<br>
(<a href="http://online.sagepub.com" target="_blank">online.sagepub.com</a>).<br>
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"The HighWire platform provides a series of enhanced features to<br>
give readers greater power to determine the significance of<br>
articles published," said Tom Rump, HighWire's Managing Director.<br>
"Along with usage metrics, commenting, subject categories, and<br>
recommendation services, article ranking is a means to leverage<br>
the insights of the larger community, connecting the outside<br>
world with the content inside the paper."<br>
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Bonnie Zavon<br>
Public Relations<br>
HighWire | Stanford University<br>
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