Indeed it does, and it seems to publish monographs as well as journals.
One thing I was wondering about: since universities have repositories where research can be made available; and presumably they can arrange peer-review, much as they do for PhD examinations, why is it that we still rely on journals to disseminate research?
I agree with Achilleas – it’s a slippery slope getting academics (or their affiliated universities) to pay to publish. The Open Access model is interesting considering the whole Elsevier uproar. Don’t suppose there’s University of Manchester Press starting up (or expanding if it actually exists)?
Thanks for sharing this Richard! It is interesting to see the Open access model gaining momentum, but I must admit that I have mixed feelings about the practice of charging authors, especially when functions such as peer-review are carried out by volunteers.
Why not email them and asked for their policy on such matters?
That’s a good idea, but I think I’ll leave it to people with a more inquisitive and less cynical predisposition.
Indeed it does, and it seems to publish monographs as well as journals.
One thing I was wondering about: since universities have repositories where research can be made available; and presumably they can arrange peer-review, much as they do for PhD examinations, why is it that we still rely on journals to disseminate research?
I agree with Achilleas – it’s a slippery slope getting academics (or their affiliated universities) to pay to publish. The Open Access model is interesting considering the whole Elsevier uproar. Don’t suppose there’s University of Manchester Press starting up (or expanding if it actually exists)?
It exists 🙂
Thanks for sharing this Richard! It is interesting to see the Open access model gaining momentum, but I must admit that I have mixed feelings about the practice of charging authors, especially when functions such as peer-review are carried out by volunteers.