On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 10:29 AM, Steven T. Corneliussen < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > But it is also true that it's easy to find journals whose quality rests > on, for example, the presence of Ph.D.-level scientists serving as editors. > These editors--who obviously cannot work for free--manage the extensive, > complicated process of peer review and the transformation of raw > manuscripts into archived permanent products in something that also has > costs: science's evolving system for ensuring precise retrievability not > only of papers but of data sets from inside the annually accumulating > tsunami of work. I think peer review is the most important contribution you can get from these publications. ANYONE can publish something but that does not make it correct. Only when it withstands a review by knowledgeable people in the field can you depend on the document. -- Douglas Burnett Satellite Beach FL As a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), the National Genealogical Society (NGS), the Florida State Genealogical Society(FSGS) and the Virginia Genealogical Society(VGS), I support and adhere to the APG's Code of Ethics. ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html