The prediction, in brief:

Most college and university peer-review committees and procedures do not recognize electronic publishing as particularly valuable for men or women. Although this will undoubtedly change in time as peer-review procedures become established, as professional associations sponsor electronic periodicals, and as a new generation of cyber-committed scholars come on-line, there is currently little reward for electronic publication. At best, it is likely to supplement, not replace, conventional hard-print journals.

Predictor: Thomas, Jim

Prediction, in context:

In 1993, in the Computer Underground Digest, an open forum dedicated to sharinginformation among computerists and to the presentation and debate ofdiverse views, Jim Thomas made the following observation:”Most college and university peer-review committees and procedures do not recognize electronic publishing as particularly valuable for men or women. Although this will undoubtedly change in time as peer-review procedures become established, as professional associations sponsor electronic periodicals, and as a new generation of cyber-committed scholars come on-line, there is currently little reward for electronic publication. At best, it is likely to supplement, not replace, conventional hard-print journals.”

Date of prediction: January 1, 1993

Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information

Subtopic: Publishing

Name of publication: Computer Underground Digest

Title, headline, chapter name: Some Comments on the London Times Educational Supplement Article

Quote Type: Direct quote

Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://venus.soci.niu.edu/~cudigest/CUDS5/cud529.txt

This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Guarino, Jennifer Anne