The role of peer review journals cannot be replaced by Twitter, blogs, or anything else (and I really believe in blogs!)

Taylor, Don (2012) The role of peer review journals cannot be replaced by Twitter, blogs, or anything else (and I really believe in blogs!) [Online resource]

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In a response to Jason Priem’s post advocating the use of Twitter by academics, Don Taylor writes that while Twitter, blogs and other social media should be part of academic life, we must not lose the slow, deliberative process that emphasizes thoughtful scholarship behind traditional publication in journals.