CFP EXTENDED: Journal of Peer Production
PEER PRODUCTION: RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
The Journal of Peer Production (JoPP) is a volunteer-run peer-reviewed journal
which has since 2011 both researched and put into practice the principles of
peer production, understood as a mode of commons-based and oriented production
in which participation is voluntary and predicated on the self-selection of
tasks. Notable examples are the collaborative development of Free Software
projects and of the Wikipedia online encyclopedia. JoPP is an open-access
journal that allows readers to read, download, copy, distribute and link to the
full texts of articles. Authors license works under the Creative Commons
Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) and retain full
copyright in their work.
In terms of research, we have published ten landmark issues exploring the
interconnection of peer production with activism, political economy, bio and
hardware hacking, free software, value and currency, shared machine shops, the
law, state policies, feminism and queer issues, alternative infrastructures,
and waged labour. We will publish our eleventh issue on peer production and
urbanism in January 2018 and our twelfth on the institutionalisation of shared
machine shops in May 2018.
In terms of practice, we have debated policy decisions on a public and archived
mailing list. We have renovated the scientific peer review system by publishing
not only reviews of papers, but also – in order to fully appreciate the impact
of reviews – original submissions of articles. We have launched a “signalling”
system so that imperfect articles can be published rapidly, whilst maintaining
the standards and reputation of the journal.
Having defined the field of peer production studies and put into practice peer
production principles, we now seek to foster new avenues and partnerships. We
are calling this new phase in the development of the Journal of Peer Production
“OPEN”. At the root of “OPEN” is the fact that we now live in an era where
exclusion and inequality are being justified by overtly racist, even fascist,
ideas. It is therefore more important than ever for progressives to develop
viable alternatives to plutocracy and environmental destruction which highlight
peer values such as inclusion and openness.
There are two parts to JoPP “OPEN”: “OPEN” EOI and “OPEN” CFP.
JOPP: “OPEN” EOI
We are calling for “OPEN” editorial Expressions of Interest from people wanting
to develop their own take on peer production. This means we are offering our
website and network of reviewers for the production and dissemination of
activist or scientific interventions in the field of peer production.
We are open to accounts of projects, to explorations of special interests, to
analysis of the “infrastructures of the commons” (universal income systems,
cooperatives and unions, free public services), etc. We are particularly
interested in initiatives that would disseminate peer production knowledge and
values to audiences beyond the academic and activist communities.
Please write to the JoPP general public list <jopp-public AT
lists.ourproject.org> with your ideas or if you prefer to discuss them in
confidence please contact the private JoPP editorial team mailing list
<jopp-editorial AT lists.ourproject.org>.
We look forward to hearing from you!
JOPP: “OPEN” CFP ISSUE #13
We are also announcing a Call for Papers for issue #13 of the Journal of Peer
Production on the theme of “OPEN”. This means that contributions can explore
any aspect of peer production. Please refer to past issues for examples and to
our style guidelines for guidance on the type of contributions we accept.
Important dates:
500-word abstracts 15th February 2018
Acceptance of papers 15th March 2018
Full papers due 30th June 2018
Reviews due and sent to authors 30th August 2018
Revised papers due 30th October 2018
Signals due 30th December 2018
Issue released 31st January 2019
Submission guidelines
Extended paper abstracts of up to 500 words are due 15 January, 2018. Peer
reviewed papers should be no more than 8,000 words.
These should be sent directly to the editors.
All peer reviewed papers will be reviewed according to Journal of Peer
Production guidelines. See http://peerproduction.net/peer-review/process/ for
details.
Full papers for peer review will be due by 30th June, 2018.
Editors
For more information and feedback on proposed contributions please contact the
issue editors:
Mathieu O’Neil | http://bit.ly/2A7JgAV | <mathieu.oneil AT canberra.edu.au>
Steve Collins | http://bit.ly/2xNhOmV | <stephen.collins AT mq.edu.au>
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Dr Steve Collins
Senior Lecturer in Multimedia
Department of Media, Music, Communication & Cultural Studies
Macquarie University
P: (02) 9850 2165
W: http://bit.ly/122QivW
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