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- "Scholars Test Web Alternative to the Venerable Peer Review", Patricia Cohen, The New York Times, p. 1, 24 August, 2010. Web Search 08/24/2010. This article reports on an experiment by the peer-review journal, Shakespeare Quarterly, published by Johns Hopkins University Press, to include an internet-hosted, public comment and peer review procedure in the journal's procedure for review and acceptance of articles for final publication. Quoting from the Journal's description at Project Muse:
Founded in 1950 by the Shakespeare Association of America, Shakespeare Quarterly is a refereed journal committed to publishing articles in the vanguard of Shakespeare studies. As of 19 April 2010, submissions are double blinded. - In addition to citations & references found in this article, see the research citations given at the end of the related articles found at our suggested
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Thanks to Alan Carson and Bob Dunlop, for permission for InspectAPedia to use text excerpts from The HOME REFERENCE BOOK - the Encyclopedia of Homes and to use illustrations from The ILLUSTRATED HOME .
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