What is LSE Research Online not?
• an alternative to publishing in scholarly journals • an open access journal – see the Directory of Open Access Journals at http://www.doaj.org for more information on these • attempting to play the same role as a peer-reviewed journal • likely to increase plagiarism. A huge proportion of research materials is already available electronically. Open access allows instances of plagiarism to be checked more easily.
• An alternative to publishing in scholarly journals • An open access journal in its own right – see the Directory of Open Access Journals at http://www.doaj.org for more information on these • Attempting to play the same role as a peer-reviewed journal • likely to increase plagiarism. A huge proportion of research material is already available electronically. Open access allows instances of plagiarism to be detected and checked more easily.
• An alternative to publishing in scholarly journals • An open access journal in its own right – see the Directory of Open Access Journals for more information on these • Attempting to play the same role as a peer-reviewed journal • Likely to increase plagiarism. A huge proportion of research material is already available electronically. Open access allows instances of plagiarism to be detected and checked more easily.
