Signals are an important part of the JOPP peer review process. They are intended to widen the scope of publishable articles by placing the reputational cost of publication on authors rather than on the journal.<\/p>\n
Please note:<\/strong><\/p>\n Positive signal = 1, negative signal = 0, positive\/negative signal = 0.5<\/p>\n Only signals marked with a “*” are used to calculate the JoPP Signal (on the peer reviewed paper pages).<\/p>\n Activist<\/strong> Academic*<\/strong> Prospective<\/strong> Formalised<\/strong> Language quality*<\/strong> Scope of debate<\/b> Comprehensiveness*<\/strong> Logical flow*<\/strong> Originality*<\/strong> Review impact<\/strong> Reviewer A:<\/strong> While it is a shame that many of the more contentious sections have been omitted in this version of the paper, rather than engaging with sources that support them, the changes made nevertheless make the work less journalistic and more academic, with a stronger focus.<\/p>\n Reviewer B: <\/strong>The article is in sections, covering a range of important developments; in moving through them the reader is able to discern the set of interconnected issues the author describes: mobile internet in the South, music production\/distribution apps, and the closed\/open archives and the respective relations to publics and market interests.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Signals are an important part of the JOPP peer review process. They are intended to widen the scope of publishable articles by placing the reputational cost of publication on authors rather than on the journal. Please note: Positive signal = 1, negative signal = 0, positive\/negative signal = 0.5 Only<\/p>\nObjective categories<\/h2>\n
\nArticle proposes a critique of a policy or practice with specific action proposals or suggestions: no; no<\/p>\n
\nArticle follows conventions of academic research article \u2014 e.g. position in literature, cited sources, and claimed contribution: yes; yes<\/p>\n
\nArticle is based on developments that have not yet occurred: no; no<\/p>\n
\nArticle is based on formal logic or mathematical technique: no; no<\/p>\n
\nStandard of English expression in article is excellent: yes; yes<\/p>\n<\/div>\nSubjective categories<\/h2>\n
\nArticle addresses an issue which is widely known and debated: yes; no<\/p>\n
\nMost related sources are mentioned in article [this is an invitation to careful selection rather than a demonstration of prowess in citation collection — i.e. apt and representative choices made in source citations]: yes (with reservations); yes<\/p>\n
\nIdeas are well organised in article: yes; yes<\/p>\n
\nThe argument presented in article is new: yes; yes<\/p>\n
\nThe article has been significantly changed as a result of the review process: somewhat, yes; yes<\/p>\n<\/div>\nCommendations<\/h2>\n