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Post by anonprof on Jul 30, 2013 13:46:39 GMT -5
anon46's advice is simply incorrect for essentially any school that places value on research. Getting a top-tier book published as a junior faculty member is difficult, but there are many other mid-range outlets. Don't waste your time with a vanity press. Just don't.
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Post by anon46 on Sept 2, 2013 20:55:09 GMT -5
Anon-prof is making an overly broad statement; and it fits an older view of the academic model. To be sure, if a first rate or mid-range press wants your book, that is great. But LFB is an option. It is peer reviewed and check out books they publish to see the reviewer and his or her credentials. There are people who are outside of academia who publish with them, and some folks with really good academic credentials. One needs to understand the reality of today's publishing business too ... an age of open access journals, especially in the social sciences (the humanities, I concede are different and are snobbier about the prestige of a press.) But this is a world where binary answers don't work -- and each person should examine their own goals and options.
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Post by Guest0987654321 on Sept 10, 2013 15:57:12 GMT -5
LFB publications are not peer reviewed. Peer review is the cornerstone of scholarship.
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Post by anon46 on Oct 20, 2013 21:36:08 GMT -5
This kind of comment seems quite narrow. It is true, but...
I would say see whether a book has traction on google scholar; see if it is reviewed in decent journals; the world of open access or even law journal type publishing gets research out, and then the marketplace evaluates it.
Now in the humanities this idea is controversial. But this is the future of social science publishing, in my opinion. The reality is that book publishing is a business today, and publishers can't afford to pick up a title that will generate 50 or 100 sales. Also, each year you hold out, is a year lost -- as data becomes stale and arguments that engaged one's work change.
Finally, a well crafted and creative book can garner attention, and provide a basis for a second book that will generate interest if book one did well.
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Post by Hey Joe on Jun 30, 2015 17:54:12 GMT -5
I published through LFB. After I received my doctorate the dissertation was languishing in no man's land until my chair told me about LFB. I spoke with a tenured professor in another department who published through them and she had a good experience. I can't speak about their peer review process other than my book was apparently reviewed by someone who I knew was respected in the field. After a few suggested revisions that did not substantially water down my work, it was published. I feel pretty good knowing a copy of my book is on the shelves at Duke University, Georgetown University Law Library, Princeton University Library, U.S. Air Force Academy, University of California at Irvine, McGill University, National Library of China at Beijing, University of Cambridge U.K., University of Melbourne and a hundred or so other university libraries. It may not be the highest tier academic publisher, but I didn't write my dissertation with the aim of pleasing the tenured class. It was written to get my ideas out to those whose minds have not yet solidified.
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Post by My perspective on Feb 16, 2018 7:42:13 GMT -5
Publishing w/LFB alone is not going to get you tenure, nor will it prove you are a great scholar. However, if you are regularly publishing in peer reviewed journals, presented at regional/national conferences, and maybe get another peer reviewed book here and there, I do not think publishing with LFB will be harmful to your career or professional reputation. I have seen many reputable scholars publish with them early on in their careers. The take away is, its not going to make your career, but as long as your producing traditional peer reviewed scholarship, its not going to hurt either. I would consider it 'filler' on your CV.
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