JoPP update - May 2015
Hi all Some news on the JoPP-front. *upcoming releases* After a lot of discussion between the special issue editors and the editorial team, it was decided that the issue on the "Ecuadorian experiment" (aka FLOK society) would come out as a regular issue, titled "Policy proposals for a Society of the Commons" or, in short, "Policies for the Commons". Since all their papers are ready and being copy-edited, they will start uploading them soon, and will come out as JoPP#7 in June. The issue on Feminism and (un)hacking will come out as JoPP#8 and will be released end of August. Both will be dated July 2015. JoPP#9 on Alternative Internets is scheduled for release in January 2016. *releasing two issues* We already released two issues close together (1 and 2) and it reinforced the notion that JoPP was a hive of productive activity. In addition FLOK and Feminism and (un)hacking are very different issues? so there is no risk of overlap. *copy editor* Bryan Hugill has offered to copy-edit JoPP. He has been the primary copy editor for the Asian Journal of Social Science for a number of years, and has copy-edited academic papers and theses. He also has a background in ecology and agriculture, and runs his own organic farm/business in Thailand. ?He has worked on the FLOK issue at short notice and seems to be great. Thank you Bryan! *new JoPP board members* Any JoPP board member can sponsor a new board member, who must be able to point to a publicly available record of research. Sponsored board members are invited to present their research interests and intended contribution to the journal to this list. If a week passes after being sponsored and no-one has objected, they are welcomed aboard. Board members are expected to review two papers a year (if called on to do so), and to take part in debates on this list.? Please do not hesitate to sponsor people who you think might like to contribute. *future issues* I have been working on putting together a CFP for an issue on "Peer production and paid labour" with Stefano Zacchiroli and Phoebe Moore (who I will propose as a new board member). CFP will go out in May/June 2015. The issue is meant to be released in July 2016. There is nothing planned after... ideas welcome! :-) cheers, Mathieu (on behalf of the editorial team)
Thanks, Matthieu, for this update I have two questions (1) Are you in a position to summarize and comment on the reasons for changing the title of the Ecuadorian experiment issue? (2) I am part of a COST action on the "dynamics of virtual work" (http://dynamicsofvirtualwork.com/) -- I'd like to promote the "Peer production and paid labour" issue with Stefano Zacchiroli and Phoebe Moore in that group (there is a meeting 3-5 June to put that on the radar); so it would be perfect to have that call ready before 3 June Best / Peter
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Dr. Peter Troxler -
Mathieu ONeil