I would like to add that it is not true that peer-reviewed journals 
must have as referees people with a PhD.  The referees must be expert 
in the area discussed by the article.  There are plenty of recognized 
experts who do not hold PhD and are not academic, and who would be 
entirely appropriate as referees. For example, if I write an article 
with a strong legal content, comparing issues of e-discovery in 
Canada and the US, the article should be sent to at least one 
Canadian and one American expert in e-discovery, regardless of 
whether the person is an academic or not, holds a PhD or not.

The Editorial Board should include a few academics, mostly to assess 
research methodologies and the form of expression, but there are 
plenty of refereed journals for which the primary editor is not an 
academic and does not hold a PhD and the majority of the editorial 
board is composed of professionals.  Peer-reviewed means exactly 
that, reviewed by peers.  Both academics and professionals write in 
such journals and their writings should be reviewed by professionals 
as well as academics.  Look at the list of authors and the members of 
the editorial boards of refereed journals like Archivaria or the 
American Archivist.

Luciana

At 07:07 AM 14/12/2009, you wrote:

>We are a diverse community with diverse needs. Those of us recommending a
>peer-reviewed journal are speaking of the needs of maybe a new breed of RM
>professional who does possess a degree and a CRM and is very interested in
>research with the option of publishing in a peer-reviewed journal. Those in
>tenure-track positions cannot remain there without publishing in a
>peer-reviewed journal. And the students coming along look to peer-reviewed
>journals for their literature reviews and for research on which they can
>build new and more advanced research.
>
>So - one answer does not fit all - diverse community needs diverse
>solutions. Wikis, blogs, tweets, IMJ AND peer-reviewed journals all have
>their place in the RM world in my humble opinion.
>
>Pat
>
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