Philica
Encyclopedia
Philica is an online open access
academic journal
, which publishes articles on any subject.
) and Nigel Holt (Bath Spa University
). They were critical of the closed nature of scientific publishing
, which they believed led to peer review
s that were simply wrong or motivated by personal feelings towards the author. Their solution was to publish the reviews
of papers along with the papers themselves.
Open access
Open access refers to unrestricted access via the Internet to articles published in scholarly journals, and also increasingly to book chapters or monographs....
academic journal
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
, which publishes articles on any subject.
History
Philica was founded in March 2006 by Ian Walker (University of BathUniversity of Bath
The University of Bath is a campus university located in Bath, United Kingdom. It received its Royal Charter in 1966....
) and Nigel Holt (Bath Spa University
Bath Spa University
Bath Spa University is a university based in, and around, Bath, England. The institution was previously known as Bath College of Higher Education, and later Bath Spa University College...
). They were critical of the closed nature of scientific publishing
Scientific literature
Scientific literature comprises scientific publications that report original empirical and theoretical work in the natural and social sciences, and within a scientific field is often abbreviated as the literature. Academic publishing is the process of placing the results of one's research into the...
, which they believed led to peer review
Peer review
Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...
s that were simply wrong or motivated by personal feelings towards the author. Their solution was to publish the reviews
Open peer review
Open peer review describes a scientific literature concept and process, central to which is the various transparency and disclosure of the identities of those reviewing scientific publications...
of papers along with the papers themselves.