The above are icons to be used when blogging on actual peer-reviewed research (as opposed to popular reports or kookery). I had a marginal involvement in this (I made some passing comments early on) so it is with great pride... no, actually, it's all down to Dave Munger, who was a champion. I had nothing useful to do with it.
Here's what Dave said:
We're pleased to announce that BPR3's Blogging on Peer Reviewed Research icons are now ready to go! Anyone can use these icons to show when they're making a serious post about peer-reviewed research, rather than just linking to a news article or press release.
Within a month, these blog posts will also be aggregated at BPR3.org, so everyone can go to one place to locate the most serious, thoughtful analysis and commentary on the web.
I encourage science bloggers to use this wisely, to identify a blog about actual reviewed papers. I guess it also applies to us humanities types too.
Comments
I don't get why your post on Ruse's entry in SEP was notated as a peer-reviewed item. Am I missing something?
Posted by: Mike Haubrich, FCD | October 30, 2007 6:52 AM
SEP is peer reviewed.
Posted by: John S. Wilkins | October 30, 2007 7:20 AM
Thanks for your help John. We've appreciated your support.
And, as you point out, the icon can indeed be used by "humanities types" -- it's something I've insisted on from the beginning. It's about blogging based on *research*, not just science research.
Posted by: Dave Munger | October 30, 2007 7:39 AM
Okay, I was under the impression that this particular piece by Ruse was more of an editorial than a peer-reviewed article.
But, I have never been a philosophy student, so it is hard for me to tell the difference.
Posted by: Mike Haubrich, FCD | October 30, 2007 9:02 AM
I know this because I am a coauthor on one of the articles, and my revisions have been subjected to peer review. Maybe Ruse's contributions aren't, but as I understand it, the entire publication is.
Posted by: John S. Wilkins | October 30, 2007 10:04 AM
Of course I trust you on this and I wasn't questioning you, I was just trying to get some clarification.
Posted by: Mike Haubrich, FCD | October 30, 2007 7:52 PM