[vsnet-alert 11307] Re: question on publication

[Thomas Dall]

As for publishing your observations in a peer reviewed journal there are 
several options.  I would recommend either of the two:

Open European Journal on Variable Stars @ 
http://var.astro.cz/oejv/index.php?lang=en

Information Bulletin on Variable Stars @ 
http://www.konkoly.hu/IBVS/IBVS.html

Both are peer reviewed, accept pure "these-are-my-observations" papers, 
are listed on ADS, and are acknowledged, referenced and read by 
professional astronomers.

cheers,
Thomas

redvars at fastmail.co.uk wrote:
> Hmmm, does issuing an ejaavso saying "I've submitted all this that and
> the other to AAVSO VSX and this is a note saying so, and here are some
> lightcurves of about half a dozen of the bestest ones so all the
> unillustrated 1200+ L: must be as good too honest, therefore I've now
> published these stars and they are mine despite my not having actually
> published a table or lightcurves (just a link to a spreadsheet
> somewhere) nor done any further checks of the literature for them since
> January 2007" mean that these stars have now been published?  And what
> if some had been published and most likely properly classified in the
> meantime?
> 
> I missed asking that bit earlier, sorry.
> 
> Web 2.0, gotta love it.
> 
> It isn't the creationists and the ufologists astro peeps have to watch
> out for, they're in plain sight enough and easily recognised, it's the
> fifth columnist pseudoscientists who run around making large claims
> based on a dubious quantity with a blatant disregard for quality.
> 
> Hell, within that context them macho eclipsers I mentioned on avson list
> would be published, if it's an "I say so" thing.  And they certainly
> _aren't_ published.  Just pointed out.  But the above lot will now be
> claimed to be published in a peer reviewed journal, you watch and see.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> John
> 

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