UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- The Journal of Information Policy is celebrating its 10-year anniversary, and in its first decade the journal has become a key resource of information policy research and analysis for legislators, policymakers and scholars.
In order to keep up with the rapidly changing technology industry, the journal was created with the goal to publish relevant, evidence-based research as quickly as possible while maintaining high, peer-reviewed standards. The journal's publishing process takes research from author to reader in as little as six weeks.
When the journal launched in 2010, it was the first of its kind - an open access, peer-reviewed publication that would maintain high quality without subscription fees or cost to authors.
Published by Penn State University Press, the journal has become a top publication in its field and attracts tens of thousands of readers every year. Every issue of the journal can be accessed on JSTOR, a digital library of academic journals.
"Our goal is to have people read the research and then act on it," said Krishna Jayakar, journal editor and a professor of telecommunications in the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications. "The journal has really made an impact on the academic dialogue."
When the journal launched in 2010, it was the first of its kind - an open access, peer-reviewed publication that would maintain high quality without subscription fees or cost to authors.
