Publisher's Credibility
It is important to also consider the publisher's credentials. Keep in mind that publishing standards vary for each publishing house and webmaster. XYZ Publishing may print anything that will bring a profit, whereas H. University Press may screen all information they publish to ensure the validity of the content, protecting their reputation. Scholarly or scientific journals use a process called peer review, where the content is read and evaluated by experts in the field for quality.
There are several general categories of publishers:
- Commercial publishing houses like Macmillan, Time/Warner, or Knopf.
- University Presses, like the University of Florida Press, Indiana University Press and Michigan State University Press.
- Associations, societies, businesses, industries, and services that publish their own periodicals, newsletters, websites, blogs, staff training documents, operating schedules, brochures, etc.
- Governments and intergovernmental bodies, such as the United Nations, or the U.S. Census Bureau.
- Web publishers, which includes anyone with access to a computer network and a host computer to store and deliver their publications, including the "traditional" publishing houses
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Peer Reviewed: Said of a scholarly journal that requires an article to be subjected to a process
of critical evaluation by one or more experts on the subject, known as referees, responsible for determining if the
subject of the article falls within the scope of the publication and for evaluating originality, quality of research,
clarity of presentation, etc. Synonymous with juried and refereed.
ODLIS — Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science. 2006
