[OSGeo-Discuss] PAPERS OF FOSS4G 2009

[Simon Cropper]

On Tuesday 21 September 2010 12:52:55 am Massimiliano Cannata wrote:
> Dear OSGeo community,
> I'm writing this mail to aknowledge the OSGeo community about a very
> negative situation that happened.
> 
> As you may know, in Sydney, the selection process for the Accademic
> Track session was based on the paper review by a scientific committee.
> 
> The web site, promoted that the selected papers were going to be
> published by a reputed journal. For this reason several persons (at
> least myself) submitted their works and could afford the costs of the
> conference (my director approved the cost saying, "well if you will have
> a publication is ok..").
> 
> After more then one year, Thierry Badard, the person that take in charge
> the task to find the editor for the papers do not produced anything. He
> only send two mails in one year writing that He will come out with news
> very soon!! (still waiting).
> 
> I think that this is not positive for the FOSS4G conference and the
> accademic community that work with OSGeo project.
> 
> But, apart of this acknowledge, with this e-mail I formally ask that my
> paper is retired from any future pubblication, so that I can try on
> myself to submit this paper to another journal.
> 
> I just would like to remind that writing paper is time expensive and
> that young scientists needs publication and counted on these too, and
> that if someone is not able to perform a task should simply not take in
> charge the responsibility.
> 
> Regards,
> Massimiliano

Massimiliano,

I agree. Papers submitted to journals should be published in a timely manner.

Publishers should be forthright with authors and provide clear publication 
time lines PRIOR to accepting articles.

-- 
Cheers Simon

	Simon Cropper
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