Offer to publish conference proceedings

[David Kaufman]

Hi Mary,

Given Anthony's comment on the reputation of these publishers, it seems not
the best place for publication.  I'm not familiar with the usual process
for publishing conference proceedings, but I think if we were to publish
the proceedings as a whole, we would want to finalize papers for
publication after the conference, whoever wanted to have theirs published.
That way it wouldn't affect works-in-progress or other presentations for
the conference that, for some reason, would not be publishable.  As far as
acceptance of submissions, since presenters don't even necessarily have to
submit an abstract (just a title), I don't think we're very picky about
what is actually presented at the conference as long as it is somehow
relevant to Siouan and Caddoan languages.  I'll send a message a bit later
with the titles of presentations/papers we've received so far and on which
languages, just so we'll all have a general idea.

Dave

On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 12:32 AM, Mary C Marino <mary.marino at usask.ca>wrote:

> Hello David
>
> This sounds like something worth pursuing further.  One question:  are
> individual papers reviewed before acceptance of the proceedings as a whole?
>  In the SCLC we've always had a policy of accepting most or all of the
> abstracts submitted; some papers are quite informal and definitely
> "work-in-progress".  If we anticipate publication of the conference
> proceedings, do we need to be more restrictive this year?
>
> Thanks for all your efforts - this is a very impressive headstart.
>
> Best
> Mary
>
>
>
>
> On 14/02/2012 3:35 PM, David Kaufman wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I wanted to send this out there to see what you all might think about the
>> possibility of having this year's SCLC papers published via an academic
>> publishing company.  I have pasted the message we received from the UK's
>> (yes, I really do mean Britain, not KU) Cambridge Scholars Publishing (not
>> to be confused with the Cambridge Publishing Company!) below for you to
>> read.  Let us know any of your thoughts or comments.
>>
>> "Cambridge Scholars Publishing is an academic publisher aiming to promote
>> knowledge and learning through the production and global distribution of
>> valuable academic works. With more than 2,500 titles published to date, we
>> have an interest in publishing proceedings of established or promising new
>> conferences.  In addition, we welcome proposals for research monographs,
>> edited volumes, and select PhD dissertations. We have a policy of actively
>> seeking and commissioning works in areas in which we have a publishing
>> interest, one of which is Linguistics. If you feel it would be of interest
>> to a wider academic audience, we would be delighted to have a discussion
>> with you about the possibility of publishing a volume based on the
>> proceedings of your event. We provide a dedicated service, with no cost to
>> the editor or author, complimentary copies and a substantial author
>> discount on all titles from our press.  Our publications are marketed
>> worldwide and sold through international booksellers including Amazon,
>> Blackwell and Ingram and are widely purchased by academic libraries."
>>
>> --
>> David Kaufman, Ph.C.
>> University of Kansas
>> Linguistic Anthropology
>>
>>
>


-- 
David Kaufman, Ph.C.
University of Kansas
Linguistic Anthropology
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