| Considering we gave writers just a few weeks lead time to prepare their
review articles for "E-Muse", M/C Reviews' third themed feature section, the
response can only be seen as indicative of a thriving community spirit
among those involved in e-publishing. What each of these 13 review
articles exemplifies is that e-publishers and e-readers want to
communicate about their experiences, and also that they have lots of
fascinating and worthwhile things to say.
The e-journal is surely not a flash in the pan. Rather, readerships are
ever-rising, along with production values. Yet the articles collected here
serve to remind us of the diversity of approaches that may be taken to
e-publishing. For some of our writers the intellectual quality of content
remains the overarching criterion for evaluating any academic journal,
whether it be in print or on-line. Others, however, discuss the
opportunities for new modes of expression that the electronic medium
brings.
This feature is blessed by contributions from editors of some of the
best-known humanities e-journals currently on-line, including Jouvert,
Enculturation and The Animist. It covers legal, pedagogical, logistical,
pioneering and controversial aspects of the genre among others, and will
hopefully provide vital links and insights for those wanting to learn more
about e-journals and e-publishing, including even people who know a lot about them already.
If there is one theme that subtends "E-Muse" as a whole it concerns the
impact of the genre in question. It's new, and although it's still finding its feet,
it's precocious. It looks set to have a major impact on the world of
'serious' thought. So please click on for more of the latter. |
