Books by Bruce W. Speck

Peer review is the sometimes controversial practice of subjecting an academic manuscript or project to critique by scholars in the same area of expertise. It is employed widely by journal editors and, to a lesser extent, by book editors, and it is a major factor in the determination of foundation grants.

A wealth of literature on the publishing business has appeared in diverse books and journals. Included are citations and annotations for more than 1,200 works related to publishing, with entries arranged in topical chapters to facilitate use. This volume includes works published from 1960 to the early 1990s.

The act of assigning a grade raises such issues as how teachers read student writing, whether form and content are of equal concern, what the purpose of grading is, and whether grading should take place at all.

Lists the literature on editing written from 1960 through 1988, with particular focus on those works pertaining to the acquisition and preparation of texts for publication. The editor's involvement in all stages of the publishing process is covered.