[OWW-SC] Scholarpedia: a free peer reviewed encyclopedia.

[Vincent Rouilly]

Hi all,

just found on the web a free peer reviewed encyclopedia, might be  
interesting to have a look at it.
www.scholarpedia.org

Features:
 > runs under MediaWiki, created Feb 2006
 > define :
	+ Authorship policy (invited or elected by public)
	+ Curatorship
	+ Scholar index


best,

Vincent.
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Welcome to Scholarpedia, the free peer reviewed encyclopedia written  
by scholars from all around the world.

Scholarpedia feels and looks like Wikipedia - the free encyclopedia  
that anyone can edit. Indeed, both are powered by the same program -  
MediaWiki. Both allow visitors to review and modify articles simply  
by clicking on the edit this article link.

However, Scholarpedia differs from Wikipedia in some very important  
ways:

Each article is written by an expert (invited or elected by the public).
Each article is anonymously peer reviewed to ensure accurate and  
reliable information.
Each article has a curator - typically its author -- who is  
responsible for its content.
Any modification of the article needs to be approved by the curator  
before it appears in the final, approved version.
Herein also lies the greatest differences between Scholarpedia and  
traditional print media: while the initial authorship and review  
processes are similar to a print journal, articles in Scholarpedia  
are not frozen and outdated, but dynamic, subject to an ongoing  
process of improvement moderated by their curators. This allows  
Scholarpedia to be up-to-date, yet maintain the highest quality of  
content.




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