Scholarly Blogging and AACSB

Is blogging by scholars scholarly activity? There is no solid answer on this, but "no ... er ... maybe" seems to be the consensus.

I have previously posted that my interpretation of the old AACSB standards (under which many schools will continue to operate for several years) is that blogging absolutely falls under their definition of intellectual contribution. But, there are new standards, and now I'm not so sure.

For those not in the know, AACSB is the top accrediting body for business schools and colleges. Most of the schools you have heard of (and all the top one) are AACSB accredited.

Here are some excerpts from the new standard.

Generally, intellectual contributions should meet two
tests:

• Exist in public written form, and
• Have been subject to scrutiny by academic peers or practitioners prior to publication.

The last one is the problem. It's clearly problematic for bloggers though - how do you open for comments before you post? It is also hard to argue that working papers that are circulated are any different from blog posts on the count of "scrutiny ... prior to publication". Obviously, this criteria is also missing something about self-selecting who provides your scrutiny - given the horror stories of lack of editorial blindness, blogs are probably more credible on this count.

Of course, accrediting bodies are pretty good at offering flexibility

• The policies that guide the development of intellectual contributions should clearly specify:
• The expected targets or outcomes of the activity;
• The priority and value of different forms of intellectual contributions consistent with the school’s mission and strategic management processes;
• Clear expectations regarding quality of the intellectual contributions and how quality is assured (e.g. specific target journals or outlets, selectivity requirements, etc); and
• The quantity and frequency of outcomes expected over the AACSB review period.

These tend to suggest that if a (typically younger and technologically adept) blogger can convince (the typically older and more conservative) dean and administrators that their blogging is legitimate, then it is also acceptable to AACSB as long as there is a paper trail.

Then there is the list of acceptable intellectual activities. I've expurgated, but it is hard to argue that a good blog is any less acceptable than:

• Research monographs [there can be a lot of navel gazing in those];
• roceedings from scholarly meetings;
• Papers presented at academic or professional meetings;
• Faculty research seminars;
• Publications in trade journals;
• Book reviews;
• Published cases with instructional materials;

The italics are added for clarity. The generality of the AACSB list is intended to convey the list of possible activities that "you can get points for", and not to be any sort of ordinal ranking. My point is that we really need to ask ourselves whether we would rather read an item from that list or a blog, and which we would learn more from. If you're reading this, you already know the answer.

The last statement on this standards page definitely allows for some latitude:

Over time, the policies should be subject to review and demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement.

Ask yourself ... do you know any academics who blog about issues in their fields who are not seeking continuous improvement?

Comments

[Dan Hill]

If you "post" an article to your blog and invite comments, inclduing from academic peers, and a record of those comments exists (as the comments on your post), and then you "publish" a final, post peer reviewed version, why wouldn't that meet the standard?

What impact would making the peer review comments available to the whole world have? Positive or negative? My guess is positive, but maybe I have a rosy view of the the motivations of most academics.

There's also a question of impact in judging intellectual contribution. On this note blogs win hands down vs obscure academic journals.

[Dave Tufte]

Agreed.

(Of course, I do both scholarly publishing and blogging, and have had some bad experiences with the former - but that might reflect longer exposure.)

But, I worry about the phrase "subject to scrutiny by academic peers or practitioners prior to publication". That sounds like legalese for "we thought about blogging, and the answer is no, but we don't have the guts to come right out and say that".

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