On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 9:44 AM, Mathieu ONeil <mathieu.oneil@anu.edu.au> wrote:But like I said, it seems that special issues are, at present, exempt from that?
> Once the publication process is launched then yes, normally everything
> (initial sub, reviews, responses, final paper) is published.
http://peerproduction.net/peer-review/current/ (dated 2011)
https://lists.ourproject.org/pipermail/jopp-public/2012-September/000090.html
Personally I don't see any conflict between having a 90% *rejection
rate* (or whatever rate you prefer), while continuing to "publish"
informally (as a pre-print or non-print) all initial submissions
together with their reviews. Including for special issues.