Moving Towards a Journal-centric Publication Model for CHI - Opportunities and Risks

Explore the potential shift towards a journal-centric publication model for the ACM SIGCHI community in this 1-hour 22-minute conference talk from CHI '19. Delve into the historical context of computer science's conference-centric approach and examine the challenges it faces today. Analyze alternative publication paths emerging within SIGCHI and related fields, weighing their opportunities and risks. Learn from examples in other conferences and neighboring communities as panelists Gilbert Cockton, Kristina Höök, Jofish Kaye, Annika Waern, Eleanor Wynn, and Julie Williamson discuss possible future directions for scholarly publication in human-computer interaction.