Journal, disciplinary, institutional, divisional, and departmental expectations are all well and good, but as a practical matter most
decisions about authorship are made locally, and that's where breakdowns often occur.
What I care
about is that indie
authorship gains a viability and respect to sit alongside indie film and indie music, so that when someone makes the
decision of how they want to publish, the issue or fear of stigma doesn't enter into the
decision at all.