Since it was not an academic publication, it did not claim novelty, even though the approach introduced was new and novel.

It has since developed into a more formal academic publication.

The full academic publication of the tablet apparently awaits the completion of conservation work.

Or that it may only be invoked in relation to academic publications with minuscule print runs.

That prompts the question: should universities grant the same faculty status to practitioners, who are unlikely to have advanced degrees and academic publications, as they do to conventional academics?