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Politics and Open Access

Robert Harington explores rumors circulating in recent weeks of an impending US Executive Order focusing on public access to federally funded research and open data.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Dec 16, 2019
  • 59 Comments

Chefs’ Selections: The Best Books Read During 2019 Part 1

The beginning of the holiday season means it’s time for our annual list of our favorite books read during the year. Part 1 today, Part 2 tomorrow.

  • By Joseph Esposito, David Crotty, Lettie Y. Conrad, Robert Harington, Jasmine Wallace, Alice Meadows
  • Nov 26, 2019
  • 11 Comments

Why Scholarly Societies Are Vitally Important to the Academic Ecosystem

Robert Harington suggests that despite the critical role of scholarly societies in publishing and academia, the sad reality is it is the big corporate publishers who win.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Oct 3, 2019
  • 15 Comments

Knowledge Futures Group: An interview with Amy Brand, Director of the MIT Press

Robert Harington talks to Amy Brand, Director of MIT Press, to discover more about the recent launch of the Knowledge Futures Group.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Jun 13, 2019
  • 0 Comments

Landscape Analysis: A SPARC Report on the Changing Nature of the Academic Publishing Industry and the Implications for Institutions

The latest report from SPARC is a departure from advocacy and is very well done. Robert Harington discusses key findings from Claudio Aspesi et al., for SPARC – A Landscape Analysis: The Changing Academic Publishing Industry – Implications for Academic Institutions

  • By Robert Harington
  • May 22, 2019
  • 2 Comments

Openness: An interview with Daniel Hook, CEO of Digital Science

Robert Harington interviews Daniel Hook, CEO of Digital Science, discussing openness and findings from his recent report entitled The Ascent of Open Access.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Mar 11, 2019
  • 1 Comment

Plan S: What About Researchers?

In this article, Robert Harington implores Plan S leaders and funders to take researcher needs to heart.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Jan 14, 2019
  • 28 Comments

Chefs’ Selections: The Best Books Read During 2018 Part 1

The beginning of the holiday season means it’s time for our annual list of our favorite books read during the year. Part 1 today, Part 2 tomorrow.

  • By Rick Anderson, Alice Meadows, Joseph Esposito, Lettie Y. Conrad, Robert Harington
  • Nov 20, 2018
  • 3 Comments

Societies, Mission and Publishing: Why One Size Does Not Fit All

Robert Harington argues that academic societies need to balance mission and business more effectively. There is nothing wrong with developing a mixed publishing economy that best suits a range of communities and types of business.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Oct 1, 2018
  • 10 Comments

The Rise of Peer Review: Melinda Baldwin on the History of Refereeing at Scientific Journals and Funding Bodies

In this interview Robert Harington asks Melinda Baldwin to talk about her recent article in Isis, entitled “Scientific Autonomy, Public Accountability, and the Rise of “Peer Review” in the Cold War United States”, and to provide some more personal views on peer review topics of the moment.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Sep 26, 2018
  • 6 Comments
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