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Is the Essence of a Journal Portable?

When a journal’s entire editorial board is replaced, is it still the same journal? And if that board starts another journal on the same topic, is it a new one or a continuation of the old one? Discuss.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • May 8, 2023
  • 19 Comments

The Internet Archive Loses on Controlled Digital Lending

On Friday, the Internet Archive lost its “controlled digital lending” case on summary judgment. Reactions today from our Chefs Rick Anderson, Joseph Esposito, Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Roy Kaufman, Roger C. Schonfeld, and Karin Wulf.

  • By Roger C. Schonfeld, Karin Wulf, Rick Anderson, Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Joseph Esposito, Roy Kaufman
  • Mar 28, 2023
  • 16 Comments

The Ivies (Plus) Have Concerns about the Nelson OSTP Memo

Is the OA movement painting itself into a corner with concerns about new OA rules and regulations?

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Mar 16, 2023
  • 54 Comments

Guest Post — Advancing Accessibility in Scholarly Publishing: Recommendations for Digital Accessibility Best Practices

Part three of a three-part series aims to discuss the topic of advancing accessibility within scholarly communication with the focus of digital accessibility.

  • By Sylvia Izzo Hunter, Nicola Poser, Kasia Repeta, Damita Snow
  • Mar 3, 2023
  • 5 Comments

Guest Post — Advancing Accessibility in Scholarly Publishing: Building Support

Part two of a three-part series aims to discuss the topic of advancing accessibility within scholarly communication with the focus of digital accessibility.

  • By Sylvia Izzo Hunter, Jocelyn Dawson, Amanda Rogers, Nicola Poser
  • Mar 2, 2023
  • 0 Comments

Guest Post — Advancing Accessibility in Scholarly Publishing: Fostering Empathy

Part one of a three-part series aims to discuss the topic of advancing accessibility within scholarly communication with the focus of digital accessibility.

  • By Sylvia Izzo Hunter, Kasia Repeta, Amanda Rogers, Damita Snow
  • Mar 1, 2023
  • 0 Comments

Will Humanities and Social Sciences Publishing Consolidate?

Much of the scholarly publishing sector has already experienced a flight to scale. Today, Roger Schonfeld asks: Is a major consolidation among humanities and social sciences publishers coming next?

  • By Roger C. Schonfeld
  • Feb 22, 2023
  • 22 Comments

Digging into shift+OPEN: A Conversation with MIT Press

Rick Anderson interviews Nick Lindsay of MIT Press about the press’s new shift+OPEN program for subscription journals that want to go OA.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Feb 14, 2023
  • 4 Comments

Why PID Strategies Are Having A Moment — And Why You Should Care

Why are national PID strategies having a moment, and why should you care? Find out in today’s post by Alice Meadows.

  • By Alice Meadows
  • Jan 25, 2023
  • 7 Comments

Guest Post — Texas Library Coalition for United Action (TLCUA) and Elsevier Conclude Negotiations for Access to ScienceDirect Journals

Ginger Williams and Posie Aagaard offer a look at the Texas Library Coalition and its new deal with Elsevier.

  • By Ginger Williams, Posie Aagaard
  • Jan 12, 2023
  • 0 Comments

Return of the Big Deal: Developments in Texas and India

New arrangements planned in Texas and India move us away from a universal transition to OA, and back towards the Big Deal.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Jan 4, 2023
  • 6 Comments

Guest Post — Charleston 2022 — Finding Paths to Open Access Book Publishing

Erich van Rijn looks at the University of California’s Luminos open access books program and reviews lessons learned and what is needed for such programs to succeed.

  • By Erich van Rijn
  • Nov 17, 2022
  • 11 Comments

Speculation on the Most Likely OSTP Nelson Memo Implementation Scenario and the Resulting Publisher Strategies

What is the most likely scenario for implementation of the OSTP’s Nelson Memo? And what strategies will that offer for publishers?

  • By David Crotty
  • Oct 27, 2022
  • 14 Comments

The Beginning of the End of Publisher-Society Partner Contracts

Does the traditional society-publisher partnership contract make sense in an APC-fueled OA market? Angela Cochran reviews the new Wiley Partner Solutions offering and what that might mean for the future of contracts and guarantees.

  • By Angela Cochran
  • Oct 24, 2022
  • 6 Comments

Thoughts and Observations on the OSTP Responses to Our Interview Questions

Karin Wulf and Rick Anderson reflect on the OSTP’s response to their interview questions, and on some implications of those responses and of the memo itself.

  • By Rick Anderson, Karin Wulf
  • Oct 13, 2022
  • 26 Comments

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