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Wiley Acquires Hindawi: An Interview with Judy Verses and Liz Ferguson

Last week Wiley acquired Hindawi for $298M or a multiple of 7.45 based on 2020 Hindawi revenue. Hear why and what comes next from Wiley’s EVP of Research, Judy Verses, and VP of Open Research, Liz Ferguson.

  • By Ann Michael
  • Jan 11, 2021
  • 1 Comment

Can Publishers Maintain Control of the Scholarly Record?

The journal brand has proven to be the great intangible asset of the scholarly publisher. Can publishers extend the reach and value of journal brands by supporting research materials beyond the version of record?

  • By Danielle Cooper, Oya Y. Rieger, Roger C. Schonfeld
  • Jan 6, 2021
  • 6 Comments

Transformative Agreements, Funders and the Publishing Ecosystem: a Lack of Focus on Equity

Robert Harington argues that funders, be they national, or private, should consider directly funding their field through funding societies and institutions, with a focus on equitable distribution of funds across scholarly communities.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Dec 16, 2020
  • 2 Comments

Guest Post — Subscribe to Open: The Why, The How and The What Now?!

The International Water Association is going to flip its entire journal portfolio to open access via a Subscriber to Open model. Here’s how they plan to make it a success.

  • By Sara Bosshart, Rod Cookson, Philipp Hess
  • Dec 8, 2020
  • 18 Comments

A World Elsewhere: PLOS’s Community Action Publishing Model

Can community-action publishing prove to be a viable alternative to market-based publishing?

  • By Joseph Esposito, Michael Clarke
  • Nov 23, 2020
  • 23 Comments

In Search of Equity and Justice: Reimagining Scholarly Communication

If we are truly committed to a more equitable and resilient system of scholarly communication, we need to look beyond diversity programs and understand how this watershed moment requires us to reexamine everything, including strategy and business models.

  • By Alison Mudditt
  • Oct 28, 2020
  • 18 Comments

Ask the Community (and Chefs): How Can We Achieve Equitable Participation in Open Research? – Part 2

In support of Open Access Week, we asked our community how we can achieve equitable participation in Open Research. Today, part 2. Come share your views!

  • By Ann Michael, Jasmine Wallace, Judy Luther
  • Oct 22, 2020
  • 0 Comments

Ask the Community (and Chefs): How Can We Achieve Equitable Participation in Open Research?

In support of Open Access Week, we asked our community how we can achieve equitable participation in Open Research. Part 1 today, Part 2 tomorrow. Come share your views!

  • By Ann Michael, Alison Mudditt, Haseeb Irfanullah
  • Oct 21, 2020
  • 2 Comments

Guest Post — Creative Commons in Court

Are US federal courts enforcing Creative Commons licenses? Yes, but not as copyright holders may hope.

  • By Melody Herr
  • Oct 14, 2020
  • 2 Comments

Preprints and Author Services: An Interview with Rachel Burley and Eugenie Regan

Springer Nature recently invested further in Research Square Company to become majority owner of this preprint and author services platform. Today, an interview with Rachel Burley and Eugenie Regan about what to expect.

  • By Roger C. Schonfeld
  • Oct 8, 2020
  • 12 Comments

Gaps in Academic Communication

Tao Tao looks at some surprising communication gaps in scholarly communication that hamper progress but also provide market opportunities.

  • By Tao Tao
  • Sep 16, 2020
  • 8 Comments

Articles Are the Fundamental Unit of Data Sharing

The FAIR principles answer the ‘How’ question for sharing research data, but we also need consensus on the ‘What’ question.

  • By Tim Vines
  • Sep 3, 2020
  • 22 Comments

Guest Post — What are Academic Book Publishers for? Part 1

What have academic book publishers been for? And what might they be for, in the future?

  • By Richard Fisher
  • Sep 1, 2020
  • 1 Comment

Guest Post — Assessing User Perceptions of an Open Access Subvention Fund

The results of a study on author perceptions of funding open access articles through a library subvention fund at Virginia Tech are analyzed.

  • By Gail McMillan, Leslie O’Brien, Edward F. Lener
  • Aug 31, 2020
  • 10 Comments

Sustainable Open Access – What’s Next? 

How can collective action models to support open access, like Subscribe to Open, be applied to academic publishing? An interview with Raym Crow.

  • By Ann Michael
  • Aug 27, 2020
  • 17 Comments
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