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Focusing on Value — 102 Things Journal Publishers Do (2018 Update)

In this update, the focus shifts to the value journal publishers offer, and who benefits.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Feb 6, 2018
  • 14 Comments

A View from the Outside — Trends and Challenges Consultants See in Scholarly Publishing

Input from more than a dozen consultants portrays an industry struggling to adapt to a dramatically different and rapidly changing information economy.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Dec 6, 2017
  • 5 Comments

Book Review: “The New Analog” by Damon Krukowski

Is “signal” meaningful in the absence of “noise”? Damon Krukowski asks what important things have been lost in our transition from analog to digital media in his book, “The New Analog”.

  • By David Crotty
  • Nov 14, 2017
  • 2 Comments

Book Review — “World Without Mind,” by Franklin Foer

Franklin Foer’s new book is a bracing account of the current information economy, the monopolies and motivations at its heart, and the weakening of democratized knowledge.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Oct 30, 2017
  • 5 Comments

Support Science by Publishing in Scientific Society Journals

While few will disagree with their motives, the authors provide no roadmap for scientific societies. It may be time to learn from the successes of commercial rivals.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Oct 2, 2017
  • 4 Comments

Why Books Will Always Matter

An inspirational talk by the National Book Foundation’s Lisa Lucas.

  • By David Crotty
  • Sep 22, 2017
  • 3 Comments

A Confusion of Journals — What Is PubMed Now?

PubMed is found to contain predatory journals and publishers, likely reflecting a long-term and broader problem, which only adds to the confusion about what exactly PubMed represents at this point.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Sep 7, 2017
  • 26 Comments

Book Review: Printer’s Error: Irreverent Stories From Book History

Robert Harington reviews a delightful new book that reminds you of how delightful our publishing world can be. Printer’s Error: Irreverent Stories From Publishing History by Rebecca Romney and J. P. Romney.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Aug 14, 2017
  • 7 Comments

Trouble at Hand — How Mobile Devices Perpetuate Weak Business Models

The rise of mobile is cementing business model expectations and driving new monopolies, but the ethics, incentives, and consequences of these models need to be considered.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jul 24, 2017
  • 20 Comments

Independence Lost — Taxpayer Funding and Information Access Take a Dark Turn

We once assumed taxpayer-funding meant information availability. The new US government is now actively hiding scientific data, imperiling our understanding of the world.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jun 30, 2017
  • 8 Comments

Updating Asimov — How Do We Regain Control In the Digital Age?

Algorithms behave in ways even their creators can’t understand, yet they dominate how we share and see information. Do we need a “Three Laws for Algorithms”?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • May 10, 2017
  • 14 Comments

The Art of the Beall

After deleting his predatory publishing list, librarian Jeffrey Beall reemerges into the spotlight with a self-published book about art forgeries.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Apr 1, 2017
  • 6 Comments

The Tincture of Time — Should Journals Return to Slower Publishing Practices?

Most journals have adopted rapid publication processes, but with the rise of preprint servers and new trends among readers, maybe they can return to a slower, more considered pace.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Mar 28, 2017
  • 23 Comments

Ebooks, Innovation, and the Rebel Within

In every publishing organization you need a rebel. Robert Harington talks with Peter Krautzberger, project lead for MathJax and rebel, about his views on Web publishing, ebooks and mathematics.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Mar 23, 2017
  • 15 Comments

Collision Course — Why Are Funders Straying from Their Lane?

Funders have shifted their focus, and are funding, investing in, or launching initiatives that compete with publishers and constrain researchers. What changed?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Mar 13, 2017
  • 27 Comments
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