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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

Guest Post — Why the “Who” of Peer Review is Important

Continuing our series of posts for Peer Review Week 2021, guest authors Matt Giampoala, Randy Townsend, and Paige Wooden of AGU share their efforts to improve reviewer and editorial board diversity.

  • By Matt Giampoala, Randy Townsend, Paige Wooden
  • Sep 22, 2021
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Editorial Independence and Journal Ownership in the Age of Open Science

The editorial board for the Journal of Informetrics declared checkmate when they resigned over Elsevier’s open access and open citations policies. Raising both practical and moral questions of journal ownership, the editors of Learning Publishing ask: What can this power move tell us about editorial ownership in the age of open science?

  • By Lettie Y. Conrad
  • Feb 12, 2019
  • 21 Comments

The Power of Community — Why Much of Scholarly Publishing Is Unlikely to Change Quickly

Journals as communication vehicles that bind communities of practice are still important and well-regarded, but there are external forces changing them and our industry, along with a rising level of neglect, which may mean a harder future for them than ever. What might we lose? And how does this explain why change is so slow in coming?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • May 12, 2016
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