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Preprints, Journals and Openness: Disentangling Goals and Incentives

Robert Harington discusses the value of preprints, the importance of peer review, research integrity and openness.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Apr 17, 2024
  • 5 Comments

Chefs de Cuisine: Perspectives from Publishing’s Top Table – Susan King

Robert Harington talks to Dr. Susan King of Rockefeller University Press (RUP), in this series of perspectives from some of Publishing’s leaders across the non-profit and for-profit sectors of our industry.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Apr 8, 2024
  • 0 Comments

The eLife Story Continues — Evasions Seem the Best We Can Expect

The continued silence from major funders involved in the eLife-PubMed Central scandal is creating a noise all its own.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Feb 28, 2013
  • 1 Comment

New Players, New Priorities — Part 2: The Problematic Role of Funders

Funders — corporate, governmental, and philanthropic — have different priorities, yet they are now reaching into scientific publishing, wearing OA as a glove that fits. This post explores the problems this is creating and might create if allowed to perpetuate.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Dec 11, 2012
  • 3 Comments

Recuse, Refuse, or Excuse — The Conflicts of Interest at the Heart of Funder-Backed Journals

Funder-sponsored journals raise important conflict of interest questions, and may be fundamentally untenable in an industry that requires independent third-party evaluation of research reports.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Oct 17, 2012
  • 39 Comments

eLife: Can a Top-Tier Journal Run Without Professional Help?

Can a new open access journal that relies on working scientists to oversee its review process compete with other top-tier journals that employ professional editors?

  • By Phil Davis
  • Dec 1, 2011
  • 17 Comments

Pondering the 5 W’s of Publication Funding – Who, What, When, Where, and Why

While all sustainable publishing requires funding, where the funding comes from, why it’s provided, who provides it, when it’s provided, and what they expect for it sheds some light on some key issues.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jun 30, 2011
  • 16 Comments

Top-Tier Open Access Journal Arrives with Fanfare, Few Details

A new open access journal announced with much fanfare, but with few details, no name and no business plan.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Jun 27, 2011
  • 26 Comments

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