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The Fallacy of ‘Sound’ Science

“Sound methodology” suggests an ideal match to a scientific question that never quite exists. So why do some publishers use it?

  • By Phil Davis
  • Oct 27, 2016
  • 12 Comments

Scientific Reports On Track To Become Largest Journal In The World

Higher Impact Factor, faster publication, and weaker data availability policies may be drawing authors away from PLOS ONE.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Aug 23, 2016
  • 28 Comments

Flipping, not Flopping: Converting Subscription Journals to Open Access

In an increasingly open world, should more subscription journals be converted to OA? And if so, why, how, and when?

  • By Alice Meadows
  • Mar 4, 2015
  • 6 Comments

How Much Does It Cost eLife to Publish an Article?

Adding to the discussion of APCs, eLife’s financials suggest that being competitive with some major journals means the journal is expensive to run.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Aug 18, 2014
  • 36 Comments

Strategic Thinking Exercise — Who Is Positioned to Keep Gold Open Access Growing?

It’s unclear who in the academic world has any incentive to pay for Gold OA publishing, especially as embargoes satisfy nearly everyone and cost next to nothing.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Apr 29, 2014
  • 58 Comments

Can Mega-journals Maintain Boundaries When They and Their Customers Align on "Publish or Perish"?

The “publish or perish” culture has created a major mega-journal. But are its boundaries and standards built properly to avoid becoming an enabler of that culture?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jan 29, 2014
  • 18 Comments

History as Caution — When Paid Scientific Articles Were Legally Considered "Advertisements"

A strange trip down memory lane, when scientific articles funded by page charges were considered advertisements. Are we entering another era of “articles as advertising,” only this time without any limitations?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jan 9, 2014
  • 7 Comments

Not the Answer — An Academic Carefully Assesses the Arguments for Open Access

A long, thoughtful essay by a UK academic contemplating open access merits attention, for obvious and subtle reasons.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Nov 5, 2013
  • 88 Comments

Rolling Back Gold Open Access in the UK

The UK government’s Business, Innovation and Skills Committee issued a report this week that offers a harsh rebuke to the RCUK’s proposed plans to drive the adoption of Open Access (OA) publishing in scholarly journals.

  • By David Crotty
  • Sep 11, 2013
  • 91 Comments

The Conversations We're Not Having — Overcoming Uncertainty, Chilling Effects, and Open Access Complacency

While open access remains a hot topic in our industry, we may not be discussing the most difficult aspects. Worse, OA proponents themselves may not be answering some of the questions that are now arising as a broader swath of academics, scientists, and administrators become aware of OA.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Sep 9, 2013
  • 49 Comments

DOAJ in Transition — Interview with Lars Bjørnshauge, Managing Editor

Lars Bjørnshauge talks about where the DOAJ is going.

  • By David Wojick
  • Jun 20, 2013
  • 7 Comments

OSTP Public Access Memo Deadlines Loom Over Us

The OSTP access memorandum has led to hearings this month. Be sure to contribute and observe.

  • By David Wojick
  • May 6, 2013
  • 3 Comments

Convenience versus Community — Is a Deeper Question Hiding Behind the Façade of the Access Debates?

While the access debates have dominated, another debate has been emerging, one that perhaps has greater significance in the long run.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • May 2, 2013
  • 17 Comments

Gold for Gold — Royal Society of Chemistry Uses OA as Incentive to Sell "Big Deal" Site Licenses

A clever way to sell institutional site licenses and Gold OA together helps one publisher find the fulcrum amidst uncertainty.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Apr 11, 2013
  • 4 Comments

Whoops! Are Some Current Open Access Mandates Backfiring on the Intended Beneficiaries?

OA mandates like the RCUK mandate seem to have aspects that actually put the burdens of OA on the academics, universities, taxpayers, and scientists they were meant to help.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Mar 12, 2013
  • 31 Comments
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