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Counting the Holes in the Swiss Cheese: “Read and Publish” Discovers America

The read-and-publish business model has been introduced to the U.S. by MIT and the Royal Society of Chemistry. It has implications for publishers, however, that must be studied carefully.

  • By Joseph Esposito
  • Jun 20, 2018
  • 23 Comments

Libraries Face a Future of Open Access

Libraries and legacy publishers are in an unholy embrace. They need not love each other to feel they should stick together.

  • By Joseph Esposito
  • May 23, 2018
  • 78 Comments

Openness and The Two Cultures

Robert Harington addresses openness, and the widening divisions in the “Two Cultures” — which C. P. Snow would likely be appalled to find are as apparent as they ever were.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Mar 21, 2018
  • 11 Comments

An Open Letter to the AAUP: Faculty Authors and “Full Freedom in Publication”

In 1940, the AAUP published a Statement on Academic Freedom. In 2018, it’s time for it to be updated–and some items clarified.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Mar 5, 2018
  • 48 Comments

Open Access Technology Options

Organizations launching open access journals have many choices to make. What are their technology options?

  • By Ann Michael
  • Feb 22, 2018
  • 16 Comments

Evaluating Open Access Programs

It often seems that it is taken for granted that open access will accelerate scientific discovery, but how would we evaluate this? Do we even know that it is true?

  • By Joseph Esposito
  • Feb 15, 2018
  • 56 Comments

The Wake-up Call — Looking Back at 2017, and Some Factors Affecting 2018

2017 may have been a watershed year for the Internet and its future. What did we learn? And what factors may shape 2018?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Dec 21, 2017
  • 21 Comments

ResearchGate: Publishers Take Formal Steps to Force Copyright Compliance

Robert Harington interviews James Milne, Chair of the newly formed Coalition for Responsible Sharing, on action being taken against ResearchGate.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Oct 6, 2017
  • 44 Comments

Science, Publishing and Government Bills: Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (FASTR)

Scholarly publishers are already doing much to make government funded research as free as possible as soon as it is published. Why do we need a law to enact what is already taking shape? Robert Harington suggests it comes down to politics.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Sep 20, 2017
  • 8 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

Elsevier Acquires bepress

In a move entirely consistent with its strategy to pivot beyond content licensing, Elsevier has acquired bepress, the institutional repository provider.

  • By Roger C. Schonfeld
  • Aug 2, 2017
  • 30 Comments

Are Open Access Journals Immune from Piracy?

There is little doubt that piracy of subscription or member-only access content is damaging to publishers and societies. Does the same hold true for open access journals? Angela Cochran explores some of the dangers piracy poses to open access content.

  • By Angela Cochran
  • Jun 6, 2017
  • 56 Comments

Diamond Open Access, Societies and Mission

In this article Robert Harington suggests that some society journal publishers may wish to consider moving their journal program to a Diamond open access (OA) model. Nice idea right, but easier said than done.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Jun 1, 2017
  • 21 Comments

Detours and Diversions — Do Open Access Publishers Face New Barriers?

Open access (OA) publishing seeks to eliminate paywalls for users. It has largely succeeded, but new diversions and distractions built into the commercial Internet may create new barriers that will be harder to deal with.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • May 31, 2017
  • 4 Comments

Open Access & Scholarly Communication: Defining Success

Is our objective for open access and scholarly communication to maximize public access to research outputs or to bend the cost curve for licensed e-resources? Definitions of success matter.

  • By Roger C. Schonfeld
  • May 23, 2017
  • 72 Comments
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