Hot Takes on the First Quarter of 21st Century Scholarly Publishing
Todd Carpenter looks back on the past quarter century of a digital revolution in scholarly publishing.
Building Bridges with the Manuscript Exchange Common Approach (MECA)
Manuscript Exchange Common Approach (MECA) committee members champion the benefits of standardizing the transfer of papers between journals.
Content Platform Migrations Cause Headaches. Can We Avoid Some of the Pain?
Libraries and individual subscribers to journals have seen the problems that can occur when a publication moved or was sold from one publisher to another. Perhaps there would be an editorial change, leading to delayed issues. Perhaps all the subscription […]
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?