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Elsevier CEO Kumsal Bayazit Debuts at Charleston

Elsevier’s new CEO Kumsal Bayazit’s debuted in front of a librarian audience at last week’s Charleston Conference. Analysis from Roger Schonfeld.

  • By Roger C. Schonfeld
  • Nov 11, 2019
  • 8 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

Why Scholarly Societies Are Vitally Important to the Academic Ecosystem

Robert Harington suggests that despite the critical role of scholarly societies in publishing and academia, the sad reality is it is the big corporate publishers who win.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Oct 3, 2019
  • 15 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Guest Post: Plan S Version 2 and the Cost of Quality

EMBO’s Bernd Pulverer looks at the revised Plan S Implementation Guidelines.

  • By Bernd Pulverer
  • Jul 22, 2019
  • 8 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Guest Post — Rob Johnson on Shifting Relationship Dynamics and Imbalances in an Open Access World

In a preview for the SSP’s upcoming pre-conference at the UKSG Meeting, Nicola Poser interviews Rob Johnson about shifting relationship dynamics and imbalances in an open access world.

  • By Nicola Poser
  • Apr 3, 2019
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Plan S: What About Researchers?

In this article, Robert Harington implores Plan S leaders and funders to take researcher needs to heart.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Jan 14, 2019
  • 28 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

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