With the big publishers such as @tandfnewsroom
with their Pledge to Open & @OxUniPress with their Commit to Open schemes now developing library funding models for #OpenAccess Monographs, for me there are still two big elephants in the room
https://t.co/LS2zYqyQFG
Interesting opinion piece in The Guardian
"The commercial stranglehold on academic publishing is doing considerable damage to our intellectual and scientific culture"
https://t.co/UNKSIwxUe4…
"...the takedowns dealt "a serious blow to lower-income families, people with disabilities, rural communities, and LGBTQ+ people, among many others," who may not have access to a local library or feel "safe accessing the information they need in public."
https://t.co/KzLVAib6xB
And here's another one
"We take this step because we believe that scholarly journals—including our own—serve important purposes, and that these purposes are not well-served by commercial publishing"
https://t.co/PDVsCAyWOB
Academic Journals Mass Editorial Resignations
So far in 2024, more to come I'll wager
▶️Theory and Society, Springer Nature
▶️Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley
▶️BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Springer Nature
▶️Gender, Work and Organization, Wiley,
▶️Syntax, Wiley
It was great to see our Trailblazers OA Monograph initiative featured in @UKSG eNews today. There is much more to come on this, too
https://t.co/bn3NdaCBp9