Category Archives: Publishing

Scientometrics and OA

Three mathematics societies have issued a report on scientometrics, cautioning against overreliance on the impact factor. Scientometrics is a very relevant topic to open access: the potential impacts on tenure, funding, and the like seem never to be far from … Continue reading

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Re-discovering Florida’s literary legacy — or not

Out of curiosity, I went Googling for literary magazines published at my alma mater, the University of Florida. What I found: Subtropics, published by the English department, in print since 2006. In current publication. A few items from the current … Continue reading

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Mr. Thatcher, tear down this (pay)wall

From the Chronicle, via Open Access News: Sanford G. Thatcher, director of Penn State University Press and president of the Association of American University Presses, calls Harvard’s [open access] policy “shortsighted” because it might result in the loss of subscription … Continue reading

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Harvard faculty say yes to OA

Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences yesterday adopted a mandate for open access to the college’s peer-reviewed research publications. Already, there’s quibbling from others about whether the details of the policy are good or bad. But I want to … Continue reading

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Public access is law at the NIH: What’s next?

On Dec. 26, President Bush signed HR 2764, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, bringing into law a requirement for a mandatory public access policy for National Institutes of Health grantees. Peter Suber has (as usual!) been covering events at Open Access … Continue reading

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Author-owned scholarly journal cooperatives: a win-win situation?

Abstract: Rewarding authors and referees with ownership stakes in the journal could provide attractive incentives for individuals and rein in abusive publisher practices. Since becoming a freelancer, I’ve spent a fair amount of time looking for publications that might want … Continue reading

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