The Exploitive Business Model of Academic Publishers Fuels Piracy
Author: Ernesto Van der Sar For many researchers, a publication in a high-impact academic journal is the holy grail. However, this goal comes at a price. Authors often have to sign over their copyrights to major publishers, who put the research behind a paywall. This model is detrimental to science, according to Sci-Hub founder Alexandra […]
Read moreBlogs selected for Week February 8 to February 14, 2021
1. Guest post — What should a conference cost? Author: Mark Carden In general, physical conferences in scholarly communications have been priced at anywhere from free to £900 per day, which represents a big range. For a non-subsidised well-curated event, a headline rate of around £400 per day (excluding various discounts on offer) seems to […]
Read moreBlogs selected for Week February 1 to February 7, 2021
1. Guest post — Unethical practices in research and publishing: evidence from Russia Author: Anna Abalkina Thousands of Russian scholars were happy to receive good news in 2020: their articles were accepted for publication in international journals. However, such joy can hardly be sustained because many of the papers were, in fact, published in predatory […]
Read moreBlogs selected for Week January 25 to January 31, 2021
1. Publishing philosophy open access without a particle collider Author: Bryan W. Roberts and David Teira Open Access often appears to be a monolithic concept, covering all fields of research and publication. However, in practice its application is to a large extent determined by the needs and resources available to different academic communities. In this […]
Read moreBlogs selected for Week January 18 to January 24, 2021
1. Innovating science and technology education Author: Dr. Geer Mohammad Ishaq Substantial progress in Science and Technology is the key to sustained development of any nation in the twenty first century. Keeping in view the contemporary developments in Science and Technology at the international level, Indian universities too need to enunciate a comprehensive policy framework […]
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