Analysis & counterpoints
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It’s time for a more objective view in regard to predatory academic publishing
Predatory journals lists can be biased and lacking rigor, so should be treated with the same degree of scrutiny as…
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Beliefism: why birds of a feather shouldn’t flock together
Surrounding yourself only with people who share similar beliefs to yours is called "beliefism" – it keeps us from making…
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The internet is worse than it used to be. How did we get here, and can we go back?
In the early days the internet was a free, egalitarian space for anyone. Now, commercial interests rule – but users…
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Open access to scholarly knowledge in the digital era: Conclusion
The way forward needs diverse understandings, supported by better communication.
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Open access to scholarly knowledge in the digital era (chapter 6.4): Toward open, sustainable research communities
Drawing on the example of the Modern Language Association, an approach to building an open future for scholarly communications.
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Open access to scholarly knowledge in the digital era (chapter 6.3): The future of learned societies in a world of open access
Learned societies can play an important role in the reshaping of scholarly communication for the twenty-first century.
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Open access to scholarly knowledge in the digital era (chapter 6.2): A developing region perspective on global open access
Latin America and other regions give hope to open access that will be more inclusive, sustainable, and diverse.
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Open access to scholarly knowledge in the digital era (chapter 6.1): The ethics of care in open-access publishing
How might academic publishing help to enable better forms of institutional life conducive to personal flourishing and the increase of…
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Significant new developments in open access to research findings
Australia's world-first open access model and the refreshed Gates Foundation Open Access Policy.
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Open access to scholarly knowledge in the digital era (section 6): Global communities
The last section of the series is dedicated to ideas of community and global community in scholarly communication paradigms.
