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Platform must overcome cost and participation hurdles, but would benefit readers and researchers, experts say
If the best books aren’t REFable, UK research will appear artificially weak, say Heather Widdows, Fiona Macpherson and Simon Kirchin
Chapter of Sexual Misconduct in Academia was previously withdrawn after academic claimed he was identified
British Academy urges Research Excellence Framework leaders to pause open access plans as sector bodies highlight ‘crushing costs’
Editors and production staff say final offer is insufficient given recent inflation rises and publisher’s profits
A fixation on publishing in ‘academic comic books’ is subverting the values permeating business schools, conference hears
‘Excessively bureaucratic’ and ‘unaffordable’ rules on open access proposed for the next Research Excellence Framework should be discarded, say university executives
Months after Harvard Law Review rejected analysis of Gaza genocide allegation, Columbia’s version does the same
Researchers say emails suggest disapproval of social media posts on transgender issues contributed to rejections
Policy expert told he would have to cover publication fee himself post-retirement alleges ‘blatant age discrimination’
Survey indicates that researchers are poorly prepared for upcoming shift to free-to-read model
Global survey of peer reviewers reveals deep distrust towards ChatGPT, with some calling for a complete ban on its use in research and academia
These initiatives don’t demand extra funding, undervalue publisher input or create institutional or disciplinary divides, say Anthony Cond and Jane Bunker
Universities in countries that speak Dutch or German found to have higher research performance scores than those in Japan
Extra costs linked to proposed new Research Excellence Framework rules could send art history departments to the wall, warns Francesca Berry
Proposed changes to how scholars publish show little awareness of how they will profoundly reshape academic life, says David Lund
US’ biggest charitable foundation, with focus on global health, abandons APCs in favour of preprint repositories
Generative AI firms should stop ripping off publishers and instead work with them to enrich scholarship, says Oxford University Press’ David Clark
Poll of researchers finds little support for pulling scholarly papers of those found guilty of objectionable personal behaviour
Researchers say precariously employed academics will lose out if universities are required to stump up fees for open access
While critics decry ‘attack on academic freedom and integrity’, publisher says new blood prevents journal from becoming ‘insular’
Requiring OA publication would have left bookshops’ history sections narrower in scope and the preserve of a select few authors, says Rory Cormac
Editors express concern over dating of soil samples ‘not associated with manmade features’, but authors attack ‘unjust retraction of groundbreaking research’
Changing funding rules could shift the dial on open science, Australian paper argues
Swift clarification of exemption for mass-market books follows claims that REF open access requirements would destroy publishing opportunities for scholars
Extension of journal mandate to monographs designed to ‘make research more open and equitable’, but has historically been a source of controversy
London Book Fair discussion dominated by concern over large language models using published works without citations or remuneration to authors or publishing houses
Investigation follows publishing controversy that saw chapter detailing allegations withdrawn by Routledge
Deal ‘an important step in PeerJ’s evolution’, co-founders say
Jisc review finds UK ahead of global average on open access, but questions whether purportedly temporary measures are proving effective at driving change
Open peer review has ‘potential to be more thorough, inclusive and collegial’ than traditional journal-led route, funders and publishers say
Article on MeToo movement in Iran named researcher, who denies wrongdoing, as ‘serial abuser’
Power relations would be more equitable if all leading disciplinary journals and books were published in multiple languages, says Simon Marginson
The strange cases of scholars churning out several reviews a day are perplexing, given the lack of obvious rewards for such prodigious output
Scarce funding means only the library-driven Subscribe to Open scheme is viable outside the sciences, says Christina Lembrecht
Policy that has allowed universities to automatically charge students for course materials comes under threat from Biden administration
Partnership with Institute for Replication will support reproduction and replication attempts tied to papers published from 2023 onwards
The rise of open-access journals in response to initiatives such as Plan S has tightened the grip of big publishers on the scholarly publishing market, analysis claims
The British Library cyber-attack underlines that HE and research libraries’ technologies and policies put us at too much risk, says Fiona Greig
Scopus AI will be ‘valuable tool’ for researchers seeking to explore academic disciplines and study areas, says leading publisher
Both publishers and the editing firms they outsource to must seek informed consent to use academics’ IP, say Alan Blackwell and Zoe Swenson-Wright
Firm to axe a third of its workforce following ‘downturn’ in publishing trends
The nectar of power and prestige is sweet, but modern editors have to swallow an embittering volume of hard graft, too, says Adrian Furnham
While new database signals ‘ongoing endeavour’, dominance of existing subscription database unlikely to be challenged any time soon
Row at Journal of International Students spotlights challenges faced by periodicals that are free to publish in and read, and rely on volunteer labour
Prestigious publishing group will allow authors to incorporate AI-written text and figures into papers if technology use is acknowledged and explained
Publishers face being ‘mere service providers’ under new vision, but critics question whether global adoption of proposals will be any wider than their predecessors
Leading supplier of basic research funding says scientists complicate its accountability systems by routinely attributing publications to it
Academics could cooperate to decommercialise publishing so that all students have affordable access to reliable information, says Michael Wynn-Williams
Only offering discounts for publication in fully open access journals is limiting the options of researchers in lower-income countries, says Daniel Keirs
Increased scale of new German-Dutch imprint will speed transition to open access publishing and allow more investment in infrastructure
‘Astonishing demand’ to suspend book launch over claims that its essays ‘delegimitise trans people’ shows activists have been ‘emboldened’, say editors
Grouping the likes of Brazil or Argentina with much bigger spenders will only raise the barriers to publication even higher, say three researchers
Platform offers scholars a way of building a profile and livelihood away from universities, but what makes a successful Substacker, and is there really room for everyone?
Chapter withdrawn by Routledge after legal threats, with professor claiming that he had been identified, but denying wrongdoing
As scientists pursue groundbreaking discoveries for understanding the universe, ingrained publishing habits appear to leave students contending with outdated theories
Solution will see academic social network check rights information at point of upload and immediately determine how content can be shared
Editors claim voices of victims are being silenced as future of Routledge book on harassment in academia left in doubt
Listing all contributors would avoid damaging rows and properly reflect work of scholars, says elite European university group
Lengthy talks for opt-in read-and-publish deal, worth about €35 million a year, reached agreement as publisher warmed to open access and people involved in negotiations changed, consortium says
