[Biblist] Smakar det så kostar det €9,500 (US $11,400) för att få publicera en oa-artikel i Nature

Från Forbes Last week, Nature journals unveiled their “landmark” open-access option. Nature journals will charge authors, starting in January 2021, up to €9,500 (nearly US $11,400) to make research papers free to read, as an alternative to subscription-only publishing. Scientists from around the world received this news with outrage and disappointment on social media. How does Nature’s diversity commitment square with their own fee options? Do elite, prestige journals actually care about equity and diversity? Is Nature, one of the largest and most profitable publishers, leading in addressing inequities and setting an example to other publishers? And what do scientists in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), people who are rarely consulted, think about Nature’s new policy? https://www.forbes.com/sites/madhukarpai/2020/11/30/how-prestige-journals-r… Ska vetenskaperna styras av pengar? Världen är orättvis, utom för dom rika Jan -- Jan Szczepański F.d Förste bibliotekarie och chef för f.d Avdelningen för humaniora, vid f.d. Centralbiblioteket, Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek E-post: Jan.Szczepanski63 at gmail.com