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…
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Jan Szczepański
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vid f.d. Centralbiblioteket, Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek
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