Mass resignations of managing editors and entire editorial boards from scholarly journals aren’t new, but the frequency has picked up in recent years. Since 2023, editors of over 25 journals have resigned in protest over disputes with their publishing companies. One of the most recent examples is Mathematical Logic Quarterly, a Wiley journal, where editors stepped down, citing “unilateral decisions” by the publisher “that affected the editorial process.” In their resignation letter, the editors state: “We do not believe that Wiley is currently providing an environment that allows the editors to do their editorial work according to the standards of the academic community and free from the negative influence of commercial and profit-oriented interests”. The editors have launched a new diamond open-access journal, ZML: Zeitschrift für Mathematische Logik und Grundlagen der Mathematik, which does not charge fees to read or publish and aims to remain ‘free from any commercial or profit-oriented influence’. Its digital infrastructure is provided by Cambridge University Library and funded by support from members of the editorial board.

Read the full resignation letter and coverage on Retraction Watch: https://retractionwatch.com/2025/04/07/mathematical-logic-quarterly-mass-resignation-editorial-board-wiley/.