PEEER: Publishing for an Ethical and Equitable Environment in Research

Author: peeer

  • Reclaiming science publishing: problems, DAFNEE, and paths forward

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    Misaligned incentives in science publishing The economics of contemporary scientific publishing are increasingly misaligned with the interests of the research community. Many journals are owned by large commercial publishers that charge subscription fees and article processing charges (APCs) far above real publication costs, diverting public funds into private profit rather than research and teaching. At…

  • The Stockholm Declaration: a Call to Reform Academic Publishing

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    Science depends on honesty, but increasing career pressure is driving the rise of paywalls, predatory journals, and fake or heavily manipulated AI-generated papers from paper mills, all of which undermine academic freedom and integrity. The Stockholm Declaration (see Sciii – Science & Innovation Integrity and Sabel & Larhammar, 2025) is a call to action —…

  • Advancing diamond OA

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    Stanford University Press (SUP) — which has a long and storied history in book publishing — has branched out into journal publishing in association with the Public Knowledge Project (PKP). The initiative was developed in consultation with Standford Libraries’ Office of Scholarly Communications in response to the mounting burdens on the research community imposed by…

  • We need communities, not journals

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    The publication of scientific work is a cornerstone of scientific communication, but over the last century, scientific publishers have become increasingly involved with the scientific process, becoming central actors in deciding who can publish science, who can read science, and what excellent science is. Academic communities around the world have been negatively affected by this…

  • Navigating Scientific Publishing: Challenges and Paths Toward Equity

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    Current changes in scientific publishing are among the most radical in over 50 years, with the range of publishing options rapidly expanding. Publisher-owned journals often dominate the landscape, while rising Article Processing Charges (APCs) and surging Open Access (OA) threaten to leave authors and institutions with few affordable options. These changes increase inequity among institutions…