PEEER: Publishing for an Ethical and Equitable Environment in Research

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  • Two problems with scientific conferences

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    Akin to the problems in scientific publishing driven by the ever-increasing influence of for-profit publishers since the 1950s and particularly emphasized in the past two decades, problems are also becoming clearer in the organization of scientific conferences. The consequences have potential to be similarly severe, given the central role of societies and annual meetings, alongside…

  • Rising editorial resignations underscore disputes over academic independence

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    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…

  • Swiss universities discontinue negotiations with Wiley

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    The universities in Switzerland (swissuniversities) were in negotiations with Wiley for almost a year to establish a good Read & Publish agreement at a fair price. After swissuniversities submitted a compromise offer, which was not accepted by Wiley, the negotiations were discontinued in March 2025. swissuniversities’ announcement of the “no-deal situation” can be read at https://www.swissuniversities.ch/en/topics/open-science/publisher-negotiations/wiley.…

  • Publishing is becoming untenable: Can Community-led Open Access provide a solution?

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    A cross-disciplinary group of library staff, researchers, and academic administrative faculty, from early career to full professors and senior professionals, gathered at Universität Zürich (UZH), Switzerland, on 20th February, 2025, to discuss challenges and opportunities in scientific publishing. Bringing their diverse perspectives, and centered on emerging topics in open science, a panel and audience were…

  • Survey: Attitudes to scientific publishing

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    Interested to share the challenges you face when publishing? For more information and a survey link go to https://biogeographynews.org/2025/03/06/understanding-attitudes-toward-the-current-publishing-landscape/ Survey will take ~15 mins to complete. Please respond by 28 March 2025.