Re: [GOAL] Is the staggeringly profitable business of scientific publishing bad for science?

http://www.stm-publishing.com/the-association-of-american-publishers-welcome s-major-judgment-against-sci-hub-pirate-site/ On June 21st, in the case of Elsevier vs. Sci-Hub, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled in favor of Elsevier to the tune of $15

Re: [GOAL] Is the staggeringly profitable business of scientific publishing bad for science?

I'd like to publicly commend Stephen Buranyi for this article. He spent a *lot*of time on it, and spent a whole day with me getting a historical and current perspective. Originally I think he hoped to give pointers for the future, but the story (rightly) mutated itself into Maxwell , which is

Re: [GOAL] Is the staggeringly profitable business of scientific publishing bad for science?

I ask that the industry consider whether or not SciHub activities could possibly be the work of one individual residing in Russia, or whether there is something more malicious taking place instead. I am not a conspiracy theorist, but it makes sense to me (and I have not heard any serious

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Re: [GOAL] Is the staggeringly profitable business of scientific publishing bad for science?

Indeed, great article. Building on this, a reflection: whatever one thinks of the ethics and legality of Elsevier's lawsuit against SciHub founder Alexandra Elbakyan, it appears to me that she has demonstrated that a Kazhakstani graduate student can provide the bulk of the important services

Re: [GOAL] Is the staggeringly profitable business of scientific publishing bad for science?

Indeed Eric, astonishingbackground story, almost all what you have to know about the publishing industry and very well written, Best Falk Von: Éric Archambault Gesendet: Dienstag, 27. Juni 2017 09:26 An: Global Open Access List (Successor of

Re: [GOAL] Is the staggeringly profitable business of scientific publishing bad for science?

Interesting, especially nostalgic. However, a good start re Elsevier became the story of Maxwell. Pity On June 27, 2017 8:22:08 AM GMT+01:00, "Éric Archambault" wrote: >Interesting article in the Guardian that spells out the role played by >Robert Maxwell