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Are University Block Grants the Right Way to Fund Open Access Mandates?
While block grants may be a preferred way to disperse money to fund public access mandates, their actual use may cause problems for researchers and universities. Continue reading »
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Retractions Retraction — Did We “Overinterpret” or Did PLoS Editors “Overwrite”?
A flash mob of concern causes PLoS to reconsider a new policy on retractions. Continue reading »
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Quantifying OA Complexity
A recent attempt by SPARC and others to assess "How Open Is It?" shows how complex OA publishing is, but also fails to accurately represent the potential complexities in many areas. Continue reading »
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CC-Huh? Fundamental Confusions About the Role of Copyright and the Reuse of Data
A fundamental confusion between articles and data leads to a call for more CC licenses and less copyright. But why are data being closed down while articles are being opened up? Is there a fundamental...
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PLoS, Stakeholders, and Shareholders
PLoS has announced the departure of both its CEO and CFO, but has provided no explanation of what led to the management change. PLoS should explain the situation to all its shareholders. Continue...
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Turbulence at PLoS — Two Key Executives Leave in Apparent Haste, Chairman of...
More on the shake-up at PLoS -- how rare these types of departures are, why a board might make such a move, and how unsatisfactory every scenario but the most obvious becomes once you begin to run...
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CC-Bye Bye! Some Consequences of Unfettered Reproduction Rights Become Clearer
Authors should not be surprised when their open access articles show up in surprising places. Is it possible to embrace open access with some restrictions? Continue reading »
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The Rise and Fall of PLOS ONE’s Impact Factor (2012 = 3.730)
Are we witnessing the decline of the open access megajournal and a return to a discipline-based model of publishing? Continue reading »
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PLOS’ Bold Data Policy
PLOS has set a new policy, requiring authors to make all data behind their published results publicly available. This has been met with a great deal of controversy from the research community. Thoughts...
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This Just In from the 1990s — We’re Doomed, Doomed, Doomed, Sayeth the Editor...
A Silicon Valley journalist has seen open access and deemed it disruptive. He's 15+ years and scads of evidence behind the times, as we enter the post-disruption era. Continue reading →
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Driving Innovation: Finding the Balance Between Fair Reward and Profiteering
Vitriol may have obscured important points in a post last week. The growing business strategy of our era is to drive the cost of everyone else's product to zero in order to make more money from your...
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When Pragmatism Collides With Fundamentalism-PLOS Hikes Publication Fees
Why did such a small price increase arouse such a big reaction from open access advocates? Continue reading →
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PLOS ONE Shrinks by 11 Percent
Can PLOS exist without a mega-journal? Continue reading →
View ArticlePLOS Reports $1.7M Loss In 2016
After several high surplus years, a relatively small 2016 deficit will not sink PLOS. However, the trend over the past five years does not look encouraging, and 2017 looks no better. The post PLOS...
View ArticleIs PLOS Running Out Of Time? Financial Statements Suggest Urgency To Innovate
The publisher is committed to financial sustainability. How it achieves it is an open question. The post Is PLOS Running Out Of Time? Financial Statements Suggest Urgency To Innovate appeared first on...
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