Democratizing digital journal publishing can fix serials crisis – Danielle Padula, Scholastica | Editage Insights

"The term 'serials crisis' has become synonymous with the increasing costs of academic journals. Researchers across the world are struggling to get and/or maintain access to research published in paywalled journals due to the high subscription costs. Is there a way to resolve this crisis? Scholastica, a peer review and open access publishing platform for academic journals, published a white paper on this issue titled 'Democratizing Academic Journals: Technology, Services, and Open Access.' In this interview, I converse with Danielle Padula, Community Development Coordinator at Scholastica. Danielle is responsible for managing Scholastica’s blog and social media activity. She also develops content for journal teams to help them understand best publication practices and for researchers to help them in their publication journey. In this interview, Danielle discusses the white paper in the context of the current academic publishing scenario. In addition to talking about the circumstances that led to the serials crisis, she shares her thoughts on what major stakeholders of science should do to manage this problem."