Eight Theses on Scholarly Communication – By Every Means Necessary
peter.suber's bookmarks 2024-07-27
Summary:
"3. More OA (as in quantity of articles) does not automatically qualify as progress, especially if it is the result of exploited labor. OA is increasingly used to further justify exploitation in the research and publication processes. More analysis is needed on the forthcoming demands the OSTP memo will make on labor.
4. Diamond remains the best available OA model. Its socialist flavor means it will remain marginal pending a radical reconfiguration in existing relations...."