No Open Access Today, Anthropology: On the latest AAA-Wiley Announcement | anthro{dendum}

peter.suber's bookmarks 2022-06-16

Summary:

"After years of back and forth, it seemed that the AAA was finally going to make the shift to Open Access. But, the cheering didn’t last long. According to the recent announcement from the AAA, the move to open access is going to wait a bit longer (again). Why? Because the association has, once again, decided to continue its partnership with Wiley-Blackwell....

So they took a year, got input from many sources, including the Publishing Futures Committee and the Executive Board, drafted an RFP for potential publishers, and then evaluated those proposals. The result? According to AAA Executive Director Ed Liebow, “Wiley best aligned with the core values of the AAA’s publishing program – quality, breadth, accessibility, equity, and sustainability.”

It is completely unclear how that decision was actually made. ..."

 

Link:

https://anthrodendum.org/2022/06/15/no-open-access-today-anthropology-on-the-latest-aaa-wiley-announcement/

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oa.new oa.aaa oa.societies oa.anthropology oa.wiley oa.negative oa.ssh oa.ssh

Date tagged:

06/16/2022, 16:03

Date published:

06/16/2022, 12:07