Elsevier: NeuroImage transition - all editors have resigned over the high publication fee, and are starting a new non-profit journal, Imaging Neuroscience

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Summary:

"Summary: NeuroImage has long been the leading journal focusing on imaging neuroscience, with both the highest impact factor and the largest number of papers published annually. NeuroImage’s editorial team has tried to convince Elsevier to reduce the publication fee from $3,450, as we believe large profit is unethical and unsustainable. Elsevier is unwilling to reduce the fee; therefore, with great regret, all editors (more than 40 academic editors) of NeuroImage and NeuroImage:Reports have resigned. We are starting a new non-profit Open Access journal, Imaging Neuroscience, intended to replace NeuroImage as our field’s leading journal...."

Link:

https://imaging-neuroscience.org/Announcement.pdf

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oa.resignations oa.neuro oa.journals oa.fees oa.declarations_of_independence nonprofit elsevier

Date tagged:

04/18/2023, 09:34

Date published:

04/18/2023, 05:34