Introduction For decades, the dominant academic publishing ecosystem has been one where research, often funded by public money, is locked behind expensive subscription paywalls. This has fueled a crisis of access, disproportionately affecting institutions and scholars in the Global South and the public at large. Enter open access, a movement aiming to liberate research from … Read more
Introduction Plan S was launched in 2018 by a coalition of research funding organizations known as cOAlition S. The original mandate was to accelerate the transition to full and immediate open access for scholarly publications. It’s a bold, disruptive, and arguably long-overdue attempt to change how publicly funded research is disseminated fundamentally. For years, the … Read more
Introduction The question of whether open access, the movement advocating for free and immediate access to scholarly research, will eventually “die” can be one a provocative debate in academic publishing. It’s a bit like asking if the internet will die: the underlying technology and fundamental human desire for knowledge sharing aren’t going anywhere, but the … Read more
Introduction The early 2010s were a wild time in publishing. It felt like every week brought a new headline declaring the death of the printed book, suggesting that the digital-only future was not just coming, but had already arrived, ushering in the “ebook revolution.” Remember the days when the Amazon Kindle was the hottest new … Read more
Introduction Paris. Just the name conjures up images of intellectual salons, smoky cafés where literary giants debated, and the cobblestone streets that sheltered the “Lost Generation.” For centuries, the City of Light wasn’t just a geographical location. It was the epicenter of world literature, the undisputed publishing capital of the Francophone world, and a major … Read more