Introduction The relationship between political administrations and the scientific community is always a complex dance, but under Donald Trump, it quickly turned into an aggressive, one-sided tango. For the world of scientific publishing, the impact wasn’t just about uncomfortable headlines. It was a deep, systemic threat to the bedrock of evidence-based research: funding, data access, … Read more
Introduction Discussing Donald Trump and the publishing industry is like watching a financial thriller with a side of constitutional drama. He’s been simultaneously a boon to book sales and a potential disaster for the bedrock principles that publishing stands on: free expression, open discourse, and a stable, predictable economic environment. The sheer volume of books … Read more
Introduction If you’re a scientist in the U.S. government who just lost access to one of the world’s leading scientific publishers, you might be wondering the same thing many others are now asking: Does Donald Trump hate scientific publishing? The Trump administration recently abruptly terminated a series of longstanding contracts between major U.S. federal agencies … Read more