[LINK] Open publishing strike - editorial board resigns

[Janet Hawtin]

On 5 April 2013 10:24, Tom Worthington <tom.worthington at tomw.net.au> wrote:

> On 01/04/13 12:54, Nick Ross wrote:
> > I can't believe that authors wouldn't spend a bit of effort
> > publishing their own work so that it can be free. ...
>
> Believe it. Most academics are indoctrinated during their training to
> publish in prestigious journals and have their books published by
> prestigious (ie: expensive) publishers. Most academic librarians are
> complicit in this arrangement, acting as unpaid marketers for the
> commercial publishers.
>

I heard that some academic organisations are funded in relation to their
publication in specific kinds of journals.
If true this would mean that funding specifies the brand and mode of
publishing which is counter intuitive if it is not prioritising open access
imho. If true it would be nice to change the criteria for funding so that
there are more opportunities for people to learn from and reuse the
research.