Sentiment — Comparisons
Examining faculty/researchers, consultants, librarians, and editorial folks — and exploring why two groups diverge
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Survey Results — Top Level
We like gatekeepers and peer-review, don't trust AI, aren't very bullish on OA, and think preprint servers need work
Song: “I’ve Been Everywhere”
Swapping toponyms makes for many versions of a song from the 1950s that's still being remade today.
Last Call for Survey Responses
Survey closes later today
A Dozen Quick Questions
Twelve questions (and one demographic question) to gauge sentiment
The Insurrection’s Latest Moves
The insurrection amps up — in many venues, with scholarly publishing's modeling others. And why gates and their keepers are to be respected.
Song: “Southern Accents”
Dolly Parton pays tribute to her friend, and delivers a powerhouse performance in the process.
OA’s Seedy Side — and TMs
Think that new OA publisher has nice offices? And are the bioRxiv and medRxiv brands trademarked?
Preprints & Investor Relations
Another day, another commercial exploitation of porous preprint platforms that denigrate peer-review
Preprint Backlash Hits eLife
Scientists call for the preprints "shortcut" to be closed, which means the eLife and Gates nonsense in particular