The Corruption of OA

Started with pristine idealism, OA has become more corrupt in some ways than we might want to acknowledge

Another Few for Tuesday

eLife fires Eisen, journals without regrets (or refunds), and a forgotten "flagship"

Song: “Amarillo By Morning”

Rodeos, FedEx, and space shuttles are just some of the connections around this great song.

DOAJ’s Financial Pickle

Expenses have been rising faster than revenues, so everyone is going to pay more

Grumpy Old Tech “Optimism”

Marc Andreesen releases a semi-coherent manifesto that reveals a mind that perhaps was never as wide-ranging as we'd assumed

More Eisen Drama for eLife

Michael Eisen falls victim to his Twitter/X impulses, and ignites an unnecessary controversy

Song: “I Won’t Back Down”

A song that made its writer nervous has become a source of inspiration for millions

Walking With the Predators

A paper exposing the practices of predatory publishers adds to an ineffective track record of such things — because we won't take action

AR Acquires Charleston

Annual Reviews acquires the Charleston Conference and related properties

A Head Rolls at Wiley

After taking sustained damage due to a flawed and expensive acquisition, Wiley ejects its CEO — and hints more leadership changes may be coming