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‘Too greedy’: mass walkout at global science journal of publishing giant Elsevier over ‘unethical’ fees (www.theguardian.com)

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The entire academic board of the journal 'Neuroimage', including professors from Oxford University, King’s College London and Cardiff University resigned after Elsevier refused to reduce publication charges. Academics around the world have applauded what many hope is the start of a rebellion against the huge profit margins in academic publishing, which outstrip those made by Apple, Google and Amazon.

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[–] krnl386@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

Mindblowing! So much for advancing and protecting the interests of the field. It’s scary that some of these associations are also regulators!