Two recently published articles by Cabells highlight the problems facing scholarly publishing. Their author, Simon Linacre, summarizes the articles and explains why publishing services are likely to see an increase in demand Why do people go to a coffee shop? These institutions seem to have been doing a roaring trade in recent years, fueling the … Continue reading Not all black and white
FTC’s victory will educate, but will it deter?
Word of the Federal Trade Commission’s $50 million court judgment against OMICS International and its owner, Srinubabu Gedela, has reached all corners of the academic community. While there is no question this is a step in the right direction, there is little reason to believe this will do much to slow the growing problem of … Continue reading FTC’s victory will educate, but will it deter?
Two worlds collide
Two events this week in the UK have little in common at first glance, aside from the fact that the Cabells team are attending both of them. In his latest post, Simon Linacre compares and contrasts #UKSG2019 and #ICAM2019 in order to tease out how such events can remain relevant in today’s changing scholarly environment. … Continue reading Two worlds collide