GOAL list members: assistance with additional data (e.g. current academic
salaries in Egypt), peer review of part or all of this post, further developing
alternative scenarios for sponsoring partners in the final section, would be
welcome and helpful to the project of figuring out how to
Abstract
This post highlights two living models for inclusive, no-fee journals. One is a
global network of not-for-profit journals that are diverse in language and
content (the Global Media Journalnetwork). The other is an English language
journal with content that is global in scope (the
Dear Heather,
I agree with them to a great extent. Open Access and the arguments in its
favour were quickly focused on quanities and output (access rates, impact,
economic aspects), but not on qualitative aspects such as participation or free
speech. When it comes to participation, I am not
Thank you, Victor.
Internationally, there is a network called Scholars at Risk that provides the
kind of support Victor describes...
Information can be found here:
https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/
The University of Ottawa is involved and has hosted scholars at risk.
Direct sponsorship of open
