A more formal statement about mathematical publishing
A group of mathematicians have been putting together a statement that explains some of the background to, and reasons for, the Elsevier boycott. This statement, which has been signed by 34 mathematicians (we are confident that many more would be happy to endorse it, but we had to stop somewhere), is now ready for release. If you are interested in reading it, then…
No time for a post of my own this morning, as I'm off to the department to help with a UCAS admissions visit day. I'll take the opportunity, therefore, to point you towards mathematician Tim Gowers' excellent blog for an update on the Elsevier boycott (and related issues) that I posted about a while ago.
P.S. At times like this I'm so grateful Wordpress brought the "reblog" option back, although I'm not sure I like the new format...
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