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This is a collection of links to information, opinion, activism, and other issues concerning the practices of research journal publishers (particularly in the mathematical sciences).  Further contributions are welcome.
This is a collection of links to information, opinion, activism, and other issues concerning the practices of research journal publishers (particularly in the mathematical sciences).  Further contributions are welcome.


== Pledges, boycotts, and petitions ==
 
== The cost of knowledge ==
 
[http://thecostofknowledge.com/ The cost of knowledge] is a web page at which one may register a protest against the practices of Elsevier by pledging not to submit a paper to an Elsevier journal, not to referee for an Elsevier journal, not to join an editorial board of an Elsevier journal, or some combination of the three.  This site was inspired by the following blog post:
 
* [http://gowers.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/elsevier-my-part-in-its-downfall/ Elsevier - my part in its downfall], Timothy Gowers, January 21, 2012.
 
There have since been many reactions to this protest from blogs and in the media:
 
* [http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3494340 Fields medalist Tim Gowers: Elsevier — my part in its downfall], Hacker News, January 21, 2012
* [http://www.reddit.com/r/math/comments/oqirf/one_mathematicians_stance_against_elsevier/ One mathematician's stance against Elsevier], Reddit, January 22, 2012.
* [http://gowers.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/elsevier-my-part-in-its-downfall/#comment-14679 A response by David Clark at Elsevier], January 23, 2012.
* [http://gowers.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/httpthecostofknowledge-com/  The cost of knowledge], Timothy Gowers, January 23, 2012.
* [http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3501561 The Cost of Knowledge: Researchers taking a stand against Elsevier], Hacker News, January 23, 2012.
* [http://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/ban-elsevier/ Ban Elsevier], John Baez, January 26, 2012.
* [http://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=891 Boycott Elsevier!], Scott Aaronson, January 26, 2012.
* [http://terrytao.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/the-cost-of-knowledge/ The cost of knowledge], Terence Tao, January 26, 2012.
* [http://dabacon.org/pontiff/?p=5982 Why boycott Elsevier?], Adam Harrow, January 27, 2012.
* [http://science.slashdot.org/story/12/01/27/1322234/scientists-organize-elsevier-boycott Scientists organize Elsevier boycott], Slashdot, January 27, 2012.
* [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/28/scientists_boycott_elsevier/ Blog blast births boffin boycott of publisher Elsevier], Iain Thomson, the Register, January 28, 2012.
* [http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2012/01/28/elseviers-publishing-model-might-be-about-to-go-up-in-smoke/ Elsevier's Publishing Model Might be About to Go Up in Smoke], Tim Worstall, Forbes, January 28, 2012.
* [http://cameroncounts.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/publishers-wars/ Publisher's wars], Peter Cameron, January 29, 2012.
* [http://www.metafilter.com/112178/Scientists-boycott-Elsevier Scientists boycott Elsevier], Metafilter, January 29, 2012.
* [http://gowers.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/whats-wrong-with-electronic-journals/ What's wrong with electronic journals], Tim Gowers, January 29, 2012.
* [http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/01/testify-the-open-science-movement-catches-fire/ Testify: The Open-Science Movement Catches Fire] David Dobbs, Wired, January 30, 2012.
* [http://sbseminar.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/thinking-about-elsevier-replacements/ Thinking about Elsevier replacements], David Speyer, January 30, 2012.
* [http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/elsevier-publishing-boycott-gathers-steam-among-academics/35216 Elsevier Publishing Boycott Gathers Steam Among Academics], Josh Fischman, The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 30, 2012.
* [http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120130/13030217589/will-academics-boycott-elsevier-be-tipping-point-open-access-another-embarrassing-flop.shtml Will Academics' Boycott Of Elsevier Be The Tipping Point For Open Access -- Or Another Embarrassing Flop?], Glyn Moody, Techdirt, January 31, 2012.
* [http://boingboing.net/2012/01/31/scientists-boycott-elsevier-ov.html Scientists and scholars boycott Elsevier over bad business practices and copyright maximalism], Cory Doctorow, Boingboing, January 31, 2012.
* [http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2012/01/publishing/petition-targeting-elseviers-business-practices-begins-to-snowball/ Petition Targeting Elsevier’s Business Practices Begins to Snowball], Michael Kelley, Library Journal, January 31, 2012.
* [http://www.thebookseller.com/news/academics-call-boycott-elsevier.html Academics call for boycott of Elsevier], Charlotte Williams, The Bookseller, January 31, 2012.
* [http://chronicle.com/article/As-Journal-Boycott-Grows/130600/ As Journal Boycott Grows, Elsevier Defends Its Practices], Josh Fischman, The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 31, 2012.
* [http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/01/researchers-boycott-publisher-will-they-embrace-instant-publishing.ars Researchers boycott publisher; will they embrace instant publishing?], John Timmer, Ars Technica, January 31, 2012.
** [http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/02/thousands-of-scientists-vow-to-b.html Thousands of Scientists Vow to Boycott Elsevier to Protest Journal Prices], Jop de Vrieze, Science Insider, February 1, 2012.
* [http://www.mmm-online.com/elsevier-begins-outreach-as-push-back-on-publisher-threatens-to-widen/article/225855/ Elsevier begins outreach as push-back on publisher threatens to widen], Deborah Weinstein, Medical Marketing & Media, February 1, 2012.
* [http://www.care2.com/causes/scientists-fight-for-open-access-for-their-research.html Scientists Fight For Open Access For Research], Kristina Chew, Care2, February 1, 2012.
 
 
 
== Other pledges, boycotts, and petitions ==


* [http://www.researchwithoutwalls.org/ Research Without Walls]
* [http://www.researchwithoutwalls.org/ Research Without Walls]
* [http://www.openaccesspledge.com/ Open Access Pledge]
* [http://www.openaccesspledge.com/ Open Access Pledge]
* [http://www-fourier.ujf-grenoble.fr/petitions/index.php?petition=3 Appel pour des négociations équilibrées avec les éditeurs de revues scientifiques] - a petition concerning the bundling and pricing practices of Springer
* [http://www-fourier.ujf-grenoble.fr/petitions/index.php?petition=3 Appel pour des négociations équilibrées avec les éditeurs de revues scientifiques] - a petition concerning the bundling and pricing practices of Springer
* [http://thecostofknowledge.com/ The Cost of Knowledge]
* [http://www.thepetitionsite.com/207/support-the-open-access-movement-stop-the-research-works-act/?cid=FB_TAF A petition to stop the Research Works Act]
* [http://www.thepetitionsite.com/207/support-the-open-access-movement-stop-the-research-works-act/?cid=FB_TAF A petition to stop the Research Works Act]


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** [http://www.connotea.org/tag/oa.pledges oa.pledges]


== Blog posts, letters, and opinion pieces ==
== Other blog posts, letters, and opinion pieces ==
* [http://math.berkeley.edu/~kirby/journals.html Comparative price of math journals], Rob Kirby, May 27, 1997.
* [http://math.berkeley.edu/~kirby/journals.html Comparative price of math journals], Rob Kirby, May 27, 1997.
** [http://math.berkeley.edu/~kirby/elsevier.html Open letter to Elsevier], Rob Kirby, December 30, 1997.
** [http://math.berkeley.edu/~kirby/elsevier.html Open letter to Elsevier], Rob Kirby, December 30, 1997.
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** [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/23/opinion/should-research-be-more-freely-available.html?_r=1 Should Research Be More Freely Available?], Jeffrey M. Drazen (Editor in Chief of The New England Journal of Medicine), Gene D. Sprouse (treasurer of [http://www.aps.org APS]), and Joseph W. Serene (publisher at [http://www.aps.org APS]), letters to the New York Times, January 23, 2012.
** [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/23/opinion/should-research-be-more-freely-available.html?_r=1 Should Research Be More Freely Available?], Jeffrey M. Drazen (Editor in Chief of The New England Journal of Medicine), Gene D. Sprouse (treasurer of [http://www.aps.org APS]), and Joseph W. Serene (publisher at [http://www.aps.org APS]), letters to the New York Times, January 23, 2012.
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/jan/16/academic-publishers-enemies-science?CMP=twt_fd Academic publishers have become the enemies of science], Mike Taylor, the Guardian, January 16, 2011.
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/jan/16/academic-publishers-enemies-science?CMP=twt_fd Academic publishers have become the enemies of science], Mike Taylor, the Guardian, January 16, 2011.
* [http://gowers.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/elsevier-my-part-in-its-downfall/ Elsevier - my part in its downfall], Timothy Gowers, January 21, 2012.
** [http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3494340 Fields medalist Tim Gowers: Elsevier — my part in its downfall], Hacker News, January 21, 2012
** [http://www.reddit.com/r/math/comments/oqirf/one_mathematicians_stance_against_elsevier/ One mathematician's stance against Elsevier], Reddit, January 22, 2012.
** [http://gowers.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/elsevier-my-part-in-its-downfall/#comment-14679 A response by David Clark at Elsevier], January 23, 2012.
** [http://dabacon.org/pontiff/?p=5982 Why boycott Elsevier?], Adam Harrow, January 27, 2012.
* [http://gowers.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/httpthecostofknowledge-com/  The cost of knowledge], Timothy Gowers, January 23, 2012.
** [http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3501561 The Cost of Knowledge: Researchers taking a stand against Elsevier], Hacker News, January 23, 2012.
** [http://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/ban-elsevier/ Ban Elsevier], John Baez, January 26, 2012.
** [http://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=891 Boycott Elsevier!], Scott Aaronson, January 26, 2012.
** [http://terrytao.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/the-cost-of-knowledge/ The cost of knowledge], Terence Tao, January 26, 2012.
** [http://science.slashdot.org/story/12/01/27/1322234/scientists-organize-elsevier-boycott Scientists organize Elsevier boycott], Slashdot, January 27, 2012.
** [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/28/scientists_boycott_elsevier/ Blog blast births boffin boycott of publisher Elsevier], Iain Thomson, the Register, January 28, 2012.
** [http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2012/01/28/elseviers-publishing-model-might-be-about-to-go-up-in-smoke/ Elsevier's Publishing Model Might be About to Go Up in Smoke], Tim Worstall, Forbes, January 28, 2012.
** [http://cameroncounts.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/publishers-wars/ Publisher's wars], Peter Cameron, January 29, 2012.
** [http://www.metafilter.com/112178/Scientists-boycott-Elsevier Scientists boycott Elsevier], Metafilter, January 29, 2012.
** [http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/01/testify-the-open-science-movement-catches-fire/ Testify: The Open-Science Movement Catches Fire] David Dobbs, Wired, January 30, 2012.
** [http://sbseminar.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/thinking-about-elsevier-replacements/ Thinking about Elsevier replacements], David Speyer, January 30, 2012.
** [http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/elsevier-publishing-boycott-gathers-steam-among-academics/35216 Elsevier Publishing Boycott Gathers Steam Among Academics], Josh Fischman, The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 30, 2012.
** [http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120130/13030217589/will-academics-boycott-elsevier-be-tipping-point-open-access-another-embarrassing-flop.shtml Will Academics' Boycott Of Elsevier Be The Tipping Point For Open Access -- Or Another Embarrassing Flop?], Glyn Moody, Techdirt, January 31, 2012.
** [http://boingboing.net/2012/01/31/scientists-boycott-elsevier-ov.html Scientists and scholars boycott Elsevier over bad business practices and copyright maximalism], Cory Doctorow, Boingboing, January 31, 2012.
** [http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2012/01/publishing/petition-targeting-elseviers-business-practices-begins-to-snowball/ Petition Targeting Elsevier’s Business Practices Begins to Snowball], Michael Kelley, Library Journal, January 31, 2012.
** [http://www.thebookseller.com/news/academics-call-boycott-elsevier.html Academics call for boycott of Elsevier], Charlotte Williams, The Bookseller, January 31, 2012.
** [http://chronicle.com/article/As-Journal-Boycott-Grows/130600/ As Journal Boycott Grows, Elsevier Defends Its Practices], Josh Fischman, The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 31, 2012.
** [http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/01/researchers-boycott-publisher-will-they-embrace-instant-publishing.ars Researchers boycott publisher; will they embrace instant publishing?], John Timmer, Ars Technica, January 31, 2012.
** [http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/02/thousands-of-scientists-vow-to-b.html Thousands of Scientists Vow to Boycott Elsevier to Protest Journal Prices], Jop de Vrieze, Science Insider, February 1, 2012.
** [http://www.mmm-online.com/elsevier-begins-outreach-as-push-back-on-publisher-threatens-to-widen/article/225855/ Elsevier begins outreach as push-back on publisher threatens to widen], Deborah Weinstein, Medical Marketing & Media, February 1, 2012.
** [http://www.care2.com/causes/scientists-fight-for-open-access-for-their-research.html Scientists Fight For Open Access For Research], Kristina Chew, Care2, February 1, 2012.
* [http://www.michaeleisen.org/blog/?p=873 Nature’s shiny sounding copout on open access], Michael Eisen, January 26, 2012.
* [http://www.michaeleisen.org/blog/?p=873 Nature’s shiny sounding copout on open access], Michael Eisen, January 26, 2012.
* [http://svpow.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/publishers-invent-a-whole-new-form-of-evil-suing-their-customers/ Publishers invent a whole new form of evil: suing their customers], Mike Taylor, SV-POW, January 27, 2012.
* [http://svpow.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/publishers-invent-a-whole-new-form-of-evil-suing-their-customers/ Publishers invent a whole new form of evil: suing their customers], Mike Taylor, SV-POW, January 27, 2012.
* [http://occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2012/01/28/why-i-chose-to-decline-an-invitation-to-review-by-elsevier/ Why I chose to decline an invitation to review by Elsevier], Stephen Curry, January 28, 2012.
* [http://occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2012/01/28/why-i-chose-to-decline-an-invitation-to-review-by-elsevier/ Why I chose to decline an invitation to review by Elsevier], Stephen Curry, January 28, 2012.
* [http://gowers.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/whats-wrong-with-electronic-journals/ What's wrong with electronic journals], Tim Gowers, January 29, 2012.
* [http://sbseminar.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/journals-and-the-arxiv/ Journals and the arXiv], Scott Morrison, February 1, 2012.
* [http://sbseminar.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/journals-and-the-arxiv/ Journals and the arXiv], Scott Morrison, February 1, 2012.


Revision as of 11:24, 2 February 2012

This is a collection of links to information, opinion, activism, and other issues concerning the practices of research journal publishers (particularly in the mathematical sciences). Further contributions are welcome.


The cost of knowledge

The cost of knowledge is a web page at which one may register a protest against the practices of Elsevier by pledging not to submit a paper to an Elsevier journal, not to referee for an Elsevier journal, not to join an editorial board of an Elsevier journal, or some combination of the three. This site was inspired by the following blog post:

There have since been many reactions to this protest from blogs and in the media:


Other pledges, boycotts, and petitions

Other blog posts, letters, and opinion pieces

Media

Other Information

Elsevier mathematics journals

This list is taken from here

  • Acta Mathematica Scientia
  • Advances in Applied Mathematics
  • Advances in Engineering Software
  • Advances in Mathematics
  • Annales de l'Institut Henri Poincaré (C) Analyse Non Linéaire
  • Annals of Pure & Applied Logic
  • Annual Reviews in Control
  • Applied & Computional Harmonic Analysis
  • Applied Mathematical Modelling
  • Applied Mathematics & Computation
  • Applied Mathematics Letters
  • Applied Numerical Mathematics
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Automatica
  • Biometric Technology Today
  • Biosystems
  • Bulletin des Sciences Mathématiques
  • Chaos, Solitons & Fractals
  • Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation
  • Comptes Rendus Mathematique
  • Computational Geometry
  • Computational Statistics & Data Analysis
  • Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • Computers & Mathematics with Applications
  • Control Engineering Practice
  • Differential Geometry and its Applications
  • Discrete Applied Mathematics
  • Discrete Mathematics
  • Discrete Optimization
  • Electronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics
  • Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science
  • Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements
  • Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence
  • European Journal of Combinatorics
  • European Journal of Operational Research
  • Expositiones Mathematicae
  • Finite Fields and their Applications
  • Fuzzy Sets and Systems
  • Historia Mathematica
  • Indagationes Mathematicae
  • Information Sciences
  • International Journal of Forecasting
  • International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics
  • Journal de Mathématiques Pures et Appliquées
  • Journal of Algebra
  • Journal of Algorithms
  • Journal of Applied Logic
  • Journal of Approximation Theory
  • Journal of Combinatorial Theory, series A
  • Journal of Combinatorial Theory, series B
  • Journal of Complexity
  • Journal of Computational & Applied Mathematics
  • Journal of Computer and System Sciences
  • Journal of Differential Equations
  • Journal of Discrete Algorithms
  • Journal of Econometrics
  • Journal of Functional Analysis
  • Journal of Geometry and Physics
  • Journal of Mathematical Analysis & Applications
  • Journal of Mathematical Economics
  • Journal of Multivariate Analysis
  • Journal of Number Theory
  • Journal of Process Control
  • Journal of Pure & Applied Algebra
  • Journal of Statistical Planning & Inference
  • Journal of the Franklin Institute
  • Journal of the Korean Statistical Society
  • Linear Algebra and its Applications
  • Mathematical and Computer Modelling
  • Mathematical Biosciences
  • Mathematical Social Science
  • Mathematics and Computers in Simulation
  • Neural Networks
  • Nonlinear Analysis
  • Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems
  • Nonlinear Analysis: Real world applications
  • Operations Research Letters
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
  • Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena
  • Simulation Modelling Practice & Theory
  • Statistical Methodology
  • Statistics and Probability Letters
  • Stochastic Processes and their Applications
  • Systems & Control Letters
  • Topology
  • Topology & its Applications

Open Access mathematics journals

  • This list is taken from the Directory of Open Access Journals (limited to peer-reviewed journals).
    • Perhaps someone could spell out or cut/paste the two DOAJ lists below, like the Elsevier list above.

Mathematics journal price tables

Top ten mathematics journals by volume list price

Title Publisher Price/volume Price/page
J. Math. Sci. (New York) Springer 9998 1.38
Theoret. Comput. Sci. Elsevier 6551 1.02
J. Math. Anal. Appl. Academic Press/Elsevier 6362 0.36
J. Algebra Academic Press/Elsevier 5736 0.51
Nonlinear Anal. Elsevier 5426 0.84
Discrete Math. Elsevier 5269 1.63
Appl. Math. Comput. Elsevier 5250 0.38
Math. Methods Appl. Sci. Wiley/Teubner 4995 2.09
Linear Algebra Appl. Elsevier 4885 0.94
Math. Nachr. Wiley/VCH Verlag 4795 2.58

Top ten mathematics journals by impact factor

Title Publisher Price/volume Price/page
Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. American Mathematical Society 418 0.64
Acta Mathematica Institut Mittag-Leffler 392 0.65
J. Amer. Math. Soc. American Mathematical Society 287 0.24
Comm. Pure Appl. Math. Wiley 3205 1.74
Inventiones Mathemat. Springer-Verlag 3232 1.21
Annals of Mathematics Princeton University Press 260 0.13
Advances in Mathematics Elsevier/Academic Press 3221 0.41
Mem. Amer. Math. Soc. American Mathematical Society N/A N/A
Commun. Contemp. Math. World Scientific 483 0.51
Geom. Func. Anal. Springer/Birkhauser 1185 0.88

Data is drawn from this set of 2007 journal price data and this list of 2000 ISI impact factors. All prices in US dollars.

Of course, there are many other ways to generate these sorts of tables; further contributions are welcome.

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