THE ISSUES

THE COST OF JOURNALS
Skyrocketing journal prices are bleeding library budgets and limiting access to research. Find out more...
COPYRIGHT
Scholars are losing control of their own work by signing over intellectual property rights. Find out more...
ACADEMIC PROMOTION ISSUES
Publishing a book is a virtual requirement for tenure in many humanities fields, but finding a monograph publisher has become increasingly difficult. In all fields, there is confusion and uncertainty about the prestige and impact of new forms of publishing, and concerns about the sheer quantity of research being published. Find out more...

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THE ISSUES COST OF JOURNALS COPYRIGHT ACADEMIC PROMOTION THE RESPONSE PUBLISHING MODELS WHAT the U of ILLINOIS IS DOING WHAT YOU CAN DO ARTICLE PLACEMENT SC NEWS LINKS	THE ISSUES THE COST OF JOURNALS Skyrocketing journal prices are bleeding library budgets and limiting access to research. Find out more... COPYRIGHT Scholars are losing control of their own work by signing over intellectual property rights. Find out more... ACADEMIC PROMOTION ISSUES Publishing a book is a virtual requirement for tenure in many humanities fields, but finding a monograph publisher has become increasingly difficult. In all fields, there is confusion and uncertainty about the prestige and impact of new forms of publishing, and concerns about the sheer quantity of research being published. Find out more...