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   band@octodon.social's status on Friday, 01-Dec-2023 00:15:21 JST band

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   • Björn Brembs

   @brembs and they are societies whose desire to share their thoughts and learning is a distant third, or maybe it is just a distant notion (and thanks for your ongoing open access efforts)

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     Björn Brembs (brembs@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 01-Dec-2023 00:15:22 JST Björn Brembs

     Maybe scholarly societies have taken the instruction to follow the money too literally? There now are societies that make 83% of their nearly $700 million in revenue from publishing (American Chemical Society). Or 88% of $130 million (American Psychological Association). Or 91% of $5 million (Biochemical Society). In essence, societies like these (there are hundreds predominantly in STEM subjects) are publishers first and societies second.

     https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2023/11/30/the-fediverse-is-an-opportunity-learned-societies-cant-ignore/

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