"How Academic Science Gave Its Soul to the Publishing Industry" by Mark W. Neff

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How Academic Science Gave Its Soul to the Publishing Industry

ISSUES in Science and Technology (2020)

Mark W. Neff, Western Washington University

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Abstract

Self-governance of science was supposed to mean freedom of inquiry, but it also ended up serving the business model of scientific publishers while undermining the goals of science policy.

Keywords

higher education,
publishing,
science policy,
academic publishing

Disciplines

Education and
Higher Education

Publication Date

Winter 2020

Citation Information

Neff, Mark W. “How Academic Science Gave Its Soul to the Publishing Industry.” Issues in Science and Technology 36, no. 2 (Winter 2020): 35–43