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On 04.07.17 19:36, Wu Jianming wrote:<br>
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Dear colleagues,<br>
...<br>
I am wondering whether there is another way to spread good
ideas freely and efficiently, which, nontheless, is equally
recognized by the authority, just like journals.
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Good ideas (or bad ideas) can be published easily these days (e.g.
you can easily <a
href="https://www.frank-m-richter.de/freescienceblog/2017/02/24/what-should-what-do-i-do-with-my-draft-paper-hide-it-upload-to-academia-or-upload-to-zenodo/">upload
your paper to Academia or Zenodo</a>, at no cost), but for
professional recognition, one needs a well-organized social
mechanism.<br>
<br>
Scholars have not been well-organized in the past: As Stephen
Buranyi explains in a fascinating recent <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jun/27/profitable-business-scientific-publishing-bad-for-science">Guardian
article</a>, over decades they left the initiative to commercial
companies, who own the titles and who make huge profits (or waste
our money because of inefficient organization). If standard business
criteria were employed, then publishing a scholarly article would
cost between <a
href="http://bjoern.brembs.net/2016/12/should-public-institutions-not-be-choosing-the-lowest-responsible-bidder/">$100
and $500</a>, not $5000 as is currently the case.<br>
<br>
So how do we get out of the current predicament? I don't know, but
we first need to recognize that we are in a disastrous situation. <br>
<br>
Maybe we could have a typology journal that is published with a
model similar to that of Glossa (with optional fees, <a
href="https://www.openlibhums.org/journals/">supported by OLH</a>).
Maybe we could find a university that gives "<a
href="https://www.frank-m-richter.de/freescienceblog/2017/02/21/we-dont-need-open-access-but-scholar-owned-publication-brands/">tenure</a>"
to a typology journal, the way most universities give tenure to
researchers. Any ALT members out there with connections to
librarians who want to secure their future by moving into
publishing?<br>
<br>
In any event, using ALT's money for "publication" (in fact,
un-publication) behind a paywall is not sustainable in the longer
run, so we desperately need new good ideas.<br>
<br>
Best,<br>
Martin<br>
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Martin Haspelmath (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:haspelmath@shh.mpg.de">haspelmath@shh.mpg.de</a>)
Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
Kahlaische Strasse 10
D-07745 Jena
&
Leipzig University
IPF 141199
Nikolaistrasse 6-10
D-04109 Leipzig
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