MCP___ @mcp_@qoto.org

Society publishers: Preserve your independence!

New study: "Self-published societies have achieved sustained growth in their revenues from publishing while societies with publishing partners have seen a significant decline. For…societies with the means & the will to publish journals in their own right, this study provides compelling evidence for retaining, or even reclaiming, their independence."
https://zenodo.org/records/10933141

#LearnedSocieties #Nonprofit #ScholarlySocieties #SocietyPublishers

Sentirete e leggerete sempre più spesso la guerra dipinta con termini come “pace”, “libertà”, “difesa”, “sicurezza”, “resistenza”. Sono le veline del militarismo, quelle che circolano a Mosca come a Washington, per due imperialismi speculari pronti a usare altri popoli come carne da cannone. E nascondono malissimo l’odore di sangue, lacrime e merda caratteristico di ogni guerra, l’odore che producono le bestie quando sono accecate da odio e paura. Ma voi non fatevi ingannare, e disertate!

Rank hypocrisy – how universities betray their promises on responsible research assessment https://wonkhe.com/blogs/rank-hypocrisy-how-universities-betray-their-promises-on-responsible-research-assessment/

"We are currently in the crazy position where, as part of their DORA commitments, ancient universities make strong promises not to use any metric without being explicit about its limitations on one part of their website, while on another, they unreservedly boast about their performance in commercial rankings to prospective students"

[News] Persino l'esperto militare americano #Luttwak è stato bandito in #Ucraina per il suo sostegno ai plebisciti in #Donbass per far terminare la #guerra - news@peacelink.it
https://lists.peacelink.it/news/2024/03/msg00039.html