Scholarly Communication Issues

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Scholarly Communication Issues

• What You Can Do

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Pay attention to the pricing policies of the
presses to whom you submit your papers.
Don't support known price gougers (e.g.,
Elsevier, Wiley).
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Sticker Shock
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Journal Prices vs. Inflation
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Pay attention to the forms you sign when you
submit your papers.
Don't sign away all your rights to your
scholarship.
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Investigate non-traditional publication venues.
There may be a better way to make your work
available to others.
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Traditional Publishing
peer review


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Institutional Repository
peer review

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Raise awareness in your professional
organizations.
Be a voice for change in your field.
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Talk to your colleagues worldwide.
They may not be aware of the problem or of how
they may be contributing to it.
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Be aware of the journal subscriptions at the
library.
Help librarians make the hard choices about what
to cancel.