This week we talk about the sociology and economics of academic journal publishing, the Elsevier boycott, and whether the journal system as we know it is necessary anymore. Our decision: everybody can just podcast everything from now on. Starting with….
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workmx — July 8, 2012
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Conor — September 9, 2013
Hey guys, enjoying the show so far!
In regards to Jon talking about the Elsevier boycott and an arxiv based resource for the social sciences - I researched around the area and found something like it.
Here's the link: http://www.academia.edu
I think it's a place where academics from most/all disciplines post their research and can follow each other. While it's not perfect (some papers link back to the actual journals) it's a start...
Cheers, keep up the good work.