Returning to and updating the shared processes, technologies, and standards for community-lead editorial management // LETTER FROM THE EDITORS

Scholarly publishing is evolving, and there is a need to understand and design and build new workflows and technology to support emerging publishing processes.

A recent development in publishing is the increased attention to accessibility. But this needs to be more than just making content accessible. The systems involved in the creation, development, production, and dissemination of the content need to be accessible as well.

The publication of experimental, digital work engenders different roles and relationalities, requiring “a kind of collaboration among authors, editors, and technical staff that is quite different from the traditional publishing process

How the "ABCs" of advanced digital solutions are making a difference in editorial workflows

Combining the goals of publishing a high-quality online journal while scaling small and keeping platform dependence at a minimum.

By working with specific scientific communities, PCI is decoupling peer review from publication to disseminate research faster and more equitably

Recognizing that the many facets of scholars’ identities as people has a direct impact on their professional lives, we identified the lack of peer review as a clear deterrent to building up digital scholarship in these underrepresented fields in digital humanities.

Based on meetings and surveys over the past few years, principles and plans are made to address challenges and meet needs of African communities.

By understanding how Chinese authors want to be communicated with, an integrated and automated publisher platform was developed to improve communication delivery and increase inclusivity.

The recent shift towards DEI-related values motivates technology providers to catch up and address the voids alongside key stakeholders, while facing cultural and technical challenges.

How does the essay jam both capture productive tensions in community-led, community-responsive publishing, and suggest future directions for structuring collaborative writing activities?

Preprint. You still need the “print” part, they will tell you. At this point, though, the “why” is less clear.

With a number of recommendations toward the commonification of open access

Republished with a new foreword

The dominant commercial models in scholarly publishing aren’t serving the academy or humanity well — extracting enormous profits from a mostly publicly-funded endeavor. But we have a window to stand up and support an alternative.

To respond to anger skillfully, we must first consider how network affordances contribute to lizard-brain reactivity.

To Secure the Tools We Need, We Need to Look Beyond “Media” and “Literacy”

Many open access publishing platforms are more like club memberships. What model would actually make publishing more accessible?

Bringing funding back to the community by focusing on mission alignment

A Manifesto Toward Moving Beyond Academic Imperialism

What can academics learn from the music industry?