Props to the African Journal of Herpetology for criticizing its publisher, #TaylorAndFrancis, for setting an exorbitantly high #APC.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21564574.2024.2325359

"Indeed, African Journal of Herpetology APC is set by its publisher, Taylor & Francis, and is beyond the control of the Herpetological Association of Africa. The APC makes this the most expensive herpetology subject journal globally, resulting in potential authors seeking other venues for their work."

#Africa #APCs #SocietyJournals

Two journals from the European Sociological Association (#ESA) are leaving #TayloAndFrancis to become #DiamondOA at #MITPress (@themitpress).
https://mitpress.mit.edu/european-sociological-association-journals-european-societies-and-european-journal-of-cultural-and-political-sociology-move-to-diamond-open-access-at-the-mit-press/

The two journals "are the inaugural beneficiaries of the shift+OPEN program, an initiative by the MIT Press aimed at facilitating the transition of traditional journals to diamond open access."

#OpenAccess #SocietyJournals #SSH

#ScientificPublishing has gotten a bit slow since the pandemic, especially with the "big publishers" ... totally understandable, I haven't had the mental throughput to review as many papers lately. In my experience, #SocietyJournals have done a pretty good job.

I have a manuscript that's been in "needing an editor" limbo with a big publisher for about 2 months. I know it'll go quick once we get an editor and reviewers, but my postdoc is getting a little antsy.

@eseb and @sse_evolution are delighted to welcome @judithmank as incoming EiC of @EvolLetters in 2023!

Read about her fascinating work on sexual dimorphism and the relationships between genotypes and phenotypes here: http://ow.ly/BjX450LytYR

#evolution #ESEB #societyjournals