Join 21092 researchers that take a stand against #Elsevier at http://thecostofknowledge.com These are some of their objections:
1. Elsevier charges exorbitantly high prices for subscriptions to individual journals.
2. the only realistic option for many libraries is to agree to buy large "bundles"; Elsevier thus makes huge profits by exploiting the fact that some journals are essential.
3. Elsevier supports measures such as SOPA, PIPA that aim to restrict the free exchange of information.
#Elsevier finally (after 25 years) retracted the primary study concluding that #glyphosate is safe for humans. Glyphosate is the active ingredient in the #Roundup herbicide, manufactured by #Monsanto.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0273230099913715
h/t @civodul.
https://fediscience.org/@civodul@toot.aquilenet.fr/115661046263238211
Among the grounds for the retraction:
* "The article's conclusions鈥re solely based on unpublished studies from Monsanto."
* "Employees of Monsanto may have contributed to the writing of the article without proper acknowledgment as co-authors."
* "The authors may have received [undisclosed] financial compensation from Monsanto for their work on this article."
Remember that in 2020, the #Trump #EPA "relied almost entirely on #Monsanto studies" to conclude that Roundup was safe.
https://x.com/petersuber/status/1224039859272212480
In 2016, Monsanto made a show of sharing its research on glyphosate with the public. But instead of making it #OpenAccess, it put print copies in a room in Brussels, required registration to use the room, and then closed the room after two months.
https://web.archive.org/web/20190119214350/https://plus.google.com/+PeterSuber/posts/ioy1fVqaLy1
Two questions for follow up studies:
1. Why did Elsevier's 饾槞饾槮饾槰饾樁饾槶饾槩饾樀饾槹饾槼饾樅 饾槢饾槹饾樄饾槳饾槫饾槹饾槶饾槹饾槰饾樅 饾槩饾槸饾槬 饾槜饾槱饾槩饾槼饾槷饾槩饾槫饾槹饾槶饾槹饾槰饾樅 need 25 years to retract this piece of Monsanto advertising?
2. What harm did the article cause during the last 25 years?
Update. The French 饾槉饾槮饾槸饾樀饾槼饾槮 饾槸饾槩饾樀饾槳饾槹饾槸饾槩饾槶 饾槬饾槮 饾槶饾槩 饾槼饾槮饾槫饾槱饾槮饾槼饾槫饾槱饾槮 饾槾饾槫饾槳饾槮饾槸饾樀饾槳饾槯饾槳饾槻饾樁饾槮 ( #CNRS) is canceling the #WebOfScience and encouraging its affiliates to use #OpenAlex. It cancelled #Scopus last year.
https://www.cnrs.fr/en/update/cnrs-breaking-free-web-science
Leave it to @bert_hubert to remind us why the #EDIC and Digital Commons are important. I even heard @peertube and @Mastodon mentioned 馃敟
#Elsevier finally (after 25 years) retracted the primary study concluding that #glyphosate is safe for humans. Glyphosate is the active ingredient in the #Roundup herbicide, manufactured by #Monsanto.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0273230099913715
h/t @civodul.
https://fediscience.org/@civodul@toot.aquilenet.fr/115661046263238211
Among the grounds for the retraction:
* "The article's conclusions鈥re solely based on unpublished studies from Monsanto."
* "Employees of Monsanto may have contributed to the writing of the article without proper acknowledgment as co-authors."
* "The authors may have received [undisclosed] financial compensation from Monsanto for their work on this article."
Remember that in 2020, the #Trump #EPA "relied almost entirely on #Monsanto studies" to conclude that Roundup was safe.
https://x.com/petersuber/status/1224039859272212480
In 2016, Monsanto made a show of sharing its research on glyphosate with the public. But instead of making it #OpenAccess, it put print copies in a room in Brussels, required registration to use the room, and then closed the room after two months.
https://web.archive.org/web/20190119214350/https://plus.google.com/+PeterSuber/posts/ioy1fVqaLy1
Two questions for follow up studies:
1. Why did Elsevier's 饾槞饾槮饾槰饾樁饾槶饾槩饾樀饾槹饾槼饾樅 饾槢饾槹饾樄饾槳饾槫饾槹饾槶饾槹饾槰饾樅 饾槩饾槸饾槬 饾槜饾槱饾槩饾槼饾槷饾槩饾槫饾槹饾槶饾槹饾槰饾樅 need 25 years to retract this piece of Monsanto advertising?
2. What harm did the article cause during the last 25 years?
@neuralreckoning Yes. I have been sending them reports to complain about it. It also somehow coincides with the PDFs often not being available on their ( #Elsevier) websites.
I like to use the element zapper of my ad-blocking to make it disappear.. But obviously that's not enough.
Boycott Elsevier?
Update. The French 饾槉饾槮饾槸饾樀饾槼饾槮 饾槸饾槩饾樀饾槳饾槹饾槸饾槩饾槶 饾槬饾槮 饾槶饾槩 饾槼饾槮饾槫饾槱饾槮饾槼饾槫饾槱饾槮 饾槾饾槫饾槳饾槮饾槸饾樀饾槳饾槯饾槳饾槻饾樁饾槮 ( #CNRS) is canceling the #WebOfScience and encouraging its affiliates to use #OpenAlex. It cancelled #Scopus last year.
https://www.cnrs.fr/en/update/cnrs-breaking-free-web-science
As an #Academic, do you reject #Elsevier and other for-profit publishers? Do you think they should stop going in the way of free exchange of knowledge?
Or maybe you think Elsevier is not that bad and wonder why people are concerned with them?
In both cases, have a look at this list of researchers pledging to stop supporting Elsevier:
http://thecostofknowledge.com/index.php
And if you are convinced... add your name to the list :)
Quoting @djoerd for the link:
https://idf.social/@djoerd/115564353571445019
Trying to read a paper related to my research. I have access to it through my university's arrangements with the publisher, meaning that the uni pays (several 拢100k per year) for the access.
Publisher website ( #Elsevier): error "there was a problem providing the content you requested"
#Scihub website: here you go, read this PDF for free and with no hassle whatsoever
Edit: I wasn't sure that it was really paying "millions per year" so I looked it up. Couldn't find current numbers but I found this list from 10y ago saying most UK unis pay an average of ~拢800 000 per year just for Elsevier journals:
https://gowers.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/elsevier-journals-some-facts/
As an #Academic, do you reject #Elsevier and other for-profit publishers? Do you think they should stop going in the way of free exchange of knowledge?
Or maybe you think Elsevier is not that bad and wonder why people are concerned with them?
In both cases, have a look at this list of researchers pledging to stop supporting Elsevier:
http://thecostofknowledge.com/index.php
And if you are convinced... add your name to the list :)
Quoting @djoerd for the link:
https://idf.social/@djoerd/115564353571445019
Trying to read a paper related to my research. I have access to it through my university's arrangements with the publisher, meaning that the uni pays (several 拢100k per year) for the access.
Publisher website ( #Elsevier): error "there was a problem providing the content you requested"
#Scihub website: here you go, read this PDF for free and with no hassle whatsoever
Edit: I wasn't sure that it was really paying "millions per year" so I looked it up. Couldn't find current numbers but I found this list from 10y ago saying most UK unis pay an average of ~拢800 000 per year just for Elsevier journals:
https://gowers.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/elsevier-journals-some-facts/