A finance professor in Ireland, Brian Lucey, had 12 papers retracted from journals he edited by Elsevier, citing editorial conflicts, though Lucey disputes the grounds for retraction and highlights widespread similar practices in finance and economics publishing. The retractions, which involved highly cited articles, have sparked debate about editorial ethics and conflicts of interest in academic publishing.
More than 40 leading scientists have resigned from the editorial board of the science journal Neuroimage in protest at the "greed" of publishing giant Elsevier. The academics resigned after Elsevier refused to reduce publication charges, which they describe as "unethical" and bearing no relation to the costs involved. The resignations have been applauded by academics around the world, who hope it will start a rebellion against the huge profit margins in academic publishing. Elsevier, which claims to publish 25% of the world's scientific papers, reported a 10% increase in revenue to £2.9bn last year, with profit margins nearing 40%.
More than 40 editors have resigned from two leading neuroscience journals in protest against what the editors say are excessively high article-processing charges (APCs) set by the publisher Elsevier. The editors plan to start a new journal hosted by the non-profit publisher MIT Press. The decision to resign came about after many discussions among the editors, who say that the fees, which publishers use to cover publishing services and in some cases make money, are unethical.
Editors at NeuroImage, a top journal for imaging of the brain and spinal column, resigned en masse after publisher Elsevier refused to lower article publishing fees. The editors are starting their own journal, Imaging Neuroscience, with MIT Press. The new journal aims to replace NeuroImage as the top journal in the field, with lower publishing fees and a focus on open access. The departing editors and Elsevier have agreed for the departing editors to continue reviewing papers that have already been submitted.
The entire editorial boards of two leading neuroscience journals, NeuroImage and NeuroImage:Reports, resigned en masse on Monday over what they say are exorbitant article fees from their publisher, Elsevier. The group intends to launch a new nonprofit open-access journal called Imaging Neuroscience, “to replace NeuroImage as the top journal in our field,” according to a statement posted 17 April to Twitter by an account called Imaging Neuroscience EiC. Elsevier charges researchers a $3,450 article processing charge (APC) to publish their findings in NeuroImage and $1,800 to publish in NeuroImage:Reports, according to Elsevier’s website.
The editorial board of NeuroImage, a leading neuroscience journal published by Elsevier, has resigned over the publisher's decision to raise its open-access fees to $3,450. The editors have accused Elsevier of "pure greed" and have started a new non-profit journal, Imaging Neuroscience. The mass resignation highlights the high open-access charges levied by leading scientific journals, with Nature and Cell charging about £8,000. Elsevier has appointed an interim internal editorial team and said it values its editors highly.
