tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5919517653892378810.post6821923240068428397..comments2023-10-20T07:52:16.424+00:00Comments on Journalology: Declaration of Pomposity, and a Declaration of War?Matt Hodgkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376788922895957748noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5919517653892378810.post-39988547399094084992007-02-15T09:30:00.000+00:002007-02-15T09:30:00.000+00:00Pomposity, perhaps! Although there are many recent...Pomposity, perhaps! Although there are many recent Brussels Declarations ("On Preventing and Combating<BR/>Trafficking in Human Beings", "On Asylum, Migration and Mobility" and even "On Assisted Dying"), this one from "the publishing industry" is actually very helpful for OA advocates.<BR/><BR/>The reason that I like it is that it represents a community agreement of what publishers believe about themselves and their role in scholarly communication. As such, it can be built upon, argued with and augmented to reach a common understanding between the publishing industry and the research industry.<BR/><BR/>I think that the principle fault with the document is not that it doesn't support OA, but that it makes researchers and scientists look like passive users of scholarly knowledge that is provided exclusively by the publishing industry. The logical consequence of that position is that anything that challenges the publishing status quo is a bad thing that will destroy society (see point 9).<BR/><BR/>I believe that this document needs to be recast to honestly reflect the partnership between scientists/scholars and publishers. The former provide the intellectual content and QA; the latter provide organisational and business support.Leslie Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16951479417243623642noreply@blogger.com