<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Jon Tennat ieri a Taipei ha lanciato la campagna Unite4Education lanciando un Report su come Elsevier stia "mettendo a rischio" il futuro della ricerca (notate le due immagini molto significative...</div>
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<div class="gmail-message_center_left"><div class="gmail-featured_text_full"><p><em></em><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW25225632" lang="EN-GB"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW25225632"><em><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW246878208" lang="EN-GB"><span class="gmail-SpellingError gmail-SCXW246878208"></span></span></em> </span></span></p><p>It
is difficult to argue against the positions that research knowledge
should be a public good, and can also be of incredible use in fighting
against some of the larger problems that face our planet and society,
such as energy, food and water security, climate change, and access to
education.</p><p>In spite of this, most scholarly research still remains
firmly in the hands of a few private corporations, and is not being
used in the best interests of the public good. <span> </span></p><p><a href="https://eiie.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/eiwebsite/EU8GqJoyMllKmQohUwOg3MIBfqQtgnHKiUtrnh-RKeesIg?e=KavaFd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A recent report on behalf of Education International (EI)</a> focused on this issue in the context of the practices of one of the largest scholarly publishers, Elsevier.</p><p>Their
primary business model is based on exclusion and knowledge
discrimination, to the detriment of all but the wealthiest or most
academically privileged members of society. They are now becoming
increasingly powerful in the political domain, while simultaneously
commercialising many critical components of research infrastructure.</p><p>They
are also infamous in consistently gaining profit margins in the region
of 37%, much acquired from public expenditures, and also for vigorously
fighting against progress in the global Open Science movement.<span> </span></p><p>One
consequence of the control that Elsevier has in the scholarly
communication ecosystem, in particular through research evaluation
processes, is the constraints on academic freedoms, especially over
choice of publication venue.</p><p>As a direct impact of the ongoing
‘publish or perish’ culture, something perpetuated by Elsevier as well
as research institutes, academics themselves, and research funders,
academic working conditions have become competitively unhealthy.</p><p>Researchers
now typically engage in a range of ‘questionable research practices’ in
the hunt for the glory of publication, with such conditions leading to
mental health issues in a higher proportion than any other industry. <span> </span></p></div></div>
</div><div><a href="https://www.unite4education.org/global-response/elsevier-are-placing-the-future-of-scholarly-research-at-risk/?fbclid=IwAR10aRV-QsSWzmLtJAP4q0gNRf_10n388IRORuoB2HicikcXTCXOdnuvWI4"><br></a></div><div><a href="https://www.unite4education.org/global-response/elsevier-are-placing-the-future-of-scholarly-research-at-risk/?fbclid=IwAR10aRV-QsSWzmLtJAP4q0gNRf_10n388IRORuoB2HicikcXTCXOdnuvWI4">Elsevier are placing the future of scholarly research at risk</a></div>
</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div>Credo sia evidente la distanza siderale fra la consapevolezza che c'è sui meccanismi distorti del mercato della comunicazione scientifica e della valutazione che produce mostri fuori Italia e da noi: basta leggere la pagina di CRUI-CARE in cui tuttora si inneggia alla firma del contratto quinquennale con Elsevier per "
<em>L’accesso alla ricerca scientifica di qualità </em>
" [hanno mai letto Retraction Watch?] che prevede un pilota APC che di fatto istituzionalizza il double dipping: "
CRUI ed Elsevier hanno anche avviato un progetto pilota che incoraggia i
ricercatori italiani a pubblicare i propri articoli scientifici in open
access, a sostegno delle ambizioni di accesso aperto della CRUI"</div><div><a href="https://www.fondazionecrui.it/archivio-corsi-e-seminari/i-ricercatori-italiani-potranno-beneficiare-dellaccesso-continuo-al-database-sciencedirect-di-elsevier/">https://www.fondazionecrui.it/archivio-corsi-e-seminari/i-ricercatori-italiani-potranno-beneficiare-dellaccesso-continuo-al-database-sciencedirect-di-elsevier/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Siamo proprio fuori dal mondo.</div><div>Cari saluti</div><div>eg<br></div><div dir="ltr"><div></div><div><br></div><div><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">dr. Elena Giglia<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br>Unità di progetto Open Access<br>Direzione Ricerca e Terza Missione<br>Universita' degli Studi di Torino<br>tel. +39.011.670<b>.4191</b></span><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">Skype: egiglia<br></span></div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><a href="http://www.oa.unito.it" target="_blank">www.oa.unito.it </a><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><b>NOAD OpenAIRE Italy</b></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><a href="https://www.openaire.eu/" target="_blank">https://www.openaire.eu/</a></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><a href="mailto:noad-it@openaire.eu" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">noad-it@openaire.eu</a></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(103,78,167)"></span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>