Sicco de KnechtSo what about editor compensation?As open access Plan S draws closer editors start to re-evaluate the business case of academic publishing, and their role in it. In…Apr 11, 2019Apr 11, 2019
Sicco de Knecht“Elsevier is trying to co-opt the open space, and we shouldn’t let them”Should one of the major publishing houses be the sole involved private party in monitoring open science in Europe? No, according to…Jul 12, 2018Jul 12, 2018
Sicco de KnechtOpen Access negotiators prepare for a future without publishersGerard Meijer: “Our patience with the academic publishers has run out.”May 4, 2018May 4, 2018
Sicco de KnechtDutch universities are prepared for a ‘no deal’ in open access negotiationsA little under three years ago the Dutch universities and scientific publishers came to a deal. The open access deals of 2015, spanning a…Feb 1, 2018Feb 1, 2018
Sicco de Knecht“I am not going to waste my time trying to convince the sceptics.”Two years ago the team of Brian Nosek (University of Virginia) published their, now world-famous, replication study. The paper replicating…Aug 12, 2017Aug 12, 2017
Sicco de KnechtQuitting a PhD is a waste, for everyoneA recent Flemish study is the next in a long line of studies showing that doing a PhD comes with an outlandish risk of mental health…Jun 14, 20172Jun 14, 20172
Sicco de KnechtinHackerNoon.comHow Elsevier plans to sabotage Open AccessIt was a long and difficult road to get the major publishing houses to open up to open access, but in the end the Dutch universities got…Mar 25, 20172Mar 25, 20172