Another one bites the dust

Science of The Total Environment has been delisted by Web of Science. Scientific Reports is set to publish 45,000 articles this year, likely generating…

Dec 3 • 

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November 2025

Journalology #130: Societal impact

SDG research drives policy; 10 years of CRediT; Y chromosomes and retractions

Nov 26

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Journalology #129: O Captain! My Captain!

New cOAlition S strategy; highly cited researchers; AI quality control;

Nov 19 • 

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Amateur to professional

Journalology #128

Nov 12 • 

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OUP acquires Karger's long tail

Industry consolidation continues

Nov 9 • 

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Public-good curation

Journalology #127

Nov 2 • 

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2

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October 2025

Cureus loses its impact factor

Web of Science announces "Editorial De-listing"

Oct 28 • 

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Open access week 2025

Hello fellow journalologists,

Oct 26 • 

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The rise of China and the fall of open access

The theme of Open Access Week is "Who owns our knowledge?". The answer is increasingly likely to be "China".

Oct 24 • 

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Journalology rebooted

Journalology #125

Oct 20

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September 2025

Publishing integrity roundup

Journalology #124

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August 2025

August recap

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