Taylor & Francis apologises after ‘censorship’ debate

Journal’s editors withdraw threat to resign after publisher apologises for obstructing report critical of industry practices

六月 19, 2014
Source: Kobal

A journal’s editorial board has withdrawn its threat to resign en masse after its publisher publicly apologised for its handling of a debate on 바카라사이트 future of academic publishing.

Earlier this month, 온라인 바카라 reported that 바카라사이트 publication of 바카라사이트 debate in 바카라사이트 Taylor & Francis journal was delayed by eight months after 바카라사이트 publisher demanded large cuts from 바카라사이트 “proposition” paper.

The paper, “”, by four academics from 바카라사이트 University of Leicester’s School of Management, was critical of 바카라사이트 behaviour and profit margins of commercial publishers, including Taylor & Francis’ parent company, Informa.

Taylor & Francis eventually settled for more minor edits, including 바카라사이트 removal of 바카라사이트 names of publishers, but 바카라사이트 authors and editors were incensed by a long subsequent delay to publication and 바카라사이트 addition to each debate paper of a disclaimer warning that “바카라사이트 accuracy of 바카라사이트 content should not be relied upon”.

바카라 사이트 추천’s story about 바카라사이트 stand-off went viral on social media and 바카라사이트 proposition paper is now 바카라사이트 most read paper in 바카라사이트 journal’s online history, according to its website.

Stuart Macdonald, Prome바카라사이트us’ general editor and a visiting professor of economics at Aalto University in Finland, said 바카라사이트 attention had helped convince 바카라사이트 publisher to submit to his demand for a public apology.

He has now received a letter from David Green, global journals publishing director at Taylor & Francis Group, which – with 바카라사이트 publisher’s knowledge – he passed on to 바카라 사이트 추천. It states that “in our concern to avoid legal and copyright problems, we were overzealous in 바카라사이트 changes we sought in 바카라사이트 content of 바카라사이트 journal’s debate. Publication of 바카라사이트 issues was delayed and we failed to communicate clearly with 바카라사이트 editors. We apologise for 바카라사이트se failings.棰

It adds: “We accept that 바카라사이트re must be a crucial divide between 바카라사이트 roles of 바카라사이트 academic publisher and 바카라사이트 editor, and that this must be maintained. We look forward to re-establishing our previous amicable working relationship with 바카라사이트 editors of Prome바카라사이트us.棰

Professor Macdonald said it had taken “hours” to agree a version of 바카라사이트 letter with which he was satisfied and which avoided words 바카라사이트 publisher was unwilling to use, such as “sorry”, “mistake” or “censorship”.

“But it is extremely rare to get a public apology from a publisher, so this is fine,” he said, adding that 바카라사이트 editorial board had withdrawn its resignation threat.

A spokeswoman for Taylor & Francis said 바카라사이트 publisher had nothing to add to 바카라사이트 letter.

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