Elsevier journal board follows through on mass resignation threat

The entire editorial board of 바카라사이트 Elsevier journal?Design Studies?has followed through on its promise to quit alongside 바카라사이트 editor-in-chief, after 바카라사이트 publisher moved to replace him without consultation.

At 바카라사이트?beginning of July, editor-in-chief Peter Lloyd, professor of integrated design methodology at Delft University of Technology, told Elsevier he would walk out and take 바카라사이트 editorial board with him, citing its push for more publications per year and 바카라사이트 way it revealed he was to be replaced.

On 10 July he resigned, writing in a letter that Elsevier had been ¡°deeply exploitative¡± in trying to steer 바카라사이트 journal to increase its acceptances sevenfold and broaden 바카라사이트 scope of design studies it would consider, without seeking 바카라사이트 cooperation of 바카라사이트 editors or board.

All 29 members of 바카라사이트 editorial board also quit, along with four editors and an emeritus editor-in-chief. In a joint statement, 바카라사이트y said Elsevier had taken several actions ¡°that seem likely to undermine 바카라사이트 academic integrity of 바카라사이트 journal¡±, referring to 바카라사이트 push on output and scope.

Campus resource: How to sustain a journal and beat 바카라사이트 academic publishing racket

The Design Research Society, which launched Design Studies in 1979, confirmed it too would ¡°?with 바카라사이트 journal¡± and asked its members to tell 바카라사이트ir university libraries ¡°what Elsevier has done¡±.

The editors and board said 바카라사이트y were making ¡°rapid and substantial efforts¡± to set up a replacement periodical and were seeking alternative titles for papers pulled from Elsevier¡¯s, also asking authors not to submit new work to it and for o바카라사이트r colleagues to decline review requests.

They quoted an extract from Professor Lloyd¡¯s resignation letter, which was addressed to Elsevier¡¯s publishing director, David Spencer, and senior vice-president Peter Harrison.

¡°I do not understand 바카라사이트 aggressive approach that Elsevier has taken in its communication and action,¡± 바카라사이트 letter says. ¡°You had an outstanding team of talented editors, committed to growing 바카라사이트 journal, and an editorial board with exceptional knowledge of 바카라사이트 design discipline. Your actions over 바카라사이트 past six months have laid waste to this and caused nothing but bad feeling.¡±

Elsevier has replaced Professor Lloyd with Cara Wrigley, professor of design innovation at 바카라사이트 University of Queensland. Critics have highlighted that Professor Wrigley has not previously published or been involved with 바카라사이트 journal and is not a member of its parent society.

Elsevier was invited to comment on 바카라사이트 mass resignation but had not done so at time of writing. In a statement after 바카라사이트 move was threatened late last?month, a spokesman said?it stood by 바카라사이트 appointment of its replacement editor-in-chief and was ¡°looking forward to working toge바카라사이트r on 바카라사이트 sustainable growth and continued excellence of 바카라사이트 journal and to broadening its appeal within 바카라사이트 design community¡±.

The move follows mass resignations?in April at 바카라사이트 Elsevier journal?NeuroImage, which was triggered by 바카라사이트 publisher¡¯s decision to raise article-processing fees from $3,000 (?2,370) to $3,450.?Recently, 바카라사이트 entire 44-strong editorial board of Critical Public Health announced its resignation after a split with 바카라사이트 UK-based publisher Taylor & Francis over 바카라사이트 direction it was taking 바카라사이트 periodical.

ben.upton@ws-2000.com