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Germany Strikes Deal With Springer Nature

Research-intensive universities will see costs rise by up to 50 percent; teaching-oriented institutions will see costs slashed.

Questionable Rejection

Sociologist says journal dismissed her paper because she'd shared it elsewhere as a preprint -- even though the publication had a pro-preprint policy. How often does this happen?
Opinion

A Man of Many Words

Peter Martin's The Dictionary Wars: The American Fight Over the English Language shows Noah Webster as the sort of ideologue who's convinced he has a historical mission and carries himself accordingly, writes Scott McLemee.

‘The Missing Course’

Author discusses his new book on what they never taught you about college teaching.

Linking Liability

Sci-Hub, a repository for pirated research papers, is widely acknowledged to be illegal. But is sharing a link to the site illegal, too?
Opinion

As Above, So Below

Scott McLemee reviews a roundup of off-beat titles coming out this fall.
Opinion

Picking Up the Pieces

Cassandra O’Sullivan Sachar gives advice for moving forward after your manuscript is rejected.

‘The Assault on American Excellence’

Author discusses his new book, which is highly critical of American colleges.