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One index, two publishers and the global research economy

• walterbell 2y ago
  > there has been a ‘lack of detailed understanding among academics of the historical and economic forces at play in academic publishing’ Is there a parallel with software publishing? > the success of Elsevier and Pergamon during this period was largely thanks to Cold-War investments in science and technology. Relevant to current Cold War(s). > defines ‘surveillance publishing’ as ‘a business model that derives a substantial proportion of its revenue from prediction products, fuelled by data extracted from researcher behaviour’.. data flows generated by these indexes.. profit margins of around 40%. What do these products predict to support 40% margins? Are the prediction products being purchased by corporate R&D labs?