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The Future of Bioethics Publishing: Ethical Risks and Infrastructural Power @ WCB2026
Interested in Bioethics Commons? Register your interest and co-dream it with us (~3 min): https://survey.borant.eu/s/bioethics-commons-wcb Academic publishing is not a neutral vehicle for bioethical knowledge: it embeds implicit and explicit value assumptions that shape who can publish, how credit is assigned, and which voices become authoritative. Recent developments (multiple failures of OA transformative agreements, peer review…
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The phenomenon of ‘value extraction’ in Open Access
Background Open Access (OA) agreements were introduced to remove financial barriers to scientific dissemination and promote equity in knowledge access. As Article Processing Charges (APCs) have shifted from individual researchers to institutions, access to OA publishing has become an institutional asset, unevenly distributed across institutions, countries, and career stages. Purpose This article introduces and defines…
