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New study: "Current levels of implementation of #transformative agreements is insufficient to bring about a large-scale transition to full #OpenAccess."
doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00348

Reminder from the Budapest Open Access Initiative 20th anniversary statement, section 4.6: "Paying #APCs at hybrid journals [through these agreements] pays the journals to stay hybrid. It pays them to resist the conversion to full #OA that many institutions intend and predict when they enter the agreements."
budapestopenaccessinitiative.o

New study: "Our analysis demonstrates that research institutions seem to be ‘trapped’ in #transformative agreements [aka #ReadAndPublish agreements]. Instead of being a bridge towards a fully #OpenAccess world, academia is stuck in the #hybrid system."
cwts.nl/seminars/announcements

Reminder from the Budapest Open Access Initiative 20th anniversary statement, section 4.6: "Journals covered by [transformative or read-and-publish] agreements are…hybrid journals…Paying #APCs at hybrid journals [through these agreements] pays the journals to stay hybrid. It pays them to resist the conversion to full #OA that many institutions intend and predict when they enter the agreements."
budapestopenaccessinitiative.o

astrologybylauren.com/new-blog

#Astrology
The #Transformative Powers that Be

..."This is a a very occult and mystical time of year. In addition to preparing hearth and home, we are also asked to turn within to do our own inner work. Scorpio is a sign of transitions and endings, and so we honor and pay respects to the dearly departed, sending them off to the other realms This is a time of letting go, of releasing, not only those who had passed, but to also confront our own mortality, as a natural "...

Astrology By LaurenThe Transformative Powers that Be — Astrology By LaurenAs we dive deep into Scorpio season, this magical time of year, we are met with some interesting denizens of the deep. Some of these may be the usual wraiths and demons that roam the earth this time of year. But there is even more here, what with Mars opposing Pluto in the very last degree of Capric

medscape.com/viewarticle/trans

A #Transformative #Rx for #Burnout, #Grief, and #Illness: #Dance
Eric Spitznagel

..."In recent years, doctors and nurses across the country, from Los Angeles, California, to Atlanta, Georgia; from TikTok's "Dancing Nurse," Cindy Jones, to Max Chiu, Nebraska's breakdancing oncologist, have demonstrated that finding new ways to move your body isn't just good advice for patients but could be exactly what healthcare providers need to s."...

Medscape · A Transformative Rx for Burnout, Grief, and Illness: DanceBy Eric Spitznagel

This is a very important plan: see @petersuber 's post on plos.org/redefining-publishing here fediscience.org/@petersuber/11 Some not-disinterested commenters imply that there is no difference between Elsevier, Wiley and Springer-Nature on the one hand and PLOS on the other, and that it is not worth criticizing the conservative (aka #transformative) agreements with the former. But while the commercial publishers sit on their rents, PLOS seems to be able to address the issue of free public use of reason.

PLOSRedefining Publishing: PLOS, supported by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation & Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is launching an important new initiativePLOS believes in a better future where science is open to all, for all. We are redefining publishing by demonstrating that new solutions are feasible and deliver tangible benefits for the entire research enterprise.

elsaelsa.com/astrology/potent-
#astrology
Potent New Moon in #Capricorn: #January 11, 2024 – #Transformative Change
Elsa

..."The new moon in Capricorn will take place on January 11th. I strongly suggest you take this one seriously as it’s packed with potential.
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Sun, Moon, Mars, Pluto in Capricorn, all tracking to ruler Saturn, which is supported by Mars and Jupiter. Seriously, for Godsakes, at least consider making a fundamental change for the positive. It can happen!"...