evolving species—the journal in transition (part 1 or 2), travis rich

Journals from Scratch

Travis Richon behalf of the MIT Media Lab, the MIT Press, and

PubPub

jods.mitpress.mit.edu

Journal of Design and Science• Launched Feb 24• 4 articles• 200,000 views• 167 discussion items (69, 48, 32, 18)• 44 revisions (19, 15, 7, 3)

Journal of Design and Science• Launched Feb 24• 4 articles• 200,000 views• 167 discussion items (69, 48, 32, 18)• 44 revisions (19, 15, 7, 3)• $22.1mm revenue

Journal of Design and Science• Launched Feb 24• 4 articles• 200,000 views• 167 discussion items (69, 48, 32, 18)• 44 revisions (19, 15, 7, 3)• Free to write, free to publish, free to read

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Where did the journal go?

Grassroots Journals• The role of the journal is a curator and

community organizer• Focuses attention on work of importance• Free to launch free to curate

Journal of Design and Science• Launched Feb 24• 4 articles• 200,000 views• 167 discussion items (69, 48, 32, 18)• 44 revisions (19, 15, 7, 3)• Free to write, free to publish, free to read

Why we want this• Immediate publishing (i.e. feedback)• Research is never finished• Politics are hindering progress• Hiding the research and iteration process is

damaging

Goals• Tool for ourselves• Reward process rather than ‘impact’• A home for the unpublished• Be scientific in our advancement of the

publishing process

Thank you!

trich@mit.edu

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