Evolving Species—The Journal in Transition (Part 1 or 2), Travis Rich
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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Goals• Tool for ourselves• Reward process rather than ‘impact’• A home for the unpublished• Be scientific in our advancement of the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
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