Monday Mayhem

veriXiv continues to raise questions, and "the lawsuit" seems close making some news

Song: “Ain’t No Sunshine”

Some of the finest musicians around make this 1971 classic come alive

Before and After Facebook

An author's excitement about the digital age goes south after social media interposes itself

Quick Hit: VeriXiv and Gates

VeriXiv lives, but it's another funder freakshow at heart

Funders and Knockoff Bags

It's looking like funders are moving away from publishers more and more

Snatching Indexed Journals

More journals are grabbed and converted to soulless OA doppelgangers

Is “By Scientists” Bad?

Newer scientist-founded publishers have not acquitted themselves well

Friday Song: “Last Nite”

A 2001 song channeling a classic rock staple actually helps two artists connect

medRxiv Get Played Again!

More preprint nonsense with commercial goals — with medRxiv's founder as ringleader