Academic publishing is a multibillion-dollar industry. It’s not always good for science
- Written by Lucy Montgomery, Dean of Research, Humanities, Curtin University

In December 2024, the editorial board of the Journal of Human Evolution resigned en masse following disagreements with the journal’s publisher, Elsevier. The board’s grievances included claims of inadequate copyediting, misuse of artificial intelligence (AI), and the high fees charged to make research...
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