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Sunbul Akhtar
@sunbulakhtar.bsky.social
Journal Development Editor at UCL Press. Print maker, coffee drinker, haver of all the feels
There has been a lot of discussion over the years on the rising cost of academic journal subscriptions to libraries. While commercial publishers report growth in profits, how should libraries respond to the increasing subscription costs?

Well, there has been a response: @ojcollective.bsky.social...
Scaling up Diamond Open Access Journals

Join this free webinar about @ojcollective.bsky.social, a new non-profit collective of academics, libraries & university-based publishers replacing unaffordable Transformative Agreements with an equitable alternative:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scaling-up...
May 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Here's four ways to get involved with @ucloe.bsky.social

I like the 'contribute' one the most, send us your submissions!: journals.uclpress.co.uk/ucloe/
April 29, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I'm delighted that my first post on here can be about this, one of my favourite journals.

Last year Radical Americas held a two day conference @ucl.ac.uk on Socialism and Indigeneity in the Americas, this series is one of two developed from the presentations.
The Contemporary Indigeneity in the Americas series brings together high-quality papers that explore socialism and indigeneity in the Americas. Read the first paper in this series in Radical Americas: What’s at stake in the plurinational state debate? bit.ly/44MZv4e
What’s at stake in the plurinational state debate? The case of Bolivia
The idea of a plurinational state is one that has gained currency in parts of Latin America in recent decades. Driven by the demands of Indigenous social movements and communities, countries such as B...
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April 28, 2025 at 11:41 AM