Alan McElligott
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Associate Prof, Animal Behaviour & Welfare-Hong Kong https://www.alanmcelligott.co.uk/ Animal behaviour, cognition, welfare; research ethics & integrity; environment; science; higher education; Diversity Equity Inclusion (DEI) advocate. 🌈🇮🇪 he/him 🐂 🐃🐐🐥 🦆
Reposted by Alan McElligott
The Drain of Scientific Publishing details very clearly how for-profit publishers making >30% profit margins have corrupted any solution the research community has attempted.
Let's cut ourselves free.
Drain: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Strain: bit.ly/StrainQSS
Oligopoly: bit.ly/OligSciPub
12/12
Let's cut ourselves free.
Drain: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Strain: bit.ly/StrainQSS
Oligopoly: bit.ly/OligSciPub
12/12
The Drain of Scientific Publishing
The domination of scientific publishing in the Global North by major commercial publishers is harmful to science. We need the most powerful members of the research community, funders, governments and ...
arxiv.org
November 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The Drain of Scientific Publishing details very clearly how for-profit publishers making >30% profit margins have corrupted any solution the research community has attempted.
Let's cut ourselves free.
Drain: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Strain: bit.ly/StrainQSS
Oligopoly: bit.ly/OligSciPub
12/12
Let's cut ourselves free.
Drain: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Strain: bit.ly/StrainQSS
Oligopoly: bit.ly/OligSciPub
12/12
Reposted by Alan McElligott
Scientists operate on principles of good faith. But this is just ridiculous. If you, dear reader, take nothing else away from The Drain paper, it is that publishers cannot be invited to the table any longer.
They can participate and carve a space, but they can't be part of shaping policy.
3/n
They can participate and carve a space, but they can't be part of shaping policy.
3/n
November 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Scientists operate on principles of good faith. But this is just ridiculous. If you, dear reader, take nothing else away from The Drain paper, it is that publishers cannot be invited to the table any longer.
They can participate and carve a space, but they can't be part of shaping policy.
3/n
They can participate and carve a space, but they can't be part of shaping policy.
3/n
Reposted by Alan McElligott
For-profit journals are supposed to improve research quality, yet they're perversely incentivized to churn out whatever they can monetize. This was happening before AI (see Strain: bit.ly/43gJPUM), and AI will make it worse.
It's insane that we volunteer our time to help them do so.
4/n
It's insane that we volunteer our time to help them do so.
4/n
November 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
For-profit journals are supposed to improve research quality, yet they're perversely incentivized to churn out whatever they can monetize. This was happening before AI (see Strain: bit.ly/43gJPUM), and AI will make it worse.
It's insane that we volunteer our time to help them do so.
4/n
It's insane that we volunteer our time to help them do so.
4/n
Reposted by Alan McElligott
Fundamentally, what we need is leadership. But we break with the chorus of most #OpenScience initiatives here and emphasize very strongly that this leadership must come from funders and institutions.
We researchers can support the battle, but we cannot lead the charge. Funders hold the cards.
6/n
We researchers can support the battle, but we cannot lead the charge. Funders hold the cards.
6/n
November 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Fundamentally, what we need is leadership. But we break with the chorus of most #OpenScience initiatives here and emphasize very strongly that this leadership must come from funders and institutions.
We researchers can support the battle, but we cannot lead the charge. Funders hold the cards.
6/n
We researchers can support the battle, but we cannot lead the charge. Funders hold the cards.
6/n
Reposted by Alan McElligott
For as long as long distance live transport continues, we will continue to see horrendous animal suffering. It has to end.
November 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
For as long as long distance live transport continues, we will continue to see horrendous animal suffering. It has to end.
Reposted by Alan McElligott
Entry has reportedly been denied due to ear tags not matching travel documents.
48 of the cattle are reported to have died since arriving near Turkey, with the rest facing food & water shortages.
Further delays will cause severe suffering. The cattle need urgent medical care.
48 of the cattle are reported to have died since arriving near Turkey, with the rest facing food & water shortages.
Further delays will cause severe suffering. The cattle need urgent medical care.
November 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Entry has reportedly been denied due to ear tags not matching travel documents.
48 of the cattle are reported to have died since arriving near Turkey, with the rest facing food & water shortages.
Further delays will cause severe suffering. The cattle need urgent medical care.
48 of the cattle are reported to have died since arriving near Turkey, with the rest facing food & water shortages.
Further delays will cause severe suffering. The cattle need urgent medical care.