Dr James Kite
@jdkite.bsky.social
Academic with Prevention Research Collaboration at Uni of Sydney. Cyclist. Swans fan.
Reposted by Dr James Kite
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
Sounds like a good spot for Spider-Man’s origin story
November 8, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Sounds like a good spot for Spider-Man’s origin story
Seems to be the administration’s MO on everything: say what you want and then create the evidence to back that position
October 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Seems to be the administration’s MO on everything: say what you want and then create the evidence to back that position
Australian government should follow suit and fund more research into the benefits of sausage sizzles
October 9, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Australian government should follow suit and fund more research into the benefits of sausage sizzles
The part on vaping is comically wrong. If you’re going to claim the benefits of unrestricted vaping (which is what you’re advocating for) you best come with more evidence than ‘some people, many of whom have a financial interest, passionately claim it helps people quit smoking’
October 6, 2025 at 3:48 AM
The part on vaping is comically wrong. If you’re going to claim the benefits of unrestricted vaping (which is what you’re advocating for) you best come with more evidence than ‘some people, many of whom have a financial interest, passionately claim it helps people quit smoking’