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"Roles, Challenges, and Sustainability of Australian Journals: A Survey of Editors" doi.org/10.1515/opis-2025-0013 #journals #publishing #openaccess #editors #rankings #internationalization

De Gruyter · Roles, Challenges, and Sustainability of Australian Journals: A Survey of EditorsThis article reports the findings of a survey of 139 editors of Australian journals. The survey investigated the editors’ views on distinct roles of Australian journals, the potential conflicts between national roles and internationalization, and the factors affecting long-term viability of journals. Findings show that editors highly value the role of Australian journals in linking research and practice in the Australian context and sustaining local disciplinary communities. While the majority of editors (76%) see little to no conflict between internationalization and maintaining local roles, some see challenges in balancing local relevance with international appeal. The survey highlights a link between journal rankings, author incentives, and the ability to attract quality submissions, particularly for journals focusing on local issues. Attracting quality submissions and qualified reviewers emerged as the most important factors for long-term viability, with the latter also being the most significant challenge. The study highlights a strong reliance on voluntary work as 45% of editors receive no compensation for their roles, a concern for the sustainability of journals. Open access strategies vary, but 88% of journals were satisfied with their current publishing model. There was low satisfaction with support from parent organizations in areas such as training and professional development.

Here's an #accessibility secret. The key to making a huge number of things #accessible without having to pay a bunch of money. You won't even need an overlay, or a widget. Psst, all you need to do is...

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THINK ABOUT THIS STUFF BEFORE YOU START BUILDING YOUR NO DOUBT REACT-BASED OVERENGINEERED MONSTROSITY!

And here's another secret: That's not a secret at all, it's what professionals have been urging for for literally over a decade, just like this have for #cybersecurity and #internationalization. At this point, if you can't be bothered to do that, because your team is too small, or you don't have the expertise, or any number of reasons that really just come down to "takes effort, no wanna", please realize you're wilfully discriminating against a bunch of people and see if you're cool with that label. I have a bit of sympathy for people who coded themselves into a corner and are basically stuck but for new projects that attitude is frankly inexcusable.