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At least it reminds us that the unified service provider named "publisher" is a historical exception that expanded during the first decade of the electronic age. I always compare that to the 1980-1990's major music industry. Nowadays artists use so many service providers (I agree on the energy pat)

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And reminds us that there is a history of supporting community-led journals through volunteer labour and both financial and in-kind support (from societies, universities, museums). I found it remarkable how good some of the 1950s/60s editors were at persuading institutions to support their journal.

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Of course, "publishers" not as service providers but as companies that sell their owned journals are still thriving, despite boycotts and petitions.

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