tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post4599084575977787053..comments2024-01-30T19:45:36.648+11:00Comments on Lounge of the Lab Lemming: AGU to outsource journals to commercial publishers??C W Mageehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-52864050075060087202012-07-10T04:37:40.664+10:002012-07-10T04:37:40.664+10:00AGU announced to staff last week that they decided...AGU announced to staff last week that they decided to outsource publishing, although a few staff may be retained. The company they chose has not been announced yet. AGU has jumped on the bandwagon, and this decision will (1) lay off a lot of staff, some who have been at AGU 20+ years, and (2) sacrifice quality for quantity. This is definitely a poor decision made by overpaid leadership.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-26961047432797293342012-06-04T20:31:57.484+10:002012-06-04T20:31:57.484+10:00that's all anyone knows: a "rationale&qu...that's all anyone knows: a "rationale" document that posits unsupported assertions as truths and which is nearly totally lacking in actual content.<br /><br />I have serious reservations about a number of things: the complete lack of transparency (how and why is this huge shift being decided in only 3 weeks!!), the impact on quality ( since Elsivier has outsourced it's work Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com