“We’re stuck in a moribund scholarly publishing ecosystem. Acts of refusal by researchers may be our only way out.”
In Katina Magazine, IOI’s @lbcollisterLauren B. Collister and Melissa Cantrell challenge the myth that “transformative agreements” fix the system. Instead, they argue, these agreements simply perpetuate the status quo — giving the appearance of progress while leaving structural inequities intact. Real change means building new, equitable models.