Samuel Moore
@samuelmoore.org
Researcher at Cambridge University Library / Cambridge Digital Humanities
PI: @morphss.bsky.social
New book: Publishing Beyond the Market https://press.umich.edu/Books/P/Publishing-Beyond-the-Market
https://www.samuelmoore.org
PI: @morphss.bsky.social
New book: Publishing Beyond the Market https://press.umich.edu/Books/P/Publishing-Beyond-the-Market
https://www.samuelmoore.org
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Samuel Moore
@samuelmoore.org
· Sep 1
You can now download the book on the publisher's website: press.umich.edu/Books/P/Publ... (open access of course)
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[sombrely, with tears in eyes] "truly the people of Iran embody the great spirit of Flumpo The Fart Wizard" - author of Flumpo The Fart Wizard
January 11, 2026 at 11:53 AM
[sombrely, with tears in eyes] "truly the people of Iran embody the great spirit of Flumpo The Fart Wizard" - author of Flumpo The Fart Wizard
"Ultimately, peer review didn’t transform Nature’s standing so much as protect it, converting exclusivity that might have seemed arbitrary into gatekeeping that appeared meritocratic."
Nice piece by Robert Reason on the prestige of Nature www.asimov.press/p/nature
Nice piece by Robert Reason on the prestige of Nature www.asimov.press/p/nature
How Nature Became a 'Prestige' Journal
Since launching in 1869, Nature has evolved from a periodical offering commentary on pigeons to the prestige journal in science. But how did Nature build its reputation, and can it last?
www.asimov.press
January 11, 2026 at 6:57 AM
"Ultimately, peer review didn’t transform Nature’s standing so much as protect it, converting exclusivity that might have seemed arbitrary into gatekeeping that appeared meritocratic."
Nice piece by Robert Reason on the prestige of Nature www.asimov.press/p/nature
Nice piece by Robert Reason on the prestige of Nature www.asimov.press/p/nature
Not at all worrying that Google's AI summary result is usually just an authoritative repackaging of the first Reddit hit on the subject.
January 10, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Not at all worrying that Google's AI summary result is usually just an authoritative repackaging of the first Reddit hit on the subject.
Hope you all enjoyed the biscuits (and the book!)
January 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Hope you all enjoyed the biscuits (and the book!)
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Séance de lecture collective du livre de @samuelmoore.org chez @erudit.org aujourd'hui. Came for the book, stayed for the biscuits. Or came for the biscuits, stayed for the book. Works both ways! 🫖☕️🍪📖
January 9, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Séance de lecture collective du livre de @samuelmoore.org chez @erudit.org aujourd'hui. Came for the book, stayed for the biscuits. Or came for the biscuits, stayed for the book. Works both ways! 🫖☕️🍪📖
I just don't think enshittification explains very much about what's going on in academic publishing. Doctorow is talking about how pre-platformised capitalism is different to the enshittified capitalism we have today and so we should reverse it. I don't think this would help publishing much.
January 8, 2026 at 11:34 AM
I just don't think enshittification explains very much about what's going on in academic publishing. Doctorow is talking about how pre-platformised capitalism is different to the enshittified capitalism we have today and so we should reverse it. I don't think this would help publishing much.
"Paper mills exist purely to make money, and successful ones can make millions. But how does this business model work? Surely, academic journals have editors and peer reviewers who exert quality control on what gets published."
By @deevybee.bsky.social
By @deevybee.bsky.social
Paper Mills: a new threat to scientific publishing – Full Fact
There's a new problem for publication in research: scientific fraud.
fullfact.org
January 8, 2026 at 9:33 AM
"Paper mills exist purely to make money, and successful ones can make millions. But how does this business model work? Surely, academic journals have editors and peer reviewers who exert quality control on what gets published."
By @deevybee.bsky.social
By @deevybee.bsky.social
Academic publishing was bad long before the platformised web. This is a consequence of marketisation not enshittification.
January 8, 2026 at 6:51 AM
Academic publishing was bad long before the platformised web. This is a consequence of marketisation not enshittification.
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📣 First research seminar of 2026! @samuelmoore.org, scholarly communication specialist at Cambridge University Library, will give a talk on 'Publishing beyond the market'.
🎧 Make sure to join!
📅 Friday, 16/1/2025 | 3:00-4:15 PM (CET)
📌 Online & at CWTS
www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...
🎧 Make sure to join!
📅 Friday, 16/1/2025 | 3:00-4:15 PM (CET)
📌 Online & at CWTS
www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...
Publishing beyond the market
This talk will outline the argument in my new book Publishing Beyond the Market: Open Access, Care, and the Commons (University of Michigan Press, 2025). The book explores the evolution of the open ac...
www.universiteitleiden.nl
January 7, 2026 at 3:15 PM
📣 First research seminar of 2026! @samuelmoore.org, scholarly communication specialist at Cambridge University Library, will give a talk on 'Publishing beyond the market'.
🎧 Make sure to join!
📅 Friday, 16/1/2025 | 3:00-4:15 PM (CET)
📌 Online & at CWTS
www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...
🎧 Make sure to join!
📅 Friday, 16/1/2025 | 3:00-4:15 PM (CET)
📌 Online & at CWTS
www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...
I'm also quoted in this story but even I can't work out what I was trying to say.
January 7, 2026 at 12:53 PM
I'm also quoted in this story but even I can't work out what I was trying to say.
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THE MUNBY FELLOWSHIP IS NOW 12 MONTHS!!!!
If you're thinking about applying, do it. As well as the blissful research time and independence to explore unparalleled collections across Cambridge, you get supportive mentorship, great colleagues and a college environment to boot. I loved it.
If you're thinking about applying, do it. As well as the blissful research time and independence to explore unparalleled collections across Cambridge, you get supportive mentorship, great colleagues and a college environment to boot. I loved it.
Apply to be the 2026-7 Munby Fellow in bibliography and history of the book @theul.bsky.social
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPZ688/m...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPZ688/m...
Munby Fellowship in Bibliography 2026 - 2027 at University of Cambridge
Searching for an academic job? Explore this Munby Fellowship in Bibliography 2026 - 2027 opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.
www.jobs.ac.uk
January 7, 2026 at 12:09 PM
THE MUNBY FELLOWSHIP IS NOW 12 MONTHS!!!!
If you're thinking about applying, do it. As well as the blissful research time and independence to explore unparalleled collections across Cambridge, you get supportive mentorship, great colleagues and a college environment to boot. I loved it.
If you're thinking about applying, do it. As well as the blissful research time and independence to explore unparalleled collections across Cambridge, you get supportive mentorship, great colleagues and a college environment to boot. I loved it.
'And according to @eschares.bsky.social, data suggest that APCs bear almost no relation to publishing expenses. “So that tells me that APCs are not set on really what it costs to produce an article there,” he said. “It’s more prestige.”'
Undark piece on who should pay for scientific publishing.
Undark piece on who should pay for scientific publishing.
In Scientific Publishing, Who Should Foot the Bill?
Publishers often charge authors to publish their publicly-funded research. Will a federal crackdown make a difference?
undark.org
January 7, 2026 at 12:02 PM
'And according to @eschares.bsky.social, data suggest that APCs bear almost no relation to publishing expenses. “So that tells me that APCs are not set on really what it costs to produce an article there,” he said. “It’s more prestige.”'
Undark piece on who should pay for scientific publishing.
Undark piece on who should pay for scientific publishing.
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Apply to be the 2026-7 Munby Fellow in bibliography and history of the book @theul.bsky.social
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPZ688/m...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPZ688/m...
Munby Fellowship in Bibliography 2026 - 2027 at University of Cambridge
Searching for an academic job? Explore this Munby Fellowship in Bibliography 2026 - 2027 opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.
www.jobs.ac.uk
January 5, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Apply to be the 2026-7 Munby Fellow in bibliography and history of the book @theul.bsky.social
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPZ688/m...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPZ688/m...
Apply to be the 2026-7 Munby Fellow in bibliography and history of the book @theul.bsky.social
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPZ688/m...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPZ688/m...
Munby Fellowship in Bibliography 2026 - 2027 at University of Cambridge
Searching for an academic job? Explore this Munby Fellowship in Bibliography 2026 - 2027 opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.
www.jobs.ac.uk
January 5, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Apply to be the 2026-7 Munby Fellow in bibliography and history of the book @theul.bsky.social
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPZ688/m...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPZ688/m...
Regular reminder that research assessment reform is, above all, a labour issue.
I've learned that Edinburgh University is planning to cut 20% of academics in some departments
To decide who gets the chop, they generated an academic contribution metric that is a raw count of *any type* of output, including book reviews.
The management of UK Universities continues to amaze
To decide who gets the chop, they generated an academic contribution metric that is a raw count of *any type* of output, including book reviews.
The management of UK Universities continues to amaze
January 5, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Regular reminder that research assessment reform is, above all, a labour issue.
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Some of my fellow manuscript nerds may not be familiar with the thriving practices around handwritten Torah scrolls, which should be remedied! So have a 🧵
Torah scrolls as we know them are about two thousand years old, and have been essentially identical to one another for the last thousand years.
Torah scrolls as we know them are about two thousand years old, and have been essentially identical to one another for the last thousand years.
January 2, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Some of my fellow manuscript nerds may not be familiar with the thriving practices around handwritten Torah scrolls, which should be remedied! So have a 🧵
Torah scrolls as we know them are about two thousand years old, and have been essentially identical to one another for the last thousand years.
Torah scrolls as we know them are about two thousand years old, and have been essentially identical to one another for the last thousand years.
This is a cool idea, although I'm always sceptical about voluntary adoption of a standard. A lot could change if universities or funders were to mandate certain conditions from publishers.
Journals that work hard to meet the needs of both authors and readers should be acknowledged publicly — encouraging others to follow suit, says researcher Jennifer A. Byrne
go.nature.com/4sgKWzg
go.nature.com/4sgKWzg
Put pressure on publishers to follow best practice — external regulation is the answer
Journals that work hard to meet the needs of both authors and readers should be acknowledged publicly — encouraging others to follow suit.
go.nature.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:05 AM
This is a cool idea, although I'm always sceptical about voluntary adoption of a standard. A lot could change if universities or funders were to mandate certain conditions from publishers.
"Does the open science movement—the push to make research outputs such as articles, data, and software free to read and reuse—produce the benefits its supporters claim, such as accelerating discovery and promoting science literacy? The answer is a qualified yes."
Is ‘open science’ delivering benefits? Major study finds proof is sparse
It’s hard to measure social and economic impacts of making papers and data free, researchers say
www.science.org
December 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
"Does the open science movement—the push to make research outputs such as articles, data, and software free to read and reuse—produce the benefits its supporters claim, such as accelerating discovery and promoting science literacy? The answer is a qualified yes."
Thanks for engaging with the book, Martin. I really appreciate it. (Will respond to your email soon too!)
December 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Thanks for engaging with the book, Martin. I really appreciate it. (Will respond to your email soon too!)
I still find it strange that policymakers looked at the commercial exploitation of open access and thought it would be in any way improved by APC price transparency.
Another smaller point from @samuelmoore.org's book, which I won't blog, concerns transparency and costs/prices in Plan S. I really hate the "break down your APC and tell us how much editorial costs" because it treats staff as elastic resources. By which I mean, you need to know how many APCs...
December 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I still find it strange that policymakers looked at the commercial exploitation of open access and thought it would be in any way improved by APC price transparency.
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Another smaller point from @samuelmoore.org's book, which I won't blog, concerns transparency and costs/prices in Plan S. I really hate the "break down your APC and tell us how much editorial costs" because it treats staff as elastic resources. By which I mean, you need to know how many APCs...
December 30, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Another smaller point from @samuelmoore.org's book, which I won't blog, concerns transparency and costs/prices in Plan S. I really hate the "break down your APC and tell us how much editorial costs" because it treats staff as elastic resources. By which I mean, you need to know how many APCs...
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(Signal boosting over here from Mastodon)
New Sam Popowich next fall coming on AI!
litwinbooks.com/books/8587/
New Sam Popowich next fall coming on AI!
litwinbooks.com/books/8587/
Knowledge Capital - Litwin Books & Library Juice Press
“Artificial Intelligence” as it exists today is a cultural text, as well as a set of technologies. As a text, it is not only available for accepting or resisting, but … Read more Knowledge Capital
litwinbooks.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
(Signal boosting over here from Mastodon)
New Sam Popowich next fall coming on AI!
litwinbooks.com/books/8587/
New Sam Popowich next fall coming on AI!
litwinbooks.com/books/8587/
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Sam @samuelmoore.org uses the notion of "commonsiness" at one point, and I can't help but hear it as Gollum.
December 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Sam @samuelmoore.org uses the notion of "commonsiness" at one point, and I can't help but hear it as Gollum.
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