Editing Elsevier (section)

===== Resignation of editorial boards =====
The editorial boards of a number of journals have resigned because of disputes with Elsevier over pricing:
* In 1999, the entire editorial board of the ''[[Journal of Logic Programming]]'' resigned after 16 months of unsuccessful negotiations with Elsevier about the price of library subscriptions.<ref name="birman">[[Joan Birman|Birman, Joan]]. "[https://www.ams.org/notices/200007/forum-birman.pdf Scientific publishing: a mathematician's viewpoint] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412151956/http://www.ams.org/notices/200007/forum-birman.pdf|date=12 April 2021}}". ''[[Notices of the AMS]]''. Vol. 47, No. 7, August 2000.</ref> The personnel created a new journal, ''Theory and Practice of Logic Programming'', with [[Cambridge University Press]] at a much lower price,<ref name="birman" /> while Elsevier continued publication with a new editorial board and a slightly different name (the ''[[Journal of Logic and Algebraic Programming]]'').
* In 2002, dissatisfaction at Elsevier's pricing policies caused the [[European Economic Association]] to terminate an agreement with Elsevier designating Elsevier's ''[[European Economic Review]]'' as the official journal of the association. The EEA launched a new journal, the ''[[Journal of the European Economic Association]]''.<ref>{{cite web |author=EffeDesign |title=The EEA's journal: a brief history |url=https://www.eeassoc.org/index.php?page=14 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227021455/http://www.eeassoc.org/index.php?page=14 |archive-date=27 December 2013 |access-date=26 December 2013 |publisher=Eeassoc.org}}</ref> 
* In 2003, the entire editorial board of the ''Journal of Algorithms'' resigned to start ''[[ACM Transactions on Algorithms]]'' with a different, lower-priced, not-for-profit publisher,<ref>{{cite web |title=Changes at the Journal of Algorithms |url=https://www.cs.colorado.edu/~hal/s.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112222907/http://www.cs.colorado.edu/~hal/s.pdf |archive-date=12 January 2013 |access-date=26 December 2013}}</ref> at the suggestion of ''Journal of Algorithms'' founder [[Donald Knuth]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Donald Knuth |date=25 October 2003 |title=Letter to the editorial board of the Journal of Algorithms |url=https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/joalet.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080406004348/http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/joalet.pdf |archive-date=6 April 2008 |access-date=18 February 2008}}</ref> The ''Journal of Algorithms'' continued under Elsevier with a new editorial board until October 2009, when it was discontinued.<ref>{{cite web |title=Journal of Algorithms page at ScienceDirect |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01966774 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627022129/http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01966774 |archive-date=27 June 2013 |access-date=26 December 2013 |publisher=Sciencedirect.com}}</ref>
* In 2005, the editors of the ''International Journal of Solids and Structures'' resigned to start the ''[[Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures]]''. However, a new editorial board was quickly established and the journal continues in apparently unaltered form.<ref>{{cite web |title=Journal declarations of independence |url=https://oad.simmons.edu/oadwiki/Journal_declarations_of_independence#2005 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503001428/http://oad.simmons.edu/oadwiki/Journal_declarations_of_independence#2005 |archive-date=3 May 2012 |access-date=23 May 2012 |work=Open Access Directory |publisher=Simmons College}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Kyriakides |first=Stelios |author2=Hills, David A. |date=1 January 2006 |title=Editorial |journal=International Journal of Solids and Structures |volume=43 |issue=1 |page=1 |doi=10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2005.11.001 |quote=Charles R. Steele succeeded Herrmann as editor-in-chief in 1985 and served in that capacity until June 2005. During his 20-year tenure, the journal grew both in size and in reputation, becoming one of the premier journals in the field. We have accepted an invitation to serve as editors of the journal as of October 1, 2005, being cognizant of the immense contributions, leadership, and high standards exercised by our two predecessors on the way to making IJSS the forum it is today. |doi-access=free}}</ref> 
* In 2006, the entire editorial board of the distinguished [[mathematical journal]] ''[[Topology (journal)|Topology]]'' resigned because of stalled negotiations with Elsevier to lower the subscription price.<ref>{{cite web |date=10 August 2006 |title=Resignation letter from the editors of Topology |url=https://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/topology-letter.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511212648/http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/topology-letter.pdf |archive-date=11 May 2008 |access-date=18 February 2008}}</ref> This board then launched the new ''[[Journal of Topology]]'' at a far lower price, under the auspices of the [[London Mathematical Society]].<ref>[https://www.lms.ac.uk/publications/jtop.html Journal of Topology] (pub. London Mathematical Society) {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070207123258/https://www.lms.ac.uk/publications/jtop.html|date=7 February 2007}}</ref> ''Topology'' then remained in circulation under a new editorial board until 2009.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.journals.elsevier.com/topology/ |title=Topology |publisher=elsevier.com |access-date=13 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402124324/http://www.journals.elsevier.com/topology/ |archive-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Topology page at ScienceDirect |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00409383/48/2-4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119001301/http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00409383/48/2-4 |archive-date=19 January 2013 |access-date=26 December 2013 |publisher=Sciencedirect.com}}</ref>
* In 2023, the editorial board of the open access journal [[NeuroImage]] resigned and started a new journal, because of Elsevier's unwillingness to reduce article-processing charges.<ref name="NeuroImage2023" /> The editors called Elsevier's $3,450 per article processing charge "unethical and unsustainable".<ref>{{cite journal |last=Zahneis |first=Megan |date=21 April 2023 |title='It Feels Like Things Are Breaking Open': High Publishing Charges Spur Neuroscientists to Start Own Journal |url=https://www.chronicle.com/article/it-feels-like-things-are-breaking-open-high-access-charges-spur-neuroscientists-to-start-their-own-journal |url-status=live |journal=The Chronicle of Higher Education |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424093457/https://www.chronicle.com/article/it-feels-like-things-are-breaking-open-high-access-charges-spur-neuroscientists-to-start-their-own-journal |archive-date=24 April 2023 |access-date=24 April 2023}}</ref>

Editorial boards have also resigned over open access policies or other issues:
* In 2015, [[Stephen Leeder]] was removed from his role as editor of the ''[[Medical Journal of Australia]]'' when its publisher decided to outsource the journal's production to Elsevier. As a consequence, all but one of the journal's editorial advisory committee members co-signed a letter of resignation.<ref>{{cite web |date=3 May 2015 |title=Medical journal editor sacked and editorial committee resigns |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/medical-journal-editor-sacked-and-editorial-committee-resigns-20150503-1myr8q.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506230840/http://www.smh.com.au/national/medical-journal-editor-sacked-and-editorial-committee-resigns-20150503-1myr8q.html |archive-date=6 May 2015 |access-date=18 May 2015}}</ref> 
* In 2015, the entire editorial staff of the [[general linguistics]] journal ''[[Lingua (journal)|Lingua]]'' resigned in protest of Elsevier's unwillingness to agree to their terms of [[Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act|Fair Open Access]]. Editor-in-chief Johan Rooryck also announced that the ''Lingua'' staff would establish a new journal, ''[[Glossa (journal)|Glossa]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jaschik |first=Scott |date=2 November 2015 |title=Language of Protest |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/11/02/editors-and-editorial-board-quit-top-linguistics-journal-protest-subscription-fees |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205223608/https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/11/02/editors-and-editorial-board-quit-top-linguistics-journal-protest-subscription-fees |archive-date=5 February 2017 |access-date=18 January 2017 |work=Inside Higher Ed}}</ref> 
* In 2019, the entire editorial board of Elsevier's ''[[Journal of Informetrics]]'' resigned over the open-access policies of its publisher and founded open-access journal called ''Quantitative Science Studies''.<ref name="editors-resign" /><ref>{{cite journal |last=Chawla |first=Dalmeet Singh |date=14 January 2019 |title=Open-access row prompts editorial board of Elsevier journal to resign |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00135-8 |url-status=live |journal=Nature |doi=10.1038/d41586-019-00135-8 |s2cid=159142533 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215051248/https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00135-8 |archive-date=15 February 2022 |access-date=15 February 2022|url-access=subscription }}</ref> 
* In 2020, Elsevier effectively severed the tie between the ''[[Journal of Asian Economics]]'' and the academic society that founded it, the American Committee on Asian Economic Studies (ACAES), by offering the ACAES-appointed editor, Calla Wiemer, a terminal contract for 2020. As a result, a majority of the editorial board eventually resigned.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stakeholders speak to Elsevier on the future of the Journal of Asian Economics |url=https://acaes.us/stakeholder-voice |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809144743/http://acaes.us/stakeholder-voice |archive-date=9 August 2020 |access-date=20 August 2020 |website=American Committee on Asian Economic Studies}}</ref><ref name="Wiemer">{{cite web |last1=Wiemer |first1=Calla |title=The state of journal publishing: Elsevier vs Academics |url=https://acaes.us/blog/state-of-journal-publishing-elsevier-vs-academics |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809145941/http://acaes.us/blog/state-of-journal-publishing-elsevier-vs-academics |archive-date=9 August 2020 |access-date=20 August 2020 |website=Asia Economics Blog}}</ref>
* In 2023, the editorial board of the journal [[Design Research Society|''Design Studies'']] resigned over Elsevier's 1) plans to increase publications seven-fold; 2) the appointment of an external Editor-in-Chief who had not previously published in the journal; and 3) changing the scope of the journal without consulting the editorial team or the journal's parent society.<ref>{{cite web |last1=The DRS Executive Board |title=The Future of Design Studies Update |url=https://www.designresearchsociety.org/articles/the-future-of-design-studies-update |access-date=14 July 2023 |website=Design Research Society}}</ref>
* In December 2024, the editorial board of ''[[Journal of Human Evolution]]'', including [[emeritus]] editors and all but one associate editor, resigned, citing actions by Elsevier that they said "are fundamentally incompatible with the ethos of the journal and preclude maintaining the quality and integrity fundamental to JHE's success".<ref>{{cite web |date=December 27, 2024 |title=Evolution journal editors resign en masse to protest Elsevier changes |url=https://retractionwatch.com/2024/12/27/evolution-journal-editors-resign-en-masse-to-protest-elsevier-changes/ |access-date=December 27, 2024 |website=Retraction Watch}}</ref> In addition to pricing, specific complaints also included interference in the editorial board, lack of necessary support from the company, and the disruptive use of [[generative artificial intelligence]] by the company to alter submissions without informing editors or contributors.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ouellette |first1=Jennifer |date=30 December 2024 |title=Evolution journal editors resign en masse |url=https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/12/journal-editors-resign-to-protest-ai-use-high-fees-and-more/ |access-date=5 January 2025 |work=Ars Technica}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=online |first1=heise |date=3 January 2025 |title="Highly embarrassing" introduction of AI: editors of science magazine quit |url=https://www.heise.de/en/news/Highly-embarrassing-introduction-of-AI-editors-of-science-magazine-quit-10224275.html |access-date=5 January 2025 |work=Heise Online |publisher=[[Heise (company)|Heise]] |language=en}}</ref>