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Reclaiming scientific publishing: Our duty to make science freely accessible to all

and June 1, 2026
Reclaiming scientific publishing: Our duty to make science freely accessible to all
Photo by Eldem Ozdemir. Source: Unsplash

When we (Camille Thomas and Romain Vaucher speaking) entered academia as graduate students in France and Switzerland, we were enthusiastic about the vast amount of research available with a simple click on our university computers. However, we also quickly felt disheartened by the significant amount of research work we couldn’t access when wrapping up our theses from home. Luckily, pirates e ...[Read More]

Publish or perish? Or is publishing perishing? Reflections from a Great Debate at EGU26

May 6, 2026
Publish or perish? Or is publishing perishing? Reflections from a Great Debate at EGU26

There’s a particular kind of energy you get in a conference room when something is about to matter. You can feel it before anything starts: chairs filling quickly, people sitting closer than usual, no polite gaps left between strangers. This was the case for the Great Debate on The future of scientific publishing: do we need scientific publishing? at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly ...[Read More]

Build your Open Science practice! Visit the Open Science & Data Help Desk at EGU26!

and April 28, 2026
Build your Open Science practice! Visit the Open Science & Data Help Desk at EGU26!
Image credit: DrewHemment (imaggeo.egu.eu)

Trusted data propels trusted science. From crafting data management plans to using software, Earth scientists can create change that makes research more accessible and reproducible. The Open Science & Data Help Desk connects Earth science researchers and data experts – bring your questions and  join us at EGU26 in the Exhibition Hall X2 at #X207! The Open Science & Data Help Desk features ...[Read More]

25 years of interactive open access publishing: An interview with current and former EGU Publications Committee chairs Barbara Ervens and Ulrich Pöschl

March 6, 2026
25 years of interactive open access publishing: An interview with current and former EGU Publications Committee chairs Barbara Ervens and Ulrich Pöschl
Open access buttons Credit: h_pampel via Flickr CC BY-SA

It is not every day you get to celebrate a silver jubilee in the world of digital publishing, but this year, the European Geosciences Union is doing exactly that. Twenty-five years ago, back when most of us were still navigating dial-up internet, EGU was already flipping the script on the black box of scientific publishing. By launching the first interactive open-access journal, they moved the sci ...[Read More]