Openwashing and greenwashing in academic publishing

In this response to Andringa et al. (2024), Mirjam Broersma discusses two pitfalls of the current system of academic publishing: ‘openwashing’ and ‘greenwashing’.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics
Main Author:	Mirjam Broersma
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	openjournals.nl 2024-07-01
Subjects:	scientific publishing commercial publishing open access open science openwashing
Online Access:	https://dujal.nl/article/view/19184

Similar Items

The commodification of academic publishing – Relevance to cancer palliative care literature
by: Arunangshu Ghoshal
Published: (2023-01-01)

A longitudinal study of independent scholar-published open access journals
by: Bo-Christer Björk, et al.
Published: (2016-05-01)

Individual integrity and public morality in scientific publishing
by: Sergio Della-Sala
Published: (2022-05-01)

New academic journals: an international overview of indexing and access models
by: Rosangela Rodrigues, et al.
Published: (2024-01-01)

New academic journals: an international overview of indexing and access models
by: Rosangela Rodrigues, et al.
Published: (2024-01-01)

The Crisis in Scientific Publishing: A Holistic Perspective About Background Issues Associated with Predatory Publishing
by: Thomas Hanscheid, et al.
Published: (2018-10-01)

Rebels with a Cause? Supporting Library and Academic-led Open Access Publishing
by: Joe Deville, et al.
Published: (2019-09-01)

Reclaiming Society Publishing
by: Philip E. Steinberg
Published: (2015-07-01)

The future of equitable science publishing
by: Sam Nightingale
Published: (2023-11-01)

Some Reflections on Academic Publishing in Italy Today
by: Edoardo Roberto Barbieri
Published: (2014-09-01)

Open-Access Publishing
by: Nedjeljko Frančula, et al.
Published: (2013-06-01)

Academic Publishing, Internet Technology, and Disruptive Innovation
by: Haven Allahar
Published: (2017-11-01)

Challenges Facing Scientific Publishing in the Field of Earth & Space Sciences
by: AGU Editorial Network
Published: (2024-08-01)

Editorial Freedom in Academic Publishing: On the First Decade of the Open Library of Humanities
Published: (2025-10-01)

An emerging consensus for open evaluation: 18 visions for the future of scientific publishing
by: Nikolaus eKriegeskorte, et al.
Published: (2012-11-01)

What is the Cost of Publishing an Open Access Journal?
by: Jessica Lange
Published: (2019-01-01)

Hospital librarians as publishers: expanding our role
by: Devica R. Samsundar, et al.
Published: (2018-10-01)

Peer review vs Publish all – Navigating the changing landscape of scientific publication
by: Mariette Pretorius
Published: (2024-05-01)

Open and impactful academic publishing
by: Rosaria Ciriminna, et al.
Published: (2025-03-01)

POLISH PUBLISHERS OPEN ACCESS POLICIES DATABASE - FUNCTIONALITIES AND ROLE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OPENNESS POLICIES
by: AGNIESZKA LESZCZEWICZ, et al.
Published: (2021-12-01)

Open-access publishing in times of crises: The future of scientific success lies in accessibility for all
by: Darshana Shah
Published: (2021-01-01)

Open access – deus ex machina for publishing scholarly journals?
by: Ivana Hebrang Grgić
Published: (2015-09-01)

Open Access Publishing
by: Amelia Hadfield, et al.
Published: (2013-07-01)

OPERAS: bringing the long tail of Social Sciences and Humanities into Open Science
by: Elena Giglia
Published: (2019-01-01)

OPERAS: bringing the long tail of Social Sciences and Humanities into Open Science
by: Elena Giglia
Published: (2019-01-01)

OPERAS: bringing the long tail of Social Sciences and Humanities into Open Science
by: Elena Giglia
Published: (2019-01-01)

OPERAS: bringing the long tail of Social Sciences and Humanities into Open Science
by: Elena Giglia
Published: (2019-01-01)

Letter to the Editor - Predatory Journals: Bad for All But Especially Authors from Low and Middle Income Countries
by: Jocalyn Clark
Published: (2018-03-01)

Global Science Books: A Tale from the Cuckoo’s Nest. How Predatory Open Access Publishing Can Influence the Metrics of a Traditional Scholarly Publisher
by: Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva
Published: (2014-12-01)

Balancing Author and Publisher Rights
by: Peter Suber
Published: (2008-04-01)

‘Predatory’ Open Access Journals as Parody: Exposing the Limitations of ‘Legitimate’ Academic Publishing
by: Kirsten Bell
Published: (2017-07-01)

Representations on open access as resonances of publishing positionalities in different academic identities in Portugal
by: Tiago Lima Quintanilha
Published: (2024-12-01)

Publishing Journal Articles in Times of Dataism
by: David Peeters
Published: (2024-07-01)

There are Discipline-Based Differences in Authors’ Perceptions Towards Open Access Publishing
by: Lisa Shen
Published: (2011-09-01)

Open access, data capitalism and academic publishing
by: Michael Hagner
Published: (2018-02-01)

Why you should publish open access
by: Gunther Maier
Published: (2015-06-01)

Open access articles receive more citations in hybrid marine ecology journals
by: Jeff C. Clements
Published: (2017-01-01)

There are Discipline-Based Differences in Authors’ Perceptions Towards Open Access Publishing. A Review of: Coonin, B., & Younce, L. M. (2010). Publishing in open access education journals: The authors’ perspectives. Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 29, 118-132. doi:10.1080/01639261003742181
by: Lisa Shen
Published: (2011-09-01)

Bottlenecks in the Open-Access System: Voices from Around the Globe
by: Miran Hladnik
Published: (2014-06-01)

How transformative agreements are actually transforming the subscription system: a society publisher’s perspective
by: Graham Anderson, et al.
Published: (2022-06-01)