Math Journal Editors Quit for Open Access; Inside Higher Ed, July 31, 2017

Lindsay McKenzie, Inside Higher Ed; Math Journal Editors Quit for Open Access

"The four editors in chief of the Journal of Algebraic Combinatorics have informed their publisher, Springer, of their intention to launch a rival open-access journal to protest the publisher’s high prices and limited accessibility. This is the latest in a string of what one observer called “editorial mutinies” over journal publishing policies.

In a news release last Thursday, the editors said their decision was not made because of any “particular crisis” but was the result of it becoming “more and more clear” that Springer intended to keep charging readers and authors large fees while “adding little value.”"