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No happy end in sight for French authors

France

The yearly Paris book fair opens its doors to the public on Thursday afternoon, a popular event that was last year marked by an unprecedented demonstration by hundreds of authors protesting at their generally poor and diminishing incomes. Nicolas Chevassus-au-Louis reports on a profession which, with the multiplication of titles published and the advent of digital publishing, sees anything but a happy end ahead, and reveals data which shows that, women authors earn on average significantly less than their male counterparts.

French academics rally in support of open access to journals

France — Link

Senior scholars publish a statement in support of move to ‘take knowledge out of silos’ through open access to French science journals.