[Air-L] First Monday shutting down after 30 years

[Morten Bay]

Oh NO! This is sad news. Not only some of my first, but also my single most cited and read article until very recently appeared in First Monday.

At least we need to ensure that its archive lives on? Does anyone know if there are any initiatives to keep the FM archive online?

/Morten
On Feb 6, 2026 at 2:54 PM -0800, Zimmer, Michael via Air-L <air-l at listserv.aoir.org>, wrote:
Really sad to hear that First Monday is shutting down after 30 years of publication. It was one of the first journals devoted to internet research, and a true pioneer in open access: no fees, no paywalls, and authors retained their copyright. 


Really sad to hear that First Monday is shutting down after 30 years of publication. It was one of the first journals devoted to internet research, and a true pioneer in open access: no fees, no paywalls, and authors retained their copyright.

My very first publication appeared there in 2004, and I know an entire generation of us got our start in its pages. Many thanks to Ed and everyone who contributed to building and sustaining such an important venue. End of an era.

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~ Michael

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