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

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Am 08.02.2026 um 00:41 schrieb Ruth Tsuria via Air-L <air-l at listserv.aoir.org>:

> Would be happy to volunteer as well, and have experience acting as an Editor-in-Chief
> 
> Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts
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> Keeping Women in Their Digital Place (2024, Penn State University Press)
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> Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture (Brill)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Air-L <air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org> On Behalf Of chamil rathnayake via Air-L
> Sent: Saturday, February 7, 2026 11:21 AM
> To: Christian Fuchs <christian.fuchs at fuchsc.net>
> Cc: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
> Subject: Re: [Air-L] First Monday shutting down after 30 years
> 
> Dear all,
> I would gladly volunteer to help run the journal, and I am sure there will be other who would like to form a team to run FM.
> 
> Best wishes,
> Chamil
> 
> Chamil Rathnayake PhD
> Senior Lecturer, University of Strathclyde
> 
> On Sat, Feb 7, 2026 at 2:50 PM Christian Fuchs via Air-L < air-l at listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
> 
> Why is it actually shutting down?
> 
> Wouldn't it be an idea to hand it over to a group of volunteers
> interested in the journal? Probably one could find such volunteers
> here on AIr-L...
> 
> Best, Christian
> 
> 
> Am 06.02.26 um 22:36 schrieb Zimmer, Michael via Air-L:
> 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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