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

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Am 07.02.2026 um 20:06 schrieb Mohammad Amir Anwar via Air-L <air-l at listserv.aoir.org>:

> Thats sad news.
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> What’s the reason for closing down Presumably financial?
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> Am sure there are plenty of people here who can help run it if its admim related matter?
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> If someone is keen to join hands, please come forward.
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> There has to be a way to save it.
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> Amir
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On 7 Feb 2026, at 18:52, An Nguyen via Air-L <air-l at listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
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> This is heart-breaking news! My first academic paper was published on First Monday in 2003, when it had started to garner a global respect. I have had three more on FM since then but that thrilling moment in 2003 is still very fresh in my memory - it was such a huge morale and confidence booster for a PhD student.
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> The journal has gone from strengths to strengths and is still very influential - so it is really sad to see it go. Thanks to Edward for steering the ship in the past three decades. If there's any collective effort to save it, I would be delighted to contribute my dues.
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> All the best,
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> An Nguyen
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> 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.
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> 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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> https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/announcement/view/99<https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/announcement/view/99>
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