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Am 08.02.2026 um 03:37 schrieb Holly Kruse via Air-L <air-l at listserv.aoir.org>:

> Me too. I would be happy to help try to save First Monday. Not only has it
> been an important place for many of us to publish our work, it has also
> been a source to which I can point my undergraduate students, where they
> can easily find relevant, accessible, high-quality, peer-reviewed,
> full-text original research, and they have absolutely used it and been glad
> to have First Monday as a resource.
> 
> Holly
> 
> Holly Kruse, Ph.D.
> Professor
> Department of Communications
> Rogers State University
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> *Gender and Technology: An Introducti*on (Polity) out in the U.S. in
> February 2026
> <https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Gender+and+Technology:+An+Introduction-p-9781509531455>
> 
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> On Feb 7, 2026, at 10:40 AM, Jaigris Hodson via Air-L <
> air-l at listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
> 
> If we need a group of volunteers to continue the important work of this
> journal, I would step up. I too have fond memories of publishing here.
> 
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> From: Air-L <air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of An Nguyen via
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> Subject: Re: [Air-L] First Monday shutting down after 30 years
> 
> 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.
> 
> 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.
> 
> All the best,
> 
> An Nguyen
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> Subject: [Air-L] First Monday shutting down after 30 years
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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.
> 
> 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.
> 
> https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/announcement/view/99<https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/announcement/view/99>
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> ~ Michael
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