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

[Laura Niebling]

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Am 07.02.2026 um 16:17 schrieb Dang Nguyen via Air-L <air-l at listserv.aoir.org>:

> We should pay our volunteers... let's figure out a funding model together.
> Dang
> 
> On Sat, Feb 7, 2026 at 6:45 AM 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.
> 
> https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/announcement/view/99
> 
> ~ Michael
> 
> --
> Michael Zimmer, PhD
> Director, Center for Data, Ethics, and Society<
> https://www.marquette.edu/data-ethics-society/>
> Professor & Vice-Chair, Department of Computer Science
> Marquette University
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