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Journalology

James Butcher
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Journalology collates and analyses scholarly publishing news.

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    I write about news and trends in academic publishing. Previously: Vice President, Nature journals; Executive Editor, The Lancet; Editor-in-Chief, The Lancet Neurology.

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