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I would also be happy to assist the effort to save First Monday.
Charlotte Spencer-Smith, Postdoc (AAU)
Institute for Comparative Media and Communication Studies (CMC) Austrian Academy of Sciences / University of Klagenfurt
________________________________ Von: Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> im Auftrag von Holly Kruse via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Gesendet: Sonntag, 8. Februar 2026 03:37 An: AoIR-L Betreff: [Air-L] Fwd: First Monday shutting down after 30 years
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
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On Feb 7, 2026, at 10:40 AM, Jaigris Hodson via Air-L < air-l@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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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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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.
~ Michael
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