Yes this is very sad - I also had my first publication in First Monday. There’s gotta be a way to figure out a way to keep it going in some form or at least mourn it properly. Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ________________________________ From: Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of Dang Nguyen via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Sent: Saturday, February 7, 2026 10:17:09 AM To: Christian Fuchs <christian.fuchs@fuchsc.net> Cc: air-l@listserv.aoir.org <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Subject: Re: [Air-L] First Monday shutting down after 30 years 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@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.
~ Michael
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