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 Holly Kruse, Ph.D. Professor Department of Communications Rogers State University 1701 W. Will Rogers Blvd. Claremore, Oklahoma 74017 holly.kruse@gmail.com or hkruse@rsu.edu *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> 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. Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ________________________________ From: Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of An Nguyen via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Sent: Saturday, February 7, 2026 3:09:25 AM To: Zimmer, Michael <michael.zimmer@marquette.edu>; air-l@listserv.aoir.org <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Cc: ejv@uic.edu <ejv@uic.edu> 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 ________________________________ From: Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of Zimmer, Michael via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Sent: Friday, February 6, 2026 9:36:37 PM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Cc: ejv@uic.edu <ejv@uic.edu> Subject: [Air-L] First Monday shutting down after 30 years External Email: Use caution when responding, opening attachments, or clicking links. 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. 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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 Holly Kruse, Ph.D. Professor Department of Communications Rogers State University 1701 W. Will Rogers Blvd. Claremore, Oklahoma 74017 holly.kruse@gmail.com or hkruse@rsu.edu *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> 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. Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ________________________________ From: Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of An Nguyen via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Sent: Saturday, February 7, 2026 3:09:25 AM To: Zimmer, Michael <michael.zimmer@marquette.edu>; air-l@listserv.aoir.org <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Cc: ejv@uic.edu <ejv@uic.edu> 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 ________________________________ From: Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of Zimmer, Michael via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Sent: Friday, February 6, 2026 9:36:37 PM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Cc: ejv@uic.edu <ejv@uic.edu> Subject: [Air-L] First Monday shutting down after 30 years External Email: Use caution when responding, opening attachments, or clicking links. 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> ~ Michael -- Michael Zimmer, PhD Director, Center for Data, Ethics, and Society< https://www.marquette.edu/data-ethics-society/<; https://www.marquette.edu/data-ethics-society/>> Professor & Vice-Chair, Department of Computer Science Marquette University michael.zimmer@marquette.edu<mailto:michael.zimmer@marquette.edu> http://www.michaelzimmer.org/<http://www.michaelzimmer.org/><; http://www.michaelzimmer.org/> :: http://www.zuckerbergfiles.org/ %7C02%7Canguyen%40bournemouth.ac.uk %7Cb3b51ff5659a483efee108de65db5d26%7Cede29655d09742e4bbb5f38d427fbfb8%7C0%7C0%7C639060189995777342%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=X3RuKIXP7olFXBFmPFZrLRuQd3YVGzsqnfYWQIgTg80%3D&reserved=0< http://www.zuckerbergfiles.org/><http://www.zuckerbergfiles.org/> _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org/<; http://aoir.org/> Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org<; http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org> Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/<http://www.aoir.org/> ________________________________ BU is a Disability Confident Employer and has signed up to the Mindful Employer charter. 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Chiming in from Rotterdam, The Netherlands I've been part of the editorial board of the Journal of Peer Production where we went through the decision to cease publishing. What I experience here is a willingness in this community to revive First Monday. This means we should organize so we can approach First Monday to discuss: * barriers to continuation * reasons for closing down * plans B considered and rejected and from that find out if the energy here is sufficient to overcome such hurdles. Is anybody aware of similar discussions elsewhere? Peter Research Professor Chair Future of Working Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences Sent from mobile. Please forgive argumentational shortcuts and spilling mustaches. ________________________________ From: Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of Spencer-Smith, Charlotte Kumiko via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Sent: Sunday, February 8, 2026 10:55:13 pm To: Holly Kruse <holly.kruse@gmail.com> Cc: air-l@listserv.aoir.org <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Subject: Re: [Air-L] Fwd: First Monday shutting down after 30 years 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 Holly Kruse, Ph.D. Professor Department of Communications Rogers State University 1701 W. Will Rogers Blvd. Claremore, Oklahoma 74017 holly.kruse@gmail.com or hkruse@rsu.edu *Gender and Technology: An Introducti*on (Polity) out in the U.S. in February 2026 <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wiley.com%2Fen-us%2FGender%2Band%2BTechnology%3A%2BAn%2BIntroduction-p-9781509531455&data=05%7C02%7Cp.troxler%40hr.nl%7C0c439d2ff9d14be0709608de675cba66%7Cca6fbace7cba4d538681a06284f7ff46%7C1%7C0%7C639061845131855934%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=HZNRB%2BjljPzgM3ENdgyTL43yEBPe2Lj7EGL5u3Jc5QE%3D&reserved=0<https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Gender+and+Technology:+An+Introduction-p-9781509531455>> 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. Get Outlook for iOS<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faka.ms%2Fo0ukef&data=05%7C02%7Cp.troxler%40hr.nl%7C0c439d2ff9d14be0709608de675cba66%7Cca6fbace7cba4d538681a06284f7ff46%7C1%7C0%7C639061845131889991%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ufi80bGOpWAVt3aY2bMe7c2mmEfSQT4JXjMTaMvGBlI%3D&reserved=0<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>> ________________________________ From: Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of An Nguyen via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Sent: Saturday, February 7, 2026 3:09:25 AM To: Zimmer, Michael <michael.zimmer@marquette.edu>; air-l@listserv.aoir.org <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Cc: ejv@uic.edu <ejv@uic.edu> 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 ________________________________ From: Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of Zimmer, Michael via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Sent: Friday, February 6, 2026 9:36:37 PM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Cc: ejv@uic.edu <ejv@uic.edu> Subject: [Air-L] First Monday shutting down after 30 years External Email: Use caution when responding, opening attachments, or clicking links. 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. 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Hi, I’m happy to help to try to save First Monday too. Minna ///////////////////// Minna Vigren Assistant Professor (tenure-track) Communication Sciences (room 4652) LUT University, Finland minna.vigren@lut.fi https://www.minnavigren.net Project Imagining Sustainable Digital Futures (Research Council of Finland, 2022–2025) https://www.minnavigren.net/imagining-sustainable-digital-futures Recent publications Vigren, M., Kurko, A. & Rautiainen-Keskustalo (2025). Digitaalisen maailman rikkinäisyys: Medialaitteiden korjaaminen, kunnossapito ja hoiva planetaarisena toimintana. Media & viestintä 48 (3): 143–166. https://doi.org/10.23983/mv.157396 Vigren, M. (2025). Towards alternative digital tomorrows: Fostering imaginative capacities in speculation workshops. Jandrić, P., Suoranta, J., Teräs, M., & Davis, H. (Eds.). Postdigital (Re)Imaginations: Critiques, Methods, and Interventions. Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-01539-6. Kiskola, J. et al. (2025). Generative AI and News Consumption: Design Fictions and Critical Analysis. CHI '25: Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Article No.: 250, pp. 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1145/3706598.3713804 Ketonen-Oksi, S. & Vigren, M. (2024). Methods to imagine transformative futures. An integrative literature review. Futures 157, article number 103341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2024.103341 Vigren, M. (2024). Imagining alternative mediated futures: Critical speculation as a method. In SAGE Research Methods: Diversifying and Decolonising Research. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529692563
Spencer-Smith, Charlotte Kumiko via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> kirjoitti 9.2.2026 kello 5.25:
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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
Holly Kruse, Ph.D. Professor Department of Communications Rogers State University 1701 W. Will Rogers Blvd. Claremore, Oklahoma 74017 holly.kruse@gmail.com or hkruse@rsu.edu *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>
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.
Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ________________________________ From: Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of An Nguyen via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Sent: Saturday, February 7, 2026 3:09:25 AM To: Zimmer, Michael <michael.zimmer@marquette.edu>; air-l@listserv.aoir.org <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Cc: ejv@uic.edu <ejv@uic.edu> 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
________________________________ From: Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of Zimmer, Michael via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Sent: Friday, February 6, 2026 9:36:37 PM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Cc: ejv@uic.edu <ejv@uic.edu> 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.
~ Michael
-- Michael Zimmer, PhD Director, Center for Data, Ethics, and Society< https://www.marquette.edu/data-ethics-society/<; https://www.marquette.edu/data-ethics-society/>> Professor & Vice-Chair, Department of Computer Science Marquette University michael.zimmer@marquette.edu<mailto:michael.zimmer@marquette.edu> http://www.michaelzimmer.org/<http://www.michaelzimmer.org/><; http://www.michaelzimmer.org/> :: http://www.zuckerbergfiles.org/ %7C02%7Canguyen%40bournemouth.ac.uk %7Cb3b51ff5659a483efee108de65db5d26%7Cede29655d09742e4bbb5f38d427fbfb8%7C0%7C0%7C639060189995777342%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=X3RuKIXP7olFXBFmPFZrLRuQd3YVGzsqnfYWQIgTg80%3D&reserved=0< http://www.zuckerbergfiles.org/><http://www.zuckerbergfiles.org/> _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org/<; http://aoir.org/> Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org<; http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org>
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Hello everyone, I would also be interested in taking part in keeping First Monday going Best, Anders
On 9 Feb 2026, at 06:33, Minna Vigren (LUT) via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
Hi,
I’m happy to help to try to save First Monday too.
Minna
///////////////////// Minna Vigren Assistant Professor (tenure-track) Communication Sciences (room 4652) LUT University, Finland minna.vigren@lut.fi https://www.minnavigren.net
Project Imagining Sustainable Digital Futures (Research Council of Finland, 2022–2025) https://www.minnavigren.net/imagining-sustainable-digital-futures
Recent publications
Vigren, M., Kurko, A. & Rautiainen-Keskustalo (2025). Digitaalisen maailman rikkinäisyys: Medialaitteiden korjaaminen, kunnossapito ja hoiva planetaarisena toimintana. Media & viestintä 48 (3): 143–166. https://doi.org/10.23983/mv.157396
Vigren, M. (2025). Towards alternative digital tomorrows: Fostering imaginative capacities in speculation workshops. Jandrić, P., Suoranta, J., Teräs, M., & Davis, H. (Eds.). Postdigital (Re)Imaginations: Critiques, Methods, and Interventions. Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-01539-6.
Kiskola, J. et al. (2025). Generative AI and News Consumption: Design Fictions and Critical Analysis. CHI '25: Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Article No.: 250, pp. 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1145/3706598.3713804
Ketonen-Oksi, S. & Vigren, M. (2024). Methods to imagine transformative futures. An integrative literature review. Futures 157, article number 103341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2024.103341
Vigren, M. (2024). Imagining alternative mediated futures: Critical speculation as a method. In SAGE Research Methods: Diversifying and Decolonising Research. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529692563
Spencer-Smith, Charlotte Kumiko via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> kirjoitti 9.2.2026 kello 5.25:
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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
Holly Kruse, Ph.D. Professor Department of Communications Rogers State University 1701 W. Will Rogers Blvd. Claremore, Oklahoma 74017 holly.kruse@gmail.com or hkruse@rsu.edu *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>
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.
Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ________________________________ From: Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of An Nguyen via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Sent: Saturday, February 7, 2026 3:09:25 AM To: Zimmer, Michael <michael.zimmer@marquette.edu>; air-l@listserv.aoir.org <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Cc: ejv@uic.edu <ejv@uic.edu> 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
________________________________ From: Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of Zimmer, Michael via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Sent: Friday, February 6, 2026 9:36:37 PM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Cc: ejv@uic.edu <ejv@uic.edu> 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.
~ Michael
-- Michael Zimmer, PhD Director, Center for Data, Ethics, and Society< https://www.marquette.edu/data-ethics-society/<; https://www.marquette.edu/data-ethics-society/>> Professor & Vice-Chair, Department of Computer Science Marquette University michael.zimmer@marquette.edu<mailto:michael.zimmer@marquette.edu> http://www.michaelzimmer.org/<http://www.michaelzimmer.org/><; http://www.michaelzimmer.org/> :: http://www.zuckerbergfiles.org/ %7C02%7Canguyen%40bournemouth.ac.uk %7Cb3b51ff5659a483efee108de65db5d26%7Cede29655d09742e4bbb5f38d427fbfb8%7C0%7C0%7C639060189995777342%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=X3RuKIXP7olFXBFmPFZrLRuQd3YVGzsqnfYWQIgTg80%3D&reserved=0< http://www.zuckerbergfiles.org/><http://www.zuckerbergfiles.org/> _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org/<; http://aoir.org/> Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org<; http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org>
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Hi all, Has anyone reached out to the editor in chief with these offers of support? Like many, I was surprised and saddened to hear the news, though I haven't published there myself. The announcement was also quite sparse in details. Best, /P On 09 February, 2026 - Minna Vigren (LUT) via Air-L wrote:
Hi,
I’m happy to help to try to save First Monday too.
Minna
///////////////////// Minna Vigren Assistant Professor (tenure-track) Communication Sciences (room 4652) LUT University, Finland minna.vigren@lut.fi https://www.minnavigren.net
Project Imagining Sustainable Digital Futures (Research Council of Finland, 2022–2025) https://www.minnavigren.net/imagining-sustainable-digital-futures
Recent publications
Vigren, M., Kurko, A. & Rautiainen-Keskustalo (2025). Digitaalisen maailman rikkinäisyys: Medialaitteiden korjaaminen, kunnossapito ja hoiva planetaarisena toimintana. Media & viestintä 48 (3): 143–166. https://doi.org/10.23983/mv.157396
Vigren, M. (2025). Towards alternative digital tomorrows: Fostering imaginative capacities in speculation workshops. Jandrić, P., Suoranta, J., Teräs, M., & Davis, H. (Eds.). Postdigital (Re)Imaginations: Critiques, Methods, and Interventions. Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-01539-6.
Kiskola, J. et al. (2025). Generative AI and News Consumption: Design Fictions and Critical Analysis. CHI '25: Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Article No.: 250, pp. 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1145/3706598.3713804
Ketonen-Oksi, S. & Vigren, M. (2024). Methods to imagine transformative futures. An integrative literature review. Futures 157, article number 103341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2024.103341
Vigren, M. (2024). Imagining alternative mediated futures: Critical speculation as a method. In SAGE Research Methods: Diversifying and Decolonising Research. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529692563
Spencer-Smith, Charlotte Kumiko via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> kirjoitti 9.2.2026 kello 5.25:
NOTE: This email is originating from outside of LUT University, exercise caution with any instructions in the content, attachments or links.
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
Holly Kruse, Ph.D. Professor Department of Communications Rogers State University 1701 W. Will Rogers Blvd. Claremore, Oklahoma 74017 holly.kruse@gmail.com or hkruse@rsu.edu *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>
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.
Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ________________________________ From: Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of An Nguyen via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Sent: Saturday, February 7, 2026 3:09:25 AM To: Zimmer, Michael <michael.zimmer@marquette.edu>; air-l@listserv.aoir.org <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Cc: ejv@uic.edu <ejv@uic.edu> 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
________________________________ From: Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of Zimmer, Michael via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Sent: Friday, February 6, 2026 9:36:37 PM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Cc: ejv@uic.edu <ejv@uic.edu> 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.
~ Michael
-- Michael Zimmer, PhD Director, Center for Data, Ethics, and Society< https://www.marquette.edu/data-ethics-society/<; https://www.marquette.edu/data-ethics-society/>> Professor & Vice-Chair, Department of Computer Science Marquette University michael.zimmer@marquette.edu<mailto:michael.zimmer@marquette.edu> http://www.michaelzimmer.org/<http://www.michaelzimmer.org/><; http://www.michaelzimmer.org/> :: http://www.zuckerbergfiles.org/ %7C02%7Canguyen%40bournemouth.ac.uk %7Cb3b51ff5659a483efee108de65db5d26%7Cede29655d09742e4bbb5f38d427fbfb8%7C0%7C0%7C639060189995777342%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=X3RuKIXP7olFXBFmPFZrLRuQd3YVGzsqnfYWQIgTg80%3D&reserved=0< http://www.zuckerbergfiles.org/><http://www.zuckerbergfiles.org/> _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org/<; http://aoir.org/> Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org<; http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org>
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Spencer-Smith, Charlotte Kumiko via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> kirjoitti 9.2.2026 kello 5.25:
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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
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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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Hi,
I’m happy to help to try to save First Monday too.
Minna
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Vigren, M., Kurko, A. & Rautiainen-Keskustalo (2025). Digitaalisen maailman rikkinäisyys: Medialaitteiden korjaaminen, kunnossapito ja hoiva planetaarisena toimintana. Media & viestintä 48 (3): 143–166. https://doi.org/10.23983/mv.157396
Vigren, M. (2025). Towards alternative digital tomorrows: Fostering imaginative capacities in speculation workshops. Jandrić, P., Suoranta, J., Teräs, M., & Davis, H. (Eds.). Postdigital (Re)Imaginations: Critiques, Methods, and Interventions. Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-01539-6.
Kiskola, J. et al. (2025). Generative AI and News Consumption: Design Fictions and Critical Analysis. CHI '25: Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Article No.: 250, pp. 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1145/3706598.3713804
Ketonen-Oksi, S. & Vigren, M. (2024). Methods to imagine transformative futures. An integrative literature review. Futures 157, article number 103341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2024.103341
Vigren, M. (2024). Imagining alternative mediated futures: Critical speculation as a method. In SAGE Research Methods: Diversifying and Decolonising Research. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529692563
Spencer-Smith, Charlotte Kumiko via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> kirjoitti 9.2.2026 kello 5.25:
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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
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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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I am away until 22/02/26. Your mail will not be read or forwarded. In urgent cases, please get in touch with the DIMAS secretariat at: dimas@ur.de. Am 09.02.2026 um 06:33 schrieb Minna Vigren (LUT) via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org>:
Hi,
I’m happy to help to try to save First Monday too.
Minna
///////////////////// Minna Vigren Assistant Professor (tenure-track) Communication Sciences (room 4652) LUT University, Finland minna.vigren@lut.fi https://www.minnavigren.net
Project Imagining Sustainable Digital Futures (Research Council of Finland, 2022–2025) https://www.minnavigren.net/imagining-sustainable-digital-futures
Recent publications
Vigren, M., Kurko, A. & Rautiainen-Keskustalo (2025). Digitaalisen maailman rikkinäisyys: Medialaitteiden korjaaminen, kunnossapito ja hoiva planetaarisena toimintana. Media & viestintä 48 (3): 143–166. https://doi.org/10.23983/mv.157396
Vigren, M. (2025). Towards alternative digital tomorrows: Fostering imaginative capacities in speculation workshops. Jandrić, P., Suoranta, J., Teräs, M., & Davis, H. (Eds.). Postdigital (Re)Imaginations: Critiques, Methods, and Interventions. Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-01539-6.
Kiskola, J. et al. (2025). Generative AI and News Consumption: Design Fictions and Critical Analysis. CHI '25: Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Article No.: 250, pp. 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1145/3706598.3713804
Ketonen-Oksi, S. & Vigren, M. (2024). Methods to imagine transformative futures. An integrative literature review. Futures 157, article number 103341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2024.103341
Vigren, M. (2024). Imagining alternative mediated futures: Critical speculation as a method. In SAGE Research Methods: Diversifying and Decolonising Research. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529692563
Spencer-Smith, Charlotte Kumiko via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> kirjoitti 9.2.2026 kello 5.25:
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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
Holly Kruse, Ph.D. Professor Department of Communications Rogers State University 1701 W. Will Rogers Blvd. Claremore, Oklahoma 74017 holly.kruse@gmail.com or hkruse@rsu.edu *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>
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.
Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ________________________________ From: Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of An Nguyen via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Sent: Saturday, February 7, 2026 3:09:25 AM To: Zimmer, Michael <michael.zimmer@marquette.edu>; air-l@listserv.aoir.org <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Cc: ejv@uic.edu <ejv@uic.edu> 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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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
-- Michael Zimmer, PhD Director, Center for Data, Ethics, and Society< https://www.marquette.edu/data-ethics-society/<; https://www.marquette.edu/data-ethics-society/>> Professor & Vice-Chair, Department of Computer Science Marquette University michael.zimmer@marquette.edu<mailto:michael.zimmer@marquette.edu> http://www.michaelzimmer.org/<http://www.michaelzimmer.org/><; http://www.michaelzimmer.org/> :: http://www.zuckerbergfiles.org/ %7C02%7Canguyen%40bournemouth.ac.uk %7Cb3b51ff5659a483efee108de65db5d26%7Cede29655d09742e4bbb5f38d427fbfb8%7C0%7C0%7C639060189995777342%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=X3RuKIXP7olFXBFmPFZrLRuQd3YVGzsqnfYWQIgTg80%3D&reserved=0< http://www.zuckerbergfiles.org/><http://www.zuckerbergfiles.org/> _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org/<; http://aoir.org/> Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org<; http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org>
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I am away until 22/02/26. Your mail will not be read or forwarded. In urgent cases, please get in touch with the DIMAS secretariat at: dimas@ur.de. Am 08.02.2026 um 16:01 schrieb Spencer-Smith, Charlotte Kumiko via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org>:
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
Holly Kruse, Ph.D. Professor Department of Communications Rogers State University 1701 W. Will Rogers Blvd. Claremore, Oklahoma 74017 holly.kruse@gmail.com or hkruse@rsu.edu *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>
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.
Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ________________________________ From: Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of An Nguyen via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Sent: Saturday, February 7, 2026 3:09:25 AM To: Zimmer, Michael <michael.zimmer@marquette.edu>; air-l@listserv.aoir.org <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Cc: ejv@uic.edu <ejv@uic.edu> 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
________________________________ From: Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of Zimmer, Michael via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Sent: Friday, February 6, 2026 9:36:37 PM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Cc: ejv@uic.edu <ejv@uic.edu> 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.
~ Michael
-- Michael Zimmer, PhD Director, Center for Data, Ethics, and Society< https://www.marquette.edu/data-ethics-society/<; https://www.marquette.edu/data-ethics-society/>> Professor & Vice-Chair, Department of Computer Science Marquette University michael.zimmer@marquette.edu<mailto:michael.zimmer@marquette.edu> http://www.michaelzimmer.org/<http://www.michaelzimmer.org/><; http://www.michaelzimmer.org/> :: http://www.zuckerbergfiles.org/ %7C02%7Canguyen%40bournemouth.ac.uk %7Cb3b51ff5659a483efee108de65db5d26%7Cede29655d09742e4bbb5f38d427fbfb8%7C0%7C0%7C639060189995777342%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=X3RuKIXP7olFXBFmPFZrLRuQd3YVGzsqnfYWQIgTg80%3D&reserved=0< http://www.zuckerbergfiles.org/><http://www.zuckerbergfiles.org/> _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org/<; http://aoir.org/> Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org<; http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org>
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I am away until 22/02/26. Your mail will not be read or forwarded. In urgent cases, please get in touch with the DIMAS secretariat at: dimas@ur.de. Am 08.02.2026 um 16:01 schrieb Spencer-Smith, Charlotte Kumiko via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org>:
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
Holly Kruse, Ph.D. Professor Department of Communications Rogers State University 1701 W. Will Rogers Blvd. Claremore, Oklahoma 74017 holly.kruse@gmail.com or hkruse@rsu.edu *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>
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.
Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ________________________________ From: Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of An Nguyen via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Sent: Saturday, February 7, 2026 3:09:25 AM To: Zimmer, Michael <michael.zimmer@marquette.edu>; air-l@listserv.aoir.org <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Cc: ejv@uic.edu <ejv@uic.edu> 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
________________________________ From: Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of Zimmer, Michael via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Sent: Friday, February 6, 2026 9:36:37 PM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Cc: ejv@uic.edu <ejv@uic.edu> 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.
~ Michael
-- Michael Zimmer, PhD Director, Center for Data, Ethics, and Society< https://www.marquette.edu/data-ethics-society/<; https://www.marquette.edu/data-ethics-society/>> Professor & Vice-Chair, Department of Computer Science Marquette University michael.zimmer@marquette.edu<mailto:michael.zimmer@marquette.edu> http://www.michaelzimmer.org/<http://www.michaelzimmer.org/><; http://www.michaelzimmer.org/> :: http://www.zuckerbergfiles.org/ %7C02%7Canguyen%40bournemouth.ac.uk %7Cb3b51ff5659a483efee108de65db5d26%7Cede29655d09742e4bbb5f38d427fbfb8%7C0%7C0%7C639060189995777342%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=X3RuKIXP7olFXBFmPFZrLRuQd3YVGzsqnfYWQIgTg80%3D&reserved=0< http://www.zuckerbergfiles.org/><http://www.zuckerbergfiles.org/> _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org/<; http://aoir.org/> Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org<; http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org>
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I am away until 22/02/26. Your mail will not be read or forwarded. In urgent cases, please get in touch with the DIMAS secretariat at: dimas@ur.de. Am 08.02.2026 um 03:37 schrieb Holly Kruse via Air-L <air-l@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 1701 W. Will Rogers Blvd. Claremore, Oklahoma 74017 holly.kruse@gmail.com or hkruse@rsu.edu *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>
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.
Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ________________________________ From: Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of An Nguyen via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Sent: Saturday, February 7, 2026 3:09:25 AM To: Zimmer, Michael <michael.zimmer@marquette.edu>; air-l@listserv.aoir.org <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Cc: ejv@uic.edu <ejv@uic.edu> 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
________________________________ From: Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of Zimmer, Michael via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Sent: Friday, February 6, 2026 9:36:37 PM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Cc: ejv@uic.edu <ejv@uic.edu> 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.
~ Michael
-- Michael Zimmer, PhD Director, Center for Data, Ethics, and Society< https://www.marquette.edu/data-ethics-society/<; https://www.marquette.edu/data-ethics-society/>> Professor & Vice-Chair, Department of Computer Science Marquette University michael.zimmer@marquette.edu<mailto:michael.zimmer@marquette.edu> http://www.michaelzimmer.org/<http://www.michaelzimmer.org/><; http://www.michaelzimmer.org/> :: http://www.zuckerbergfiles.org/ %7C02%7Canguyen%40bournemouth.ac.uk %7Cb3b51ff5659a483efee108de65db5d26%7Cede29655d09742e4bbb5f38d427fbfb8%7C0%7C0%7C639060189995777342%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=X3RuKIXP7olFXBFmPFZrLRuQd3YVGzsqnfYWQIgTg80%3D&reserved=0< http://www.zuckerbergfiles.org/><http://www.zuckerbergfiles.org/> _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org/<; http://aoir.org/> Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org<; http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org>
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I am away until 22/02/26. Your mail will not be read or forwarded. In urgent cases, please get in touch with the DIMAS secretariat at: dimas@ur.de. Am 08.02.2026 um 03:37 schrieb Holly Kruse via Air-L <air-l@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.
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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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Anders Larsson -
F vandenboom -
Holly Kruse -
Laura Niebling -
Minna Vigren (LUT) -
Petter Ericson -
Spencer-Smith, Charlotte Kumiko -
Troxler, P. (Peter)