First Monday shutting down after 30 years
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 michael.zimmer@marquette.edu<mailto:michael.zimmer@marquette.edu> www.michaelzimmer.org<http://www.michaelzimmer.org/> :: www.zuckerbergfiles.org<http://www.zuckerbergfiles.org/>
Oh NO! This is sad news. Not only some of my first, but also my single most cited and read article until very recently appeared in First Monday. At least we need to ensure that its archive lives on? Does anyone know if there are any initiatives to keep the FM archive online? /Morten On Feb 6, 2026 at 2:54 PM -0800, Zimmer, Michael via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org>, wrote: 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. 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://urldefense.com/v3/__https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/announc... ~ Michael -- Michael Zimmer, PhD Director, Center for Data, Ethics, and Society<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.marquette.edu/data-ethics-society/__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!pcgOWjLnzVQP2-K_1i9WXZdPjyCri4S0oDzfQnJnqUYaX3wsZeh5nj1GtdTe3tOZlV4NQZUyDV0IwYSg_A$> Professor & Vice-Chair, Department of Computer Science Marquette University michael.zimmer@marquette.edu<mailto:michael.zimmer@marquette.edu> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.michaelzimmer.org__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!pcgOWjLnzVQP2-K_1i9WXZdPjyCri4S0oDzfQnJnqUYaX3wsZeh5nj1GtdTe3tOZlV4NQZUyDV1y6ohOTw$<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.michaelzimmer.org/__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!pcgOWjLnzVQP2-K_1i9WXZdPjyCri4S0oDzfQnJnqUYaX3wsZeh5nj1GtdTe3tOZlV4NQZUyDV037vGhDQ$> :: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.zuckerbergfiles.org__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!pcgOWjLnzVQP2-K_1i9WXZdPjyCri4S0oDzfQnJnqUYaX3wsZeh5nj1GtdTe3tOZlV4NQZUyDV1heg7p_Q$<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.zuckerbergfiles.org/__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!pcgOWjLnzVQP2-K_1i9WXZdPjyCri4S0oDzfQnJnqUYaX3wsZeh5nj1GtdTe3tOZlV4NQZUyDV0-QzhaKA$> _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://aoir.org__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!pcgOWjLnzVQP2-K... Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir... Join the Association of Internet Researchers: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.aoir.org/__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!pcgOWjLnzV...
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 07.02.2026 um 00:29 schrieb Morten Bay via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org>:
Oh NO! This is sad news. Not only some of my first, but also my single most cited and read article until very recently appeared in First Monday.
At least we need to ensure that its archive lives on? Does anyone know if there are any initiatives to keep the FM archive online?
/Morten On Feb 6, 2026 at 2:54 PM -0800, Zimmer, Michael via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org>, wrote: 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.
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://urldefense.com/v3/__https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/announc...
~ Michael
-- Michael Zimmer, PhD Director, Center for Data, Ethics, and Society<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.marquette.edu/data-ethics-society/__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!pcgOWjLnzVQP2-K_1i9WXZdPjyCri4S0oDzfQnJnqUYaX3wsZeh5nj1GtdTe3tOZlV4NQZUyDV0IwYSg_A$> Professor & Vice-Chair, Department of Computer Science Marquette University michael.zimmer@marquette.edu<mailto:michael.zimmer@marquette.edu> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.michaelzimmer.org__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!pcgOWjLnzVQP2-K_1i9WXZdPjyCri4S0oDzfQnJnqUYaX3wsZeh5nj1GtdTe3tOZlV4NQZUyDV1y6ohOTw$<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.michaelzimmer.org/__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!pcgOWjLnzVQP2-K_1i9WXZdPjyCri4S0oDzfQnJnqUYaX3wsZeh5nj1GtdTe3tOZlV4NQZUyDV037vGhDQ$> :: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.zuckerbergfiles.org__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!pcgOWjLnzVQP2-K_1i9WXZdPjyCri4S0oDzfQnJnqUYaX3wsZeh5nj1GtdTe3tOZlV4NQZUyDV1heg7p_Q$<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.zuckerbergfiles.org/__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!pcgOWjLnzVQP2-K_1i9WXZdPjyCri4S0oDzfQnJnqUYaX3wsZeh5nj1GtdTe3tOZlV4NQZUyDV0-QzhaKA$> _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://aoir.org__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!pcgOWjLnzVQP2-K... Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir...
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Michael, Thanks so much for sharing this news. Like you, I am saddened to hear that First Monday will no longer be in operation. I will greatly miss this wonderful publication. All best, Johannah On Fri, Feb 6, 2026 at 6:27 PM Zimmer, Michael via Air-L < air-l@listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
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 michael.zimmer@marquette.edu<mailto:michael.zimmer@marquette.edu> www.michaelzimmer.org<http://www.michaelzimmer.org/> :: 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 Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org
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This sad event speaks to the one advantage of books and paper in general over digital media (I noted decades ago): the paper media have reliable locatability, in contrast to digital media, which can be wiped out in an instant. -- Paul About It's Real Life: An Alternate History of the Beatles <https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVD38ZLQ/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20> -- "Paul is original his books and music are different than the norm -- they are clever!" -- Billy J. Kramer On Fri, Feb 6, 2026 at 9:17 PM Johannah Rodgers via Air-L < air-l@listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
Michael,
Thanks so much for sharing this news. Like you, I am saddened to hear that First Monday will no longer be in operation. I will greatly miss this wonderful publication.
All best,
Johannah
On Fri, Feb 6, 2026 at 6:27 PM Zimmer, Michael via Air-L < air-l@listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
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 michael.zimmer@marquette.edu<mailto:michael.zimmer@marquette.edu> www.michaelzimmer.org<http://www.michaelzimmer.org/> :: 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 Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: 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 07.02.2026 um 05:34 schrieb Paul Levinson via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org>:
This sad event speaks to the one advantage of books and paper in general over digital media (I noted decades ago): the paper media have reliable locatability, in contrast to digital media, which can be wiped out in an instant.
-- Paul
About It's Real Life: An Alternate History of the Beatles <https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVD38ZLQ/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20> -- "Paul is original his books and music are different than the norm -- they are clever!" -- Billy J. Kramer
On Fri, Feb 6, 2026 at 9:17 PM Johannah Rodgers via Air-L < air-l@listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
Michael,
Thanks so much for sharing this news. Like you, I am saddened to hear that First Monday will no longer be in operation. I will greatly miss this wonderful publication.
All best,
Johannah
On Fri, Feb 6, 2026 at 6:27 PM Zimmer, Michael via Air-L < air-l@listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
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 michael.zimmer@marquette.edu<mailto:michael.zimmer@marquette.edu> www.michaelzimmer.org<http://www.michaelzimmer.org/> :: 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 Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: 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 07.02.2026 um 05:34 schrieb Paul Levinson via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org>:
This sad event speaks to the one advantage of books and paper in general over digital media (I noted decades ago): the paper media have reliable locatability, in contrast to digital media, which can be wiped out in an instant.
-- Paul
About It's Real Life: An Alternate History of the Beatles <https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVD38ZLQ/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20> -- "Paul is original his books and music are different than the norm -- they are clever!" -- Billy J. Kramer
On Fri, Feb 6, 2026 at 9:17 PM Johannah Rodgers via Air-L < air-l@listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
Michael,
Thanks so much for sharing this news. Like you, I am saddened to hear that First Monday will no longer be in operation. I will greatly miss this wonderful publication.
All best,
Johannah
On Fri, Feb 6, 2026 at 6:27 PM Zimmer, Michael via Air-L < air-l@listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
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 michael.zimmer@marquette.edu<mailto:michael.zimmer@marquette.edu> www.michaelzimmer.org<http://www.michaelzimmer.org/> :: 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 Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: 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 07.02.2026 um 00:47 schrieb Johannah Rodgers via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org>:
Michael,
Thanks so much for sharing this news. Like you, I am saddened to hear that First Monday will no longer be in operation. I will greatly miss this wonderful publication.
All best,
Johannah
On Fri, Feb 6, 2026 at 6:27 PM Zimmer, Michael via Air-L < air-l@listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
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 michael.zimmer@marquette.edu<mailto:michael.zimmer@marquette.edu> www.michaelzimmer.org<http://www.michaelzimmer.org/> :: 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 Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: 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 07.02.2026 um 00:47 schrieb Johannah Rodgers via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org>:
Michael,
Thanks so much for sharing this news. Like you, I am saddened to hear that First Monday will no longer be in operation. I will greatly miss this wonderful publication.
All best,
Johannah
On Fri, Feb 6, 2026 at 6:27 PM Zimmer, Michael via Air-L < air-l@listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
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 michael.zimmer@marquette.edu<mailto:michael.zimmer@marquette.edu> www.michaelzimmer.org<http://www.michaelzimmer.org/> :: 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 Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org
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Hi Michael, Ed, AoIR Folks, How sad: First Monday has been such a role model of a journal, showing that with a dedicated editor and support, open access doesn't have to mean profit for publishing giants! Ed, I appreciate FM going out on its own terms, but is there any chance it could be saved, do let us all know. Beyond that, a huge thanks from me, too; FM has been an integral part of Internet Studies globally and has supported so much important and diverse scholarship over its three decades! Thank you. -Tama On Sat, Feb 7, 2026 at 7:20 AM Zimmer, Michael via Air-L < air-l@listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
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 michael.zimmer@marquette.edu<mailto:michael.zimmer@marquette.edu> www.michaelzimmer.org<http://www.michaelzimmer.org/> :: 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 Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: 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 07.02.2026 um 01:29 schrieb Tama Leaver via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org>:
Hi Michael, Ed, AoIR Folks,
How sad: First Monday has been such a role model of a journal, showing that with a dedicated editor and support, open access doesn't have to mean profit for publishing giants!
Ed, I appreciate FM going out on its own terms, but is there any chance it could be saved, do let us all know. Beyond that, a huge thanks from me, too; FM has been an integral part of Internet Studies globally and has supported so much important and diverse scholarship over its three decades! Thank you.
-Tama
On Sat, Feb 7, 2026 at 7:20 AM Zimmer, Michael via Air-L < air-l@listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
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 michael.zimmer@marquette.edu<mailto:michael.zimmer@marquette.edu> www.michaelzimmer.org<http://www.michaelzimmer.org/> :: 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 Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: 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 07.02.2026 um 01:29 schrieb Tama Leaver via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org>:
Hi Michael, Ed, AoIR Folks,
How sad: First Monday has been such a role model of a journal, showing that with a dedicated editor and support, open access doesn't have to mean profit for publishing giants!
Ed, I appreciate FM going out on its own terms, but is there any chance it could be saved, do let us all know. Beyond that, a huge thanks from me, too; FM has been an integral part of Internet Studies globally and has supported so much important and diverse scholarship over its three decades! Thank you.
-Tama
On Sat, Feb 7, 2026 at 7:20 AM Zimmer, Michael via Air-L < air-l@listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
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
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Oh man that really sucks. First Monday is one of my favorite places to publish (and read). We should hold a wake.
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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.
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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 07.02.2026 um 02:16 schrieb Aram Sinnreich via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org>:
Oh man that really sucks. First Monday is one of my favorite places to publish (and read). We should hold a wake.
On Feb 6, 2026, at 6:08 PM, Zimmer, Michael via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
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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.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/announc...
~ 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 07.02.2026 um 02:16 schrieb Aram Sinnreich via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org>:
Oh man that really sucks. First Monday is one of my favorite places to publish (and read). We should hold a wake.
On Feb 6, 2026, at 6:08 PM, Zimmer, Michael via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
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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.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/announc...
~ Michael
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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
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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.
https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/announcement/view/99
~ Michael
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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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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 07.02.2026 um 23:51 schrieb Prof Robyn Caplan, Ph.D. via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org>:
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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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 07.02.2026 um 23:51 schrieb Prof Robyn Caplan, Ph.D. via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org>:
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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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 07.02.2026 um 16:17 schrieb Dang Nguyen via Air-L <air-l@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@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
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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 07.02.2026 um 16:17 schrieb Dang Nguyen via Air-L <air-l@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@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
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Dear all, I would gladly volunteer to help run the journal, and I am sure there will be other who would like to form a team to run FM. Best wishes, Chamil Chamil Rathnayake PhD Senior Lecturer, University of Strathclyde On Sat, Feb 7, 2026 at 2:50 PM 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.
https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/announcement/view/99
~ Michael
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Would be happy to volunteer as well, and have experience acting as an Editor-in-Chief Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts Program Director, MA Communication and MS Professional Communication and Digital Media Arts College of Human Development, Culture, Media Seton Hall University, NJ, USA Keeping Women in Their Digital Place (2024, Penn State University Press) Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture (Brill) For more publications: https://works.bepress.com/ruth-tsuria/ -----Original Message----- From: Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> On Behalf Of chamil rathnayake via Air-L Sent: Saturday, February 7, 2026 11:21 AM To: Christian Fuchs <christian.fuchs@fuchsc.net> Cc: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: Re: [Air-L] First Monday shutting down after 30 years Dear all, I would gladly volunteer to help run the journal, and I am sure there will be other who would like to form a team to run FM. Best wishes, Chamil Chamil Rathnayake PhD Senior Lecturer, University of Strathclyde On Sat, Feb 7, 2026 at 2:50 PM 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.
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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 00:41 schrieb Ruth Tsuria via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org>:
Would be happy to volunteer as well, and have experience acting as an Editor-in-Chief
Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts Program Director, MA Communication and MS Professional Communication and Digital Media Arts College of Human Development, Culture, Media Seton Hall University, NJ, USA
Keeping Women in Their Digital Place (2024, Penn State University Press)
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-----Original Message----- From: Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> On Behalf Of chamil rathnayake via Air-L Sent: Saturday, February 7, 2026 11:21 AM To: Christian Fuchs <christian.fuchs@fuchsc.net> Cc: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: Re: [Air-L] First Monday shutting down after 30 years
Dear all, I would gladly volunteer to help run the journal, and I am sure there will be other who would like to form a team to run FM.
Best wishes, Chamil
Chamil Rathnayake PhD Senior Lecturer, University of Strathclyde
On Sat, Feb 7, 2026 at 2:50 PM 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.
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Would be happy to volunteer as well, and have experience acting as an Editor-in-Chief
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Dear all, I would gladly volunteer to help run the journal, and I am sure there will be other who would like to form a team to run FM.
Best wishes, Chamil
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On Sat, Feb 7, 2026 at 2:50 PM 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.
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I would also be interested in helping keep FM alive. The crazy increase in submissions and the associated scarcity of reviewers is a challenge that all journals have been dealing with but now we face an incoming avalanche of AI (co-)generated papers that exceed even the capacity of editors that have substantial institutional support. "Perhaps FM - the Sequel" could become a testbed for a different submission model!? Happy to share a few ideas. Best, Christopher Dr. sc.nat. Christopher P. Lueg Professor, School of Information Sciences University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign https://ischool.illinois.edu/people/christopher-lueg https://www.linkedin.com/in/clueg/ cplueg@illinois.edu On Sun, Feb 8, 2026 at 5:36 AM Ruth Tsuria via Air-L < air-l@listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
Would be happy to volunteer as well, and have experience acting as an Editor-in-Chief
Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts Program Director, MA Communication and MS Professional Communication and Digital Media Arts College of Human Development, Culture, Media Seton Hall University, NJ, USA
Keeping Women in Their Digital Place (2024, Penn State University Press)
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture (Brill)
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AI co-authors would automatically beget AI co-editors and AI peer reviewers. Perhaps it's time for every human to experience being the last human "editor in chief" before they are edited out and written off from their academic flat lands! Either way in our regular data collection and raw blog publications (peer reviewed by our own large number of global team members), we have come to terms with the fact that the humungous human TLDR data we generate daily is largely fit for AI consumption and currently not fit for most humans who are not a part of our participatory action research in real time! best, rb On Tue, 10 Mar 2026, 07:43 Christopher Lueg via Air-L, < air-l@listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
I would also be interested in helping keep FM alive.
The crazy increase in submissions and the associated scarcity of reviewers is a challenge that all journals have been dealing with but now we face an incoming avalanche of AI (co-)generated papers that exceed even the capacity of editors that have substantial institutional support.
"Perhaps FM - the Sequel" could become a testbed for a different submission model!? Happy to share a few ideas.
Best, Christopher
Dr. sc.nat. Christopher P. Lueg Professor, School of Information Sciences University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign https://ischool.illinois.edu/people/christopher-lueg https://www.linkedin.com/in/clueg/ cplueg@illinois.edu
On Sun, Feb 8, 2026 at 5:36 AM Ruth Tsuria via Air-L < air-l@listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
Would be happy to volunteer as well, and have experience acting as an Editor-in-Chief
Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts Program Director, MA Communication and MS Professional Communication and Digital Media Arts College of Human Development, Culture, Media Seton Hall University, NJ, USA
Keeping Women in Their Digital Place (2024, Penn State University Press)
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Hello, AI-generated papers are a real problem as it can be no coincidence that within a year many journals have seen a multiplication of the number of submissions... It makes the whole academic publishing process more difficult than it is already. And papermill factories have already made a capitalist process out of AI-generated papers, even creating fake reviewer email addresses of people actually exisitng that are suggested as potential reviewers, etc. I feaer there is no easy solution... Any ideas? Best Chrisitan Am 10.03.26 um 03:36 schrieb Rakesh Biswas via Air-L:
AI co-authors would automatically beget AI co-editors and AI peer reviewers.
Perhaps it's time for every human to experience being the last human "editor in chief" before they are edited out and written off from their academic flat lands!
Either way in our regular data collection and raw blog publications (peer reviewed by our own large number of global team members), we have come to terms with the fact that the humungous human TLDR data we generate daily is largely fit for AI consumption and currently not fit for most humans who are not a part of our participatory action research in real time!
best,
rb
On Tue, 10 Mar 2026, 07:43 Christopher Lueg via Air-L, < air-l@listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
I would also be interested in helping keep FM alive.
The crazy increase in submissions and the associated scarcity of reviewers is a challenge that all journals have been dealing with but now we face an incoming avalanche of AI (co-)generated papers that exceed even the capacity of editors that have substantial institutional support.
"Perhaps FM - the Sequel" could become a testbed for a different submission model!? Happy to share a few ideas.
Best, Christopher
Dr. sc.nat. Christopher P. Lueg Professor, School of Information Sciences University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign https://ischool.illinois.edu/people/christopher-lueg https://www.linkedin.com/in/clueg/ cplueg@illinois.edu
On Sun, Feb 8, 2026 at 5:36 AM Ruth Tsuria via Air-L < air-l@listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
Would be happy to volunteer as well, and have experience acting as an Editor-in-Chief
Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts Program Director, MA Communication and MS Professional Communication and Digital Media Arts College of Human Development, Culture, Media Seton Hall University, NJ, USA
Keeping Women in Their Digital Place (2024, Penn State University Press)
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture (Brill)
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Solutions are easier said than done. Here goes the said iterations for whatever it's worth: The publications driven academic learning industry is going to transition and rise above it's current two dimensional academic flat lands and move toward a three dimensional emotional economy of scale where the fruits of data will be directly shared with the bottom of the pyramid, the so called research participants (very much the entire global population) who will be eventually entitled to the return on their data investment that involves privacy tradeoffs and essentially being used as a product. This video illustrates the above process at it's end: https://youtu.be/ONDSeZjskrk?si=9m5rGMO-6rMUQPAJ Data collection will involve Orwellian devices, the ideal kind and not dystopian as conjured originally by Orwell that will involve ambient AI with a mix of robotics, check out this recent release from Stanford and to quote with generalizeable edits: "Mimicking human cognition via a dual-system architecture, this technology demonstrates superior reasoning on benchmarks and autonomously executes complex research. To extend this intelligence physically, the system simulates human trouble shooting procedures as a physics-aware model to foresee adverse events. Generating and validating on the previous benchmark, the tech exhibits spatial intelligence for reasoning and action. Crucially, we demonstrate that this platform democratizes expertise and narrows the performance gap between junior and senior human trouble shooters. The tech transforms human trouble shooting interventions towards a collaborative discipline where human intuition and machine intelligence co-evolve." Unquoted from: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.18.26345936v1.full-text More about "trouble shooting humans" here: https://userdrivenhealthcare.blogspot.com/2025/04/book-proposal-introduction... More about "emotional economies at scale" here: https://userdrivenhealthcare.blogspot.com/2025/12/udlco-projr-role-of-human-... More about Orwellian devices here: https://userdrivenhealthcare.blogspot.com/2025/07/user-driven-orwellian-eyes... best, rb On Wed, 11 Mar 2026, 06:31 Christian Fuchs via Air-L, < air-l@listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
Hello, AI-generated papers are a real problem as it can be no coincidence that within a year many journals have seen a multiplication of the number of submissions... It makes the whole academic publishing process more difficult than it is already. And papermill factories have already made a capitalist process out of AI-generated papers, even creating fake reviewer email addresses of people actually exisitng that are suggested as potential reviewers, etc. I feaer there is no easy solution... Any ideas? Best Chrisitan
Am 10.03.26 um 03:36 schrieb Rakesh Biswas via Air-L:
AI co-authors would automatically beget AI co-editors and AI peer reviewers.
Perhaps it's time for every human to experience being the last human "editor in chief" before they are edited out and written off from their academic flat lands!
Either way in our regular data collection and raw blog publications (peer reviewed by our own large number of global team members), we have come to terms with the fact that the humungous human TLDR data we generate daily is largely fit for AI consumption and currently not fit for most humans who are not a part of our participatory action research in real time!
best,
rb
On Tue, 10 Mar 2026, 07:43 Christopher Lueg via Air-L, < air-l@listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
I would also be interested in helping keep FM alive.
The crazy increase in submissions and the associated scarcity of reviewers is a challenge that all journals have been dealing with but now we face an incoming avalanche of AI (co-)generated papers that exceed even the capacity of editors that have substantial institutional support.
"Perhaps FM - the Sequel" could become a testbed for a different submission model!? Happy to share a few ideas.
Best, Christopher
Dr. sc.nat. Christopher P. Lueg Professor, School of Information Sciences University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign https://ischool.illinois.edu/people/christopher-lueg https://www.linkedin.com/in/clueg/ cplueg@illinois.edu
On Sun, Feb 8, 2026 at 5:36 AM Ruth Tsuria via Air-L < air-l@listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
Would be happy to volunteer as well, and have experience acting as an Editor-in-Chief
Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts Program Director, MA Communication and MS Professional Communication and Digital Media Arts College of Human Development, Culture, Media Seton Hall University, NJ, USA
Keeping Women in Their Digital Place (2024, Penn State University Press)
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture (Brill)
For more publications: https://works.bepress.com/ruth-tsuria/
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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 07.02.2026 um 17:20 schrieb chamil rathnayake via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org>:
Dear all, I would gladly volunteer to help run the journal, and I am sure there will be other who would like to form a team to run FM.
Best wishes, Chamil
Chamil Rathnayake PhD Senior Lecturer, University of Strathclyde
On Sat, Feb 7, 2026 at 2:50 PM 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.
https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/announcement/view/99
~ 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 07.02.2026 um 17:20 schrieb chamil rathnayake via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org>:
Dear all, I would gladly volunteer to help run the journal, and I am sure there will be other who would like to form a team to run FM.
Best wishes, Chamil
Chamil Rathnayake PhD Senior Lecturer, University of Strathclyde
On Sat, Feb 7, 2026 at 2:50 PM 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.
https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/announcement/view/99
~ 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 07.02.2026 um 09:30 schrieb Christian Fuchs via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org>:
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
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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 ________________________________ 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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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. Information about the accessibility of University buildings can be found on the BU AccessAble webpages. This email is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential information. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender and delete this email, which must not be copied, distributed or disclosed to any other person. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Bournemouth University or its subsidiary companies. Nor can any contract be formed on behalf of the University or its subsidiary companies via email. _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org/ Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/ Royal Roads acknowledges the campus is located on the traditional Lands of the Lekwungen-speaking Peoples, the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail and attachments may contain personal or confidential information for the sole use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient and you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the message and attachments.
Also really sad to hear this news and would volunteer to help in any efforts to keep the journal afloat. Alex Monea Associate Professor George Mason University On Sat, Feb 7, 2026 at 8:03 PM 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
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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 02:09 schrieb Alexander Monea via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org>:
Also really sad to hear this news and would volunteer to help in any efforts to keep the journal afloat.
Alex Monea Associate Professor George Mason University
On Sat, Feb 7, 2026 at 8:03 PM 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.
https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/announcement/view/99<; https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/announcement/view/99>
~ Michael
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Also really sad to hear this news and would volunteer to help in any efforts to keep the journal afloat.
Alex Monea Associate Professor George Mason University
On Sat, Feb 7, 2026 at 8:03 PM 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.
https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/announcement/view/99<; https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/announcement/view/99>
~ Michael
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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
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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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Thats sad news. What’s the reason for closing down Presumably financial? Am sure there are plenty of people here who can help run it if its admim related matter? If someone is keen to join hands, please come forward. There has to be a way to save it. Amir Sent from my iPhone
On 7 Feb 2026, at 18:52, An Nguyen via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
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/> :: https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zuckerb... F&data=05 %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 07.02.2026 um 20:06 schrieb Mohammad Amir Anwar via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org>:
Thats sad news.
What’s the reason for closing down Presumably financial?
Am sure there are plenty of people here who can help run it if its admim related matter?
If someone is keen to join hands, please come forward.
There has to be a way to save it.
Amir
Sent from my iPhone
On 7 Feb 2026, at 18:52, An Nguyen via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
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.
~ 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 07.02.2026 um 20:06 schrieb Mohammad Amir Anwar via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org>:
Thats sad news.
What’s the reason for closing down Presumably financial?
Am sure there are plenty of people here who can help run it if its admim related matter?
If someone is keen to join hands, please come forward.
There has to be a way to save it.
Amir
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On 7 Feb 2026, at 18:52, An Nguyen via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
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
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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 07.02.2026 um 12:09 schrieb An Nguyen via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org>:
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
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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 06.02.2026 um 22:36 schrieb Zimmer, Michael via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org>:
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
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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 06.02.2026 um 22:36 schrieb Zimmer, Michael via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org>:
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
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Mohammad Amir Anwar -
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Paul Levinson -
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Zimmer, Michael