From: JJE Esposito <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2018 21:03:23 -0400

I am pleased to see that Jean-Claude Guedon and I once again have reason to
disagree. I wrote about the general issues last month:

https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2018/07/16/hasnt-
academy-taken-back-control-publishing-already/

Joe Esposito

On Mon, Aug 6, 2018 at 8:19 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> From: "Jean-Claude Guédon" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2018 10:42:15 -0400
>
> To follow up on my one-off agreement with Joe Esposito, I should add
> that his perfect warning about outsourcing applies to any journal, be
> it from a learned society, a university department, etc., when it
> outsources publishing tasks to a commercial publisher. This is
> especially true when the outsourcing includes the sale of the journal
> title.
>
> Jean-Claude Guédon
>
> Le dimanche 05 août 2018 à 20:00 -0400, LIBLICENSE a écrit :
> From: "Jean-Claude Guédon" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2018 09:08:37 -0400
>
> For once, I will fully agree with Joe Esposito - une fois n'est pas
> coutume...
>
> RIGHT ON!!!!
>
> Jean-Claude Guédon
>
>
> Le jeudi 02 août 2018 à 21:57 -0400, LIBLICENSE a écrit :
> From: JJE Esposito <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2018 21:06:03 -0400
>
> But that's the point. That's why they did it. I mean, honestly, what
> does anybody expect? When you outsource an essential service, you are
> hostage to the strategic aims of the vendor.
>
>
> Joe Esposito
>
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 2, 2018 at 8:26 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> From: Ann Okerson <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Thu, Aug 2, 2018 at 8:14 PM
>
> This announcement has caused serious concerns among authors and
> publishers; this type of workflow "solution" holds significant
> publisher, author, and much other related information.
>
> *******
>
> New York, August 2, 2018 – Elsevier, the global information analytics
> business specializing in science and health, today announced it has
> signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aries Systems, a leader in
> scientific publication workflow solutions headquartered outside
> Boston, MA. Aries’ offerings are used by journals, books and other
> publications for manuscript submission, peer review, production
> tracking and eCommerce.
>
> “Aries has built a best-in-class workflow solution for publishers,
> editors and scholars seeking to advance the discovery and
> dissemination of knowledge,” said Lyndon Holmes, Aries’ Founder. “I’m
> excited that now with Elsevier we’ll be even stronger and better
> positioned with enhanced solutions and analytics to help our customers
> achieve their goals.”
>
> [SNIP]
>
> https://www.elsevier.com/about/press-releases/corporate/
> elsevier-to-acquire-aries-systems-a-best-in-class-public
> ation-workflow-solutions-provider
>
> and
>
> https://www.ariessys.com/views-press/news-opinion/elsevier-
> acquire-aries-systems-best-class-publication-workflow-solutions-provider/
>