Mike Rossner Explained

Mike Rossner
Nationality:American
Known For:Advocacy for open-access scholarly publishing

Mike Rossner is a United States-based advocate for academic journal publishing reform and open access. He was the director of the Rockefeller University Press from December 2006 to May 2013.

Background

In 1997, Rossner became editor of the Journal of Cell Biology.[1] On 1 December 2006, he became director of The Rockefeller University Press and became interim editor of the Journal of Cell Biology until his replacement was hired.[1]

In July 2009, Rossner was awarded as a SPARC Innovator by the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition.[2]

Projects

Rossner is one of the organizers of Access2Research.[3]

He is a supporter of open-access mandates.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Brown. Talley Henning. Mike Rossner takes the helm at The Rockefeller University Press. Benchmarks. 23 March 2007. 28 May 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130521184602/http://benchmarks.rockefeller.edu/viewArticle.php?id=37&issue_id=60. 21 May 2013.
  2. Web site: A voice for change from within the publishing establishment: Mike Rossner honored as latest SPARC innovator (SPARC) . Jennifer McLennan . 2 July 2009 . 28 May 2012. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120528122231/http://www.arl.org/sparc/media/09-0702.shtml . 28 May 2012 .
  3. Open-Science Geeks Invite Obama Onto Roller Coaster. David Dobbs. Wired . 25 May 2012. 28 May 2012 .
  4. Web site: Open and Shut?: RUP's Mike Rossner: Doing what's right . Richard Poynder. 28 March 2012 . 28 May 2012 .

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