TL;DR
This paper surveys the reasons behind the boycott of Elsevier by mathematicians, analyzing its pricing, policies, and ethical issues, and discusses potential future directions for mathematical publishing.
Contribution
It provides a comprehensive overview of the ethical, economic, and policy concerns motivating the boycott and explores future prospects for the field.
Findings
Identifies key ethical lapses and pricing issues at Elsevier.
Highlights restrictions on dissemination affecting authors.
Suggests possible future changes in mathematical publishing.
Abstract
We survey the reasons for the ongoing boycott of the publisher Elsevier. We examine Elsevier's pricing and bundling policies, restrictions on dissemination by authors, and lapses in ethics and peer review, and we conclude with thoughts about the future of mathematical publishing.
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