Crowdsourcing and institutional support, or gold open access to NECSUS!
NECSUS_European Journal of Media Studies is an international peer reviewed open access publication for innovative and cutting-edge research and writing across the whole field of cinema, television, and (new) media studies. NECSUS is published by Amsterdam University Press and was founded by NECS (European Network for Cinema and Media Studies). The journal maintains a ‘gold’ open access model, meaning that there are no embargoes on content, and it also has a no-pay system in place. As such, NECSUS relies on the support of like-minded individuals and institutions to further our mutual aims. We believe in open access that does not transfer the costs from the reader to the author – until we have a fair and globally-accessible system for this in place. We are looking for alternative ways of making such an endeavor sustainable.
Distinguished writers who have published significant work in NECSUS include Francesco Casetti, Barbara Creed, Sean Cubitt, Sudeep Dasgupta, Marijke de Valck, Thomas Elsaesser, Harun Farocki, Kim Knowles, Geert Lovink, Adrian Martin, Jussi Parikka, Jacques Rancière, Alexandra Schneider, Wanda Strauven, and many more. The list of our advisory board members can be found on the About NECSUS page.
In order to insure that NECSUS has a healthy future in 2015 and beyond we ask you to join this unique open access crowdsourcing campaign and to contribute to the development of the humanities as an area of concern that touches us all. For contributors to the journal who have institutional budgets to enable open access publishing, we hope you will consider allocating some of those article fees to NECSUS as contributions at your desired level.
Join us at one of the following levels of support:
Individual (20-500 euros) – Receive a discount of 10% off the retail price when ordering Amsterdam University Press publications.
Institutional (limited, 500-750 euros) – This one-time contribution designed for institutions comes with logo placement on the NECSUS website including a link to your homepage.
Institutional (partnership, 1000 euros) – This long-term institutional partnership is set at a minimum of three years, billed at 1000 euros per year, and is renewable. Partner institutions receive preferred logo placement on the NECSUS website including a link to your homepage. Partner institutions also receive a bound, print version of each journal issue during their partnership term.
Contributions can be sent to the following account:
Bank Account: IBAN: NL56DEUT0446607460 BIC: DEUTNL2N
Account holder name:
UvA/FGW (Universiteit van Amsterdam / Faculteit Geesteswetenschappen)
Spuistraat 210
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Bank name:
Deutsche Bank De Entree 99-197,
Amsterdam ZO, Netherlands
Please reference: WBS C.2026.2024, open access NECSUS
Please also reference your own name and affiliation.
If you have any questions regarding this campaign please send us an email through the Contact Us page. Thank you for your support and we hope you will be able to enjoy reading NECSUS for many years to come!
Sincerely,
NECSUS Editorial Board