faq.md

Possibly asked questions

This file contains clarifications pertaining to questions I could see being asked, though not necessarily in the same way. If you have additional questions or need further clarifications, please let me know.

Questions

Authoring

• Do I consent to drafting manuscripts by sending around email attachments?
  • No
• Which platforms am I willing to use for collaborative drafting?
  • Etherpad
  • GitHub/GitLab/GitBooks
  • Wordpress
  • MediaWiki

Collaboration

• Am I open to collaborate
  • with people I do not know?
    • Sure
  • with people from other backgrounds than mine?
    • Sure
  • in an online-first fashion?
    • Sure
• Which platforms am I willing to use for video/voice/text chats?
  • Jitsi (both self hosted and the public version)
  • BigBlueButton
  • Telegram
  • Signal
  • Wire
  • Mattermost
  • Riot
  • Rocket chat
  • docs.plus
  • Mumble

Editing

• Am I available as an editor for scholarly venues?
  • Yes, if
    • I have sufficient expertise
    • All publications in the venue are openly licensed

Events

• Am I willing to
  • attend remotely?
    • Yes
  • organize remotely?
    • Yes
  • present remotely?
    • Yes

Publishing

As an author or co-author of scholarly manuscripts, am I willing

• to post the manuscripts as preprints?
  • Yes, if
    • they are put under an open license
• to pay open-access charges?
  • Yes, if
    • appropriate funding is available
    • fees are reasonable
• to publish behind paywalls?
  • No
• to publish under non-open licenses?
  • No
• to sign copyright transfer agreements?
  • No