The Scholarly Kitchen: From Charity to Intellectual Partnership: The Global Monograph Crisis, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of Open Access Through the Lens of Ukraine

The article, written by Frances Pinter, a Senior Research Fellow at the School of Advanced Study, University of London, and founder of SUPRR discusses the problems facing academic publishing today. University book sales have fallen significantly, while Open Access publishing is facing financial difficulties and artificial intelligence is creating new challenges.

The article focuses on a discussion held in Kyiv in May 2026, organized by the National Research Foundation of Ukraine, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, and SUPRR.

Frances Pinter spoke with leaders from the Ukrainian academic and publishing communities about how publishing could become more sustainable and reach more readers. The discussion also explored new ways to manage knowledge, publishing rights, and the business side of academic books.

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