Mike Rossner
American activist
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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.
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| Known for | Advocacy for open-access scholarly publishing |
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]