# Competition as a Driver of Progress in Academic Publishing

**URL:** <https://forum.edch.eu/t/competition-as-a-driver-of-progress-in-academic-publishing/473>\
**Category:** Event\
**Tags:** publishing, competition\
**Created:** [24 July 2025 14:07 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/competition-as-a-driver-of-progress-in-academic-publishing/473 "2025-07-24T14:07:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [24 July 2025 14:07 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/competition-as-a-driver-of-progress-in-academic-publishing/473/1 "2025-07-24T14:07:45Z")

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# Competition as a Driver of Progress in Academic Publishing

_[Part of the Open Divide 2025/2026 lecture series](https://forum.edch.eu/t/open-divide-2025-2026-speakers-and-topics/422)_

**Registration:** [for Uni.LU](https://unilu.webex.com/weblink/register/r055b74f1cd3d785edddf72e8c61d56e5)  
**Speaker** : [Wolfgang Benedikt Schmal](https://sites.google.com/view/wbschmal), Competition Economist, Technical University Ilmenau, Germany

An argument for increasing competition in academic publishing as an alternative to regulatory interventions.

> **Competition as a Driver of Progress in Academic Publishing**
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> **Starts:** 27 August 2025 17:00 (Europe/Paris)\
> **Ends:** 27 August 2025 18:00 (Europe/Paris)\
> **Location:** https://unilu.webex.com/weblink/register/r055b74f1cd3d785edddf72e8c61d56e5
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> An argument for increasing competition in academic publishing as an alternative to regulatory interventions.

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**Post date:** [24 August 2025 15:00 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/competition-as-a-driver-of-progress-in-academic-publishing/473/2 "2025-08-24T15:00:43Z")

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