Abstracts are increasingly important given the rise of large language models (LLM) and generative AI. While OpenAlex provides a source of open abstracts in addition to Crossref, the takedown of abstracts from OpenAlex by two major publishers points to an increased commodification of abstracts.

On May 23, 2023, the Council of the European Union approved a set of conclusions on ‘High-quality, transparent, open, trustworthy and equitable scholarly publishing’. In this post, I summarize some of my thoughts on these conclusions.