What do you authors think about a partial boycott of health sciences book publishers if they don't make digital versions available for free? (3)

16 June, 2026

Dear Fiona and Erica,

I have two book chapters published by this model. For the first, I received a copy of the actual hb book. For the second 'nothing'.

Yes the continuation of this model, is upsetting and frustrating.

In terms of action and a 'partial' boycott - as Erica points out - it is how you arrive at the how/where/what of the data.

Critically and quantitatively - what does 'partial boycott' mean in this context?

How would you know the number of participants to make the activism 'felt', if not merely heard?

How long a period would be needed - and its relation to participant numbers?

As I've probably highlighted before, it has been interesting to 'follow' the politics of healthcare, even as medicine, nursing ... limits itself to:

- medical model

- bio-medical model

- bio-psycho-social models.

With a post to follow on this (re. bringing your 'whole-self' to work - NHS?), of course in our clinical work we are apolitical.

But it seems this exploitative publishing model, gags and subverts any socialist - humanistic voices that would advocate for and utilize open publishing approaches.

Publishing is not cost-free of course, but the public's understanding of science is a further critical dimension also aligned to - sympathetic with HIFA's aims, goals and purposes?

Perhaps, with the required prompt set AI could help derive what the 'partial' should amount to? 

As I close - noting your work Fiona, a search for 'drama' at the blog below may prove of interest. It would be great to connect?

Kind regards,

Peter Jones

Part-time Community Mental Health Nurse, Tutor and Researcher

Blogging at "Welcome to the QUAD"

http://hodges-model.blogspot.com/

http://twitter.com/h2cm

HIFA profile: HIFA profile: Peter Jones Community Mental Health Nurse, Part-time Tutor and Researcher Blogging at "Welcome to the QUAD" http://hodges-model.blogspot.com/ http://twitter.com/h2cm HIFA profile: Peter Jones is a Community Mental Health Nurse with the NHS in NW England and a a part-time tutor at Bolton University. Peter champions a conceptual framework - Hodges' model - that can be used to facilitate personal and group reflection and holistic / integrated care. A bibliography is provided at the blog 'Welcome to the QUAD' (http://hodges-model.blogspot.com). h2cmuk AT yahoo.co.uk

Author: 
Peter Jones