For-profit journals vote expected at senate

The Faculty Senate will convene Thursday for its third meeting of the Winter Quarter.

The senate is expected to vote on a proposal that would encourage faculty to avoid publishing or reviewing articles in journals of for-profit publishing companies that engage in exorbitant pricing. The agenda also includes a report from the Committee on Undergraduate Admission and Financial Aid and a report on the Oracle Financial Systems.

The senate will meet at 3:15 p.m. in Room 180 at the School of Law. Discussion is limited to members of the senate, but members of the Stanford community can request to attend the meeting by contacting the academic secretary's office at 723-4992 or delpozzo@stanford.edu.