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Mia Rici

Director of Publications Operations, American Geophysical Union
Mia Ricci is the Director of Publications Operations at AGU, a global community supporting more than half a million advocates and professionals in the Earth and space sciences, where she oversees AGU’s 24 scientific journals and the ESS Open Archive, AGU’s preprint and community server. Mia also leads the diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) efforts for AGU’s publications and serves in committees for CSE, C4DISC, and the Joint Commitment for Action on Inclusion and Diversity in Scholarly Publishing. She is a member of the Board of Directors for SSP and is a member of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Geosciences (AAPIIG).

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Platform Strategies

Platform Strategies 2025: Does the Mission Matter?

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In an industry that unites both for-profit and nonprofit organizations, our shared missions serve as a common thread, aligning us around collective goals and visions for the scholarly publishing sector and its broader societal impact. Many of these missions have endured for centuries, but in the face of modern developments (policy changes, AI, and emerging technologies) is it time to update them to better reflect the evolving ecosystem? This session will discuss the role of mission in product development, platform strategy, and technology partnerships. We will address the challenge of balancing mission fulfillment with business sustainability, as well as the persistent tension between the economic and philosophical aspects of open access (OA) and the debate over quantity versus quality in publishing strategies. How can we effectively tap into the core purpose of scholarly publishing and communicate it in ways that inspire meaningful change while not hindering growth and technological advancement?