What can academia learn from fanfiction? In this inspiring article from Katina Magazine, the author explores how the open, creative, and community-driven nature of fanfiction can offer new ways to think about scholarly publishing. Fanfiction communities thrive on collaboration, remixing, and sharing—values that mirror the goals of open scholarship but are often missing in traditional academic systems.
The piece encourages researchers and publishers to imagine a publishing world that’s more inclusive, participatory, and responsive to readers. It suggests that academic work, like fanfiction, can be living and evolving—open to feedback, creativity, and co-authorship.
This thought-provoking read invites us to see how storytelling, community, and openness can transform how knowledge is created and shared.
Read the full article here: How fanfiction can help reimagine scholarly publishing