Who Owns The Literature Screensaver
The Who Owns The Literature screensaver shows academic publishers by works published, key-less from OpenAlex. Elsevier alone carries more works than the next two together, which is the single fact behind most arguments about journal pricing. A hierarchy level above zero means the publisher is itself owned by another one on the list. These figures were sanity-checked against known catalogue sizes first — OpenAlex's sources endpoint is visibly corrupted, so its numbers cannot be taken on trust. It's free, runs in your browser, and ESC exits.
How the Who Owns The Literature screensaver works
The saver reads the source described above and draws it on a canvas — no account, no tracking.
Academic publishers by works published, key-less from OpenAlex. Elsevier alone carries more works than the next two together, which is the single fact behind most arguments about journal pricing. A hierarchy level above zero means the publisher is itself owned by another one on the list. These figures were sanity-checked against known catalogue sizes first — OpenAlex's sources endpoint is visibly corrupted, so its numbers cannot be taken on trust.
It refreshes on a schedule, so what you see stays current.
Colours can be changed in settings; nothing is stored beyond your own browser.
A worked example
Academic publishers by works published, key-less from OpenAlex. Elsevier alone carries more works than the next two together, which is the single fact behind most arguments about journal pricing. A hierarchy level above zero means the publisher is itself owned by another one on the list. These figures were sanity-checked against known catalogue sizes first — OpenAlex's sources endpoint is visibly corrupted, so its numbers cannot be taken on trust.
Settings & tips
- Accent and Background recolour the display.
- Every value on screen comes from the live source — nothing is simulated.
- Press ESC to leave fullscreen.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this real data?
- Yes — it comes from the source named on this page and is refreshed on a schedule.
- Is a key needed?
- No. This source is fully key-less.
- Is it free?
- Yes, and it runs entirely in your browser.