Jonny Coates
@jacoates.bsky.social
Leading advocate for preprints, integrity, community & improved research culture | Host Preprints in Motion podcast | Immunologist | https://linktr.ee/jacoates
Add our brand new preprint resource to your @zotero.org library!
Perfect for all advocates of #preprints.
Want to add to it? Then get in touch :)
Perfect for all advocates of #preprints.
Want to add to it? Then get in touch :)
Preprint Literature Library
See our Zotero library for a collection of studies investigating preprints; from their posting and use through to their quality and researcher perceptions. This is very much a living resource that is added to very regularly. If you're involved in research on preprints…
See our Zotero library for a collection of studies investigating preprints; from their posting and use through to their quality and researcher perceptions. This is very much a living resource that is added to very regularly. If you're involved in research on preprints…
Preprint Literature Library
See our Zotero library for a collection of studies investigating preprints; from their posting and use through to their quality and researcher perceptions. This is very much a living resource that is added to very regularly. If you're involved in research on preprints or advocate for preprint adoption then this is a valuable resource! This will help you advocate with evidence driven arguments.
ripplingideas.org
January 15, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Add our brand new preprint resource to your @zotero.org library!
Perfect for all advocates of #preprints.
Want to add to it? Then get in touch :)
Perfect for all advocates of #preprints.
Want to add to it? Then get in touch :)
Reposted by Jonny Coates
Is anyone aware of any papers, blogs, reports, etc, arguing against age-based awards, lecture competitions, etc? Thanks!
January 15, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Is anyone aware of any papers, blogs, reports, etc, arguing against age-based awards, lecture competitions, etc? Thanks!
Fully concur with this. If you host any academic event in the US you cannot claim to be inclusive. It simply isn't a safe country and is far too restrictive to the rest of the world now.
January 15, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Fully concur with this. If you host any academic event in the US you cannot claim to be inclusive. It simply isn't a safe country and is far too restrictive to the rest of the world now.
Check it out: bit.ly/preprint_evi...
If you use Zotero and advocate for preprints then this is a library filled with the evidence you need!
Updated regularly :)
If you use Zotero and advocate for preprints then this is a library filled with the evidence you need!
Updated regularly :)
Zotero | Groups > preprint_literature
Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research.
bit.ly
January 14, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Check it out: bit.ly/preprint_evi...
If you use Zotero and advocate for preprints then this is a library filled with the evidence you need!
Updated regularly :)
If you use Zotero and advocate for preprints then this is a library filled with the evidence you need!
Updated regularly :)
And there's a hat trick for @hansonmark.bsky.social et Al!
We've got ISSUES. Literally.
We scraped >100k special issues & over 1 million articles to bring you a PISS-poor paper. We quantify just how many excess papers are published by guest editors abusing special issues to boost their CVs. How bad is it & what can we do?
arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563
A 🧵 1/n
We scraped >100k special issues & over 1 million articles to bring you a PISS-poor paper. We quantify just how many excess papers are published by guest editors abusing special issues to boost their CVs. How bad is it & what can we do?
arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563
A 🧵 1/n
January 14, 2026 at 7:50 PM
And there's a hat trick for @hansonmark.bsky.social et Al!
The impact of professional bullying and unwarranted behaviours is that they can have long lasting impact - ruining careers of the victims.
Often the perpetrators are "big names" which intensifies the damage to the victim whilst having no impact on the abuser.
Often the perpetrators are "big names" which intensifies the damage to the victim whilst having no impact on the abuser.
January 13, 2026 at 4:32 PM
The impact of professional bullying and unwarranted behaviours is that they can have long lasting impact - ruining careers of the victims.
Often the perpetrators are "big names" which intensifies the damage to the victim whilst having no impact on the abuser.
Often the perpetrators are "big names" which intensifies the damage to the victim whilst having no impact on the abuser.
Absolutely worth a read (as always from Richard)
Preprints of pandemic potential - new historical piece from me on the history of bioRxiv/medRxiv, their role in the pandemic, and the way forward. 1/n journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
January 12, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Absolutely worth a read (as always from Richard)
I'm actively looking to join some new boards this year. If you think my expertise could be useful then please do reach out - I'd genuine love to provide whatever insight and guidance I can!
January 11, 2026 at 8:35 PM
I'm actively looking to join some new boards this year. If you think my expertise could be useful then please do reach out - I'd genuine love to provide whatever insight and guidance I can!
Reposted by Jonny Coates
Sir Paul Nurse is an impressive scientist but what the Royal Society needs is Dorothy Bishop to take the helm and clean the place out. Fellows who bring the Society into disrepute need tougher action than himpathy.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
‘Lots of people don’t want to do it’: Paul Nurse on his controversial second term as Royal Society president
The Nobel prize winner discusses claims of a ‘boys’ club’, Elon Musk’s fellowship and rightwing attacks on science
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Sir Paul Nurse is an impressive scientist but what the Royal Society needs is Dorothy Bishop to take the helm and clean the place out. Fellows who bring the Society into disrepute need tougher action than himpathy.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
"I’m afraid there’s many bad people around, but they have made scientific advances." If ever a quote captured the insane problematic nature of academia this was it.
Effectively do good science and nothing else at all matters.
#notmyscience
www.ft.com/content/088b...
Effectively do good science and nothing else at all matters.
#notmyscience
www.ft.com/content/088b...
Elon Musk should keep UK Royal Society membership, says president
Paul Nurse tells FT that national science academy should avoid ‘making judgments’ about ‘character’ of fellows
www.ft.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:52 PM
"I’m afraid there’s many bad people around, but they have made scientific advances." If ever a quote captured the insane problematic nature of academia this was it.
Effectively do good science and nothing else at all matters.
#notmyscience
www.ft.com/content/088b...
Effectively do good science and nothing else at all matters.
#notmyscience
www.ft.com/content/088b...
I'm planning a free training course in Life Sci preprints as part of Rippling Ideas.
Is this something people would be interested in?
Is this something people would be interested in?
January 8, 2026 at 9:04 PM
I'm planning a free training course in Life Sci preprints as part of Rippling Ideas.
Is this something people would be interested in?
Is this something people would be interested in?
Reposted by Jonny Coates
"The evidence is clear: when talented students who have faced greater barriers gain access to elite universities, they flourish precisely because opportunity, not ability, was the binding constraint."
Prof Lee Elliot Major, University of Exeter
#highered #edchat
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Prof Lee Elliot Major, University of Exeter
#highered #edchat
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Cambridge college to target elite private schools for student recruitment
Exclusive: Trinity Hall’s new policy described as a ‘slap in the face’ for state-educated students
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:32 AM
"The evidence is clear: when talented students who have faced greater barriers gain access to elite universities, they flourish precisely because opportunity, not ability, was the binding constraint."
Prof Lee Elliot Major, University of Exeter
#highered #edchat
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Prof Lee Elliot Major, University of Exeter
#highered #edchat
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
It's very difficult seeing people being given very public credit and recognition when you know just how abusive and bullying they can be in private.
January 8, 2026 at 10:34 AM
It's very difficult seeing people being given very public credit and recognition when you know just how abusive and bullying they can be in private.
The Preprints in Motion podcast is going to be back for 2026 in a couple of months - we're just transitioning things over to more formally fold into Rippling Ideas.
I might start spicy with an episode about a big, too little discussed, issue in OS - people (some, absolutely not all).
I might start spicy with an episode about a big, too little discussed, issue in OS - people (some, absolutely not all).
January 7, 2026 at 8:48 PM
The Preprints in Motion podcast is going to be back for 2026 in a couple of months - we're just transitioning things over to more formally fold into Rippling Ideas.
I might start spicy with an episode about a big, too little discussed, issue in OS - people (some, absolutely not all).
I might start spicy with an episode about a big, too little discussed, issue in OS - people (some, absolutely not all).
Reposted by Jonny Coates
I've seen little evidence in all the publish-review-curate (PRC) conversations of the kind of curation people seem to want emerging, but SolvingForScience's process distinguishing Q(uality) and (I)mpact assessments may be closest. 6/n www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Discovery Stack Pilot: Feasibility and Outcomes of a Scientist-Designed Peer Review Model Separating Quality and Impact
Peer review serves as the cornerstone of scientific quality control. Yet, the current journal-centric system is hindered by long timelines, high publication costs, inconsistent review quality, systemi...
www.biorxiv.org
January 3, 2026 at 4:49 PM
I've seen little evidence in all the publish-review-curate (PRC) conversations of the kind of curation people seem to want emerging, but SolvingForScience's process distinguishing Q(uality) and (I)mpact assessments may be closest. 6/n www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Very thankfil that 2025 is over. Professionally this has been an absolute disaster and easily my worst year.
(Yes I know we're meant to only say the positive things)
(Yes I know we're meant to only say the positive things)
December 31, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Very thankfil that 2025 is over. Professionally this has been an absolute disaster and easily my worst year.
(Yes I know we're meant to only say the positive things)
(Yes I know we're meant to only say the positive things)
Still waiting for the UK to adopt these kinds of roles. Advocacy/direct effort is a vital part of OS adoption
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/McGill_Caree...
Great opportunity for someone in Canada though.
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/McGill_Caree...
Great opportunity for someone in Canada though.
Open Science Community Officer
Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at ...
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Still waiting for the UK to adopt these kinds of roles. Advocacy/direct effort is a vital part of OS adoption
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/McGill_Caree...
Great opportunity for someone in Canada though.
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/McGill_Caree...
Great opportunity for someone in Canada though.
Reposted by Jonny Coates
It sticks out in this article that #openscience top brass quickly pivoted from critiquing “gold standard” science to embracing it.
Helping the very same nih director who is slashing science in the us, politicizing it, and shared conspiracy theories about me and my colleagues work.
Helping the very same nih director who is slashing science in the us, politicizing it, and shared conspiracy theories about me and my colleagues work.
December 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
It sticks out in this article that #openscience top brass quickly pivoted from critiquing “gold standard” science to embracing it.
Helping the very same nih director who is slashing science in the us, politicizing it, and shared conspiracy theories about me and my colleagues work.
Helping the very same nih director who is slashing science in the us, politicizing it, and shared conspiracy theories about me and my colleagues work.
Question to feed into an upcoming video:
Who is science for? / Why do you do science?
Other academics? The public? Policy makers? Just a career? to benefit society?
#academicsky #science
Who is science for? / Why do you do science?
Other academics? The public? Policy makers? Just a career? to benefit society?
#academicsky #science
December 23, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Question to feed into an upcoming video:
Who is science for? / Why do you do science?
Other academics? The public? Policy makers? Just a career? to benefit society?
#academicsky #science
Who is science for? / Why do you do science?
Other academics? The public? Policy makers? Just a career? to benefit society?
#academicsky #science
This is vital for our success. So far I've been doing everything whilst unemployed and burning through savings.
Even small donations would help with keeping the podcast running and allow an expanded YouTube effort. Bigger donations would enable us to enable others.
Even small donations would help with keeping the podcast running and allow an expanded YouTube effort. Bigger donations would enable us to enable others.
We're actively seeking financial support.
We've achieved an enormous amount since we formed only 3 months ago but this has all been without funding. We're on track to become THE advocacy org in these spaces in 2026.
If you'd like to donate you can do so here: donorbox.org/core-fu...
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We've achieved an enormous amount since we formed only 3 months ago but this has all been without funding. We're on track to become THE advocacy org in these spaces in 2026.
If you'd like to donate you can do so here: donorbox.org/core-fu...
1/3
December 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This is vital for our success. So far I've been doing everything whilst unemployed and burning through savings.
Even small donations would help with keeping the podcast running and allow an expanded YouTube effort. Bigger donations would enable us to enable others.
Even small donations would help with keeping the podcast running and allow an expanded YouTube effort. Bigger donations would enable us to enable others.
Reposted by Jonny Coates
🚨 THE FINAL TWO 🚨
From thirty-two candidates, we’ve now made it to the final round where Elon Musk and Peter Thiel will face off for the crown.
Who will win? You decide!
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/wpit25-final
From thirty-two candidates, we’ve now made it to the final round where Elon Musk and Peter Thiel will face off for the crown.
Who will win? You decide!
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/wpit25-final
December 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
🚨 THE FINAL TWO 🚨
From thirty-two candidates, we’ve now made it to the final round where Elon Musk and Peter Thiel will face off for the crown.
Who will win? You decide!
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/wpit25-final
From thirty-two candidates, we’ve now made it to the final round where Elon Musk and Peter Thiel will face off for the crown.
Who will win? You decide!
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/wpit25-final
"A mix of science advocate and the guy who brings the mulled wine to the party—but instead of wine, it’s hot takes on academic integrity."
- I'd like to be clear. I also bring the wine!
- I'd like to be clear. I also bring the wine!
December 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
"A mix of science advocate and the guy who brings the mulled wine to the party—but instead of wine, it’s hot takes on academic integrity."
- I'd like to be clear. I also bring the wine!
- I'd like to be clear. I also bring the wine!
I keep saying that there is a huge problem in the OS space (& wider reform) of mistrust and disillusionment.
This, right here, is spot on. It's so nice to hear this coming from someone else and Richard is hitting some of the concerns I've heard from researchers.
This, right here, is spot on. It's so nice to hear this coming from someone else and Richard is hitting some of the concerns I've heard from researchers.
The Max Planck Society has begun an exploratory round table for open science. We are drafting some recommendations to leadership. Still a long way to go! But here are my notes on the most recent draft, just so you all know how I am trying to steer things.
December 17, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I keep saying that there is a huge problem in the OS space (& wider reform) of mistrust and disillusionment.
This, right here, is spot on. It's so nice to hear this coming from someone else and Richard is hitting some of the concerns I've heard from researchers.
This, right here, is spot on. It's so nice to hear this coming from someone else and Richard is hitting some of the concerns I've heard from researchers.