Juan Pablo Alperin
@juancommander.scholcommlab.ca
Latin American extraordinaire; scholar; father; publishing revolutionary; self-declared king of bocce; #openscience #scholcommlab #pkp #SFU
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**SPOTTED**
@OpenAlex gets a mention in the New York Times today:
"The center at Leiden has begun producing an alternative ranking that is based on a different academic database, called OpenAlex. Harvard is No. 1 in that ranking, but the trend is the same: 12 of the next 13 schools on the […]
@OpenAlex gets a mention in the New York Times today:
"The center at Leiden has begun producing an alternative ranking that is based on a different academic database, called OpenAlex. Harvard is No. 1 in that ranking, but the trend is the same: 12 of the next 13 schools on the […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 15, 2026 at 2:56 PM
**SPOTTED**
@OpenAlex gets a mention in the New York Times today:
"The center at Leiden has begun producing an alternative ranking that is based on a different academic database, called OpenAlex. Harvard is No. 1 in that ranking, but the trend is the same: 12 of the next 13 schools on the […]
@OpenAlex gets a mention in the New York Times today:
"The center at Leiden has begun producing an alternative ranking that is based on a different academic database, called OpenAlex. Harvard is No. 1 in that ranking, but the trend is the same: 12 of the next 13 schools on the […]
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We would like to extend a warm welcome to the six new members of the ASAPbio Board of Directors!
Let's welcome @amamotoryoji.bsky.social, @jeremymberg.bsky.social, Stefano Bertozzi, @nataschachtena.bsky.social, @rnls.bsky.social, and @csmarcum.sciences.social.ap.brid.gy!
Let's welcome @amamotoryoji.bsky.social, @jeremymberg.bsky.social, Stefano Bertozzi, @nataschachtena.bsky.social, @rnls.bsky.social, and @csmarcum.sciences.social.ap.brid.gy!
January 13, 2026 at 11:29 AM
We would like to extend a warm welcome to the six new members of the ASAPbio Board of Directors!
Let's welcome @amamotoryoji.bsky.social, @jeremymberg.bsky.social, Stefano Bertozzi, @nataschachtena.bsky.social, @rnls.bsky.social, and @csmarcum.sciences.social.ap.brid.gy!
Let's welcome @amamotoryoji.bsky.social, @jeremymberg.bsky.social, Stefano Bertozzi, @nataschachtena.bsky.social, @rnls.bsky.social, and @csmarcum.sciences.social.ap.brid.gy!
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To anybody still using X: sexual abuse content is the final straw, it’s time to leave | Marie Le Conte www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
To anybody still using X: sexual abuse content is the final straw, it’s time to leave | Marie Le Conte
It was hard for me to quit Elon Musk’s poisoned platform, but I urge others to do the same, especially in light of Grok’s imagery of women and children, says journalist Marie Le Conte
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:17 PM
To anybody still using X: sexual abuse content is the final straw, it’s time to leave | Marie Le Conte www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Do Canadian MPs actually connect with the public on X?
I looked at RTs and views for every tweet* sent by Liberal MPs yesterday
Out of 46 tweets, 21 Liberal MPs racked up a combined 475 retweets
34% had zero RTs. Only 17% got more than 10 RTs
3 tweets accounted for over half of all engagement
I looked at RTs and views for every tweet* sent by Liberal MPs yesterday
Out of 46 tweets, 21 Liberal MPs racked up a combined 475 retweets
34% had zero RTs. Only 17% got more than 10 RTs
3 tweets accounted for over half of all engagement
January 12, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Do Canadian MPs actually connect with the public on X?
I looked at RTs and views for every tweet* sent by Liberal MPs yesterday
Out of 46 tweets, 21 Liberal MPs racked up a combined 475 retweets
34% had zero RTs. Only 17% got more than 10 RTs
3 tweets accounted for over half of all engagement
I looked at RTs and views for every tweet* sent by Liberal MPs yesterday
Out of 46 tweets, 21 Liberal MPs racked up a combined 475 retweets
34% had zero RTs. Only 17% got more than 10 RTs
3 tweets accounted for over half of all engagement
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If the NDP really wants to set themselves apart, this should be a no brainer for them.
January 12, 2026 at 2:44 AM
If the NDP really wants to set themselves apart, this should be a no brainer for them.
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On Jan 11, join me and an incredible line-up of special guests for an all-day outreach party to bring thousands of new members into the NDP before the Jan 28 deadline.
Drop in anytime and help build the movement: https://act.lewisforleader.ca/january-11
Drop in anytime and help build the movement: https://act.lewisforleader.ca/january-11
January 9, 2026 at 1:28 PM
On Jan 11, join me and an incredible line-up of special guests for an all-day outreach party to bring thousands of new members into the NDP before the Jan 28 deadline.
Drop in anytime and help build the movement: https://act.lewisforleader.ca/january-11
Drop in anytime and help build the movement: https://act.lewisforleader.ca/january-11
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Next stop: Vancouver, January 18! Find us in a city near you:
All Out for Avi Calendar - Lewis for Leader - National
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avilewis.link
January 9, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Next stop: Vancouver, January 18! Find us in a city near you:
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Thanks to support from thousands of people in cities and towns across the country, we're breaking records for fundraising in an NDP leadership race.
Our movement's only growing. Now’s the time to jump in and be a part of it.
Join us. avilewis.link/join
Our movement's only growing. Now’s the time to jump in and be a part of it.
Join us. avilewis.link/join
January 8, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Thanks to support from thousands of people in cities and towns across the country, we're breaking records for fundraising in an NDP leadership race.
Our movement's only growing. Now’s the time to jump in and be a part of it.
Join us. avilewis.link/join
Our movement's only growing. Now’s the time to jump in and be a part of it.
Join us. avilewis.link/join
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Happy to be quoted in this overview looking at the complex problem of who pays for scientific #publishing.
Appearing with @samuelmoore.org , @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca , @csmarcum.sciences.social.ap.brid.gy
by @peterandreysmith.com for @undark.org
undark.org/2026/01/07/a...
Appearing with @samuelmoore.org , @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca , @csmarcum.sciences.social.ap.brid.gy
by @peterandreysmith.com for @undark.org
undark.org/2026/01/07/a...
In Scientific Publishing, Who Should Foot the Bill?
Publishers often charge authors to publish their publicly-funded research. Will a federal crackdown make a difference?
undark.org
January 7, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Happy to be quoted in this overview looking at the complex problem of who pays for scientific #publishing.
Appearing with @samuelmoore.org , @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca , @csmarcum.sciences.social.ap.brid.gy
by @peterandreysmith.com for @undark.org
undark.org/2026/01/07/a...
Appearing with @samuelmoore.org , @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca , @csmarcum.sciences.social.ap.brid.gy
by @peterandreysmith.com for @undark.org
undark.org/2026/01/07/a...
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1.9 million author entries. 2.1 million affiliation entries. 1.75 million matched to ROR IDs.
That's what our fine-tuned open-weight model extracted from 430,000 arXiv preprints. Join us on 21 Jan to discuss the results.
📅 Register: datacite.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
That's what our fine-tuned open-weight model extracted from 430,000 arXiv preprints. Join us on 21 Jan to discuss the results.
📅 Register: datacite.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
January 8, 2026 at 3:23 PM
1.9 million author entries. 2.1 million affiliation entries. 1.75 million matched to ROR IDs.
That's what our fine-tuned open-weight model extracted from 430,000 arXiv preprints. Join us on 21 Jan to discuss the results.
📅 Register: datacite.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
That's what our fine-tuned open-weight model extracted from 430,000 arXiv preprints. Join us on 21 Jan to discuss the results.
📅 Register: datacite.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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I wasn’t sure they were going to publish this. So good for them.
The ‘Crisis of the Humanities’ Is Over. That’s Not a Good Thing.
All of higher ed now suffers the attacks of politics and technology.
www.chronicle.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I wasn’t sure they were going to publish this. So good for them.
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Excited to join @braccolaetitia.social.sciences.re.ap.brid.gy & team at Open Science Monitoring Inititative (OSMI) as steering board member. Looking forward to work w/ Cécile Coulibaly, Moumita Koley, @susannanykyri.bsky.social & @jeroenson.bsky.social
open-science-monitoring.org/meet-the-fiv...
open-science-monitoring.org/meet-the-fiv...
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Excited to join @braccolaetitia.social.sciences.re.ap.brid.gy & team at Open Science Monitoring Inititative (OSMI) as steering board member. Looking forward to work w/ Cécile Coulibaly, Moumita Koley, @susannanykyri.bsky.social & @jeroenson.bsky.social
open-science-monitoring.org/meet-the-fiv...
open-science-monitoring.org/meet-the-fiv...
Ha! Just thought: "ooh, that sounds interesting! and super related to that work we did!" only to realize that this is a link to our paper
Towards an inclusive Open Science: examining EDI and public participation in policy documents across Europe and the Americas | Royal Society Open Science | The Royal Society […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
December 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Ha! Just thought: "ooh, that sounds interesting! and super related to that work we did!" only to realize that this is a link to our paper
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1/ The Carney government has fallen hard for AI hype, and it's endangering us all.
This unprecedented invitation of data-hungry tech execs inside our house (where all our confidential data is stored) is a disturbing betrayal of public trust.
dub.link/NDYvJU0
This unprecedented invitation of data-hungry tech execs inside our house (where all our confidential data is stored) is a disturbing betrayal of public trust.
dub.link/NDYvJU0
Ottawa hands corporate leaders 50 roles in government
Ottawa plans to embed the private sector workers after adopting a business group's proposal — even naming the program after them, a briefing note reveals.
dub.link
December 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
1/ The Carney government has fallen hard for AI hype, and it's endangering us all.
This unprecedented invitation of data-hungry tech execs inside our house (where all our confidential data is stored) is a disturbing betrayal of public trust.
dub.link/NDYvJU0
This unprecedented invitation of data-hungry tech execs inside our house (where all our confidential data is stored) is a disturbing betrayal of public trust.
dub.link/NDYvJU0
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Simon Fraser University wants only non-union faculty at its new medical school.
SFU contends that it's so new and different that the existing collective agreement with university faculty doesn't apply.
pressprogress.ca/sfu-medical-...
SFU contends that it's so new and different that the existing collective agreement with university faculty doesn't apply.
pressprogress.ca/sfu-medical-...
SFU Wants Only Non-Union Faculty at New Medical School
Simon Fraser contends that the med school is so new and different that its existing collective agreement with university faculty doesn't apply
pressprogress.ca
December 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Simon Fraser University wants only non-union faculty at its new medical school.
SFU contends that it's so new and different that the existing collective agreement with university faculty doesn't apply.
pressprogress.ca/sfu-medical-...
SFU contends that it's so new and different that the existing collective agreement with university faculty doesn't apply.
pressprogress.ca/sfu-medical-...
Es increíble lo poco científico que es la evaluación de la ciencia. Aún con toda la evidencia que no mide lo que queremos, es imposible cambiarlo
December 10, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Es increíble lo poco científico que es la evaluación de la ciencia. Aún con toda la evidencia que no mide lo que queremos, es imposible cambiarlo
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📣 Our friends at the #ScholCommLab have published a preprint, "The Drain of #ScientificPublishing", and are calling for #research communities, funders, governments, and #universities to "re-communalise publishing to serve #science not the market"
doi.org/10.48550/arX...
#ScholComm #AcademicSky
doi.org/10.48550/arX...
#ScholComm #AcademicSky
December 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
📣 Our friends at the #ScholCommLab have published a preprint, "The Drain of #ScientificPublishing", and are calling for #research communities, funders, governments, and #universities to "re-communalise publishing to serve #science not the market"
doi.org/10.48550/arX...
#ScholComm #AcademicSky
doi.org/10.48550/arX...
#ScholComm #AcademicSky
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🚀 Big news for open research information!
From 2026, @cnrs.fr will no longer have institutional access to Web of Science.
This move aligns with the vision of the Barcelona Declaration and shows how institutions can operationalise the transition to open systems.
🔗 www.cnrs.fr/en/update/cn...
From 2026, @cnrs.fr will no longer have institutional access to Web of Science.
This move aligns with the vision of the Barcelona Declaration and shows how institutions can operationalise the transition to open systems.
🔗 www.cnrs.fr/en/update/cn...
Le CNRS s’émancipe du Web of Science
À partir du 1er janvier 2026, le CNRS coupera l’accès à l’une des plus importantes bases bibliométriques commerciales : le
www.cnrs.fr
December 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
🚀 Big news for open research information!
From 2026, @cnrs.fr will no longer have institutional access to Web of Science.
This move aligns with the vision of the Barcelona Declaration and shows how institutions can operationalise the transition to open systems.
🔗 www.cnrs.fr/en/update/cn...
From 2026, @cnrs.fr will no longer have institutional access to Web of Science.
This move aligns with the vision of the Barcelona Declaration and shows how institutions can operationalise the transition to open systems.
🔗 www.cnrs.fr/en/update/cn...
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COMPREHENSIVE and excellent set of slides here - explaining why WoS and Scopus are no longer fit for purpose, describing the changing nature of publishing globally. Relevant for OJS work and diamond OA as well. From @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca scholarworks.uni.edu/cgi/viewcont...
December 5, 2025 at 5:44 AM
COMPREHENSIVE and excellent set of slides here - explaining why WoS and Scopus are no longer fit for purpose, describing the changing nature of publishing globally. Relevant for OJS work and diamond OA as well. From @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca scholarworks.uni.edu/cgi/viewcont...
We've touched on this topic in two pieces, one on the tension is OS for scientists vs for the public: www.scholcommlab.ca/2025/10/21/t...
And the other on the tension between preprints and journals. Rivals or Allies? doi.org/10.1108/JD-0...
And the other on the tension between preprints and journals. Rivals or Allies? doi.org/10.1108/JD-0...
Tensions in Open Science and Scientific Culture
Open Science (OS) holds a powerful promise: to serve society by providing universal public access to knowledge. But, as we continue to see OS be adopted across the world, it becomes increasingly cl…
www.scholcommlab.ca
December 4, 2025 at 8:47 AM
We've touched on this topic in two pieces, one on the tension is OS for scientists vs for the public: www.scholcommlab.ca/2025/10/21/t...
And the other on the tension between preprints and journals. Rivals or Allies? doi.org/10.1108/JD-0...
And the other on the tension between preprints and journals. Rivals or Allies? doi.org/10.1108/JD-0...
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"This new release of OJS (3.5) improves the backend experience of the site, making publishing operations easier and increasing the overall security of the software."
Thank you for sharing, and for updating, @archimedeict.bsky.social. We hope you will enjoy 3.5 :D
#OpenJournalSystems #OJS
Thank you for sharing, and for updating, @archimedeict.bsky.social. We hope you will enjoy 3.5 :D
#OpenJournalSystems #OJS
We took care of the #OJS update for TESeO - Trento Editions Service for Open Science, and we are very proud of it.😊
@pkp.sfu.ca #openaccess #platform #software #opensource www.archicoop.it/en/news/news...
@pkp.sfu.ca #openaccess #platform #software #opensource www.archicoop.it/en/news/news...
Our OJS services for the University of Trento
www.archicoop.it
December 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
"This new release of OJS (3.5) improves the backend experience of the site, making publishing operations easier and increasing the overall security of the software."
Thank you for sharing, and for updating, @archimedeict.bsky.social. We hope you will enjoy 3.5 :D
#OpenJournalSystems #OJS
Thank you for sharing, and for updating, @archimedeict.bsky.social. We hope you will enjoy 3.5 :D
#OpenJournalSystems #OJS
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I think if Canada wants to have a strong cultural identity we need to go back to doing what we're best at, making the weirdest fucking TV shows you've ever seen
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I think if Canada wants to have a strong cultural identity we need to go back to doing what we're best at, making the weirdest fucking TV shows you've ever seen
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📚 PUB 611 – Making Knowledge Public: January 4 – April 26 2026 with Juan Pablo Alperin @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca
📚 PUB 604 – Technology and Infrastructure: January 4 – April 26 2026 with Alison Moore
📚 PUB 603 – Journal Management and Editing: May 11 – August 23 2026 with Jennifer Zerkee
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📚 PUB 604 – Technology and Infrastructure: January 4 – April 26 2026 with Alison Moore
📚 PUB 603 – Journal Management and Editing: May 11 – August 23 2026 with Jennifer Zerkee
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November 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
📚 PUB 611 – Making Knowledge Public: January 4 – April 26 2026 with Juan Pablo Alperin @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca
📚 PUB 604 – Technology and Infrastructure: January 4 – April 26 2026 with Alison Moore
📚 PUB 603 – Journal Management and Editing: May 11 – August 23 2026 with Jennifer Zerkee
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📚 PUB 604 – Technology and Infrastructure: January 4 – April 26 2026 with Alison Moore
📚 PUB 603 – Journal Management and Editing: May 11 – August 23 2026 with Jennifer Zerkee
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Reminds me of this classic: youtu.be/wkDvqQKGgDA?...
RMR: Seven Day Forecast
YouTube video by MercerReport
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Reminds me of this classic: youtu.be/wkDvqQKGgDA?...
One challenge I have found is that it is very hard to undo their sense of being cheated with their education overall. No matter how much I do in my class to transmit the benefits of an assignment/topic, I have to break through their disaffection.
November 19, 2025 at 4:17 PM
One challenge I have found is that it is very hard to undo their sense of being cheated with their education overall. No matter how much I do in my class to transmit the benefits of an assignment/topic, I have to break through their disaffection.