Annesha Sil
@sillydrannesha.bsky.social
Senior Editor at PLOS One. Former neuroscientist, and passionate advocate for #openscience #reproducibility. Views are my own.
An absolute pleasure to talk to one of our fantastic Academic Editors Dr. Srebrenka Letina @sreblet.bsky.social for the EveryONE blog :)
PLOS One Academic Editor Srebrenka Letina talks to our staff editor @sillydrannesha.bsky.social about applying network science to psychology and health behaviours, and ensuring objectivity and fairness in the peer review process.
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Editorial Spotlight: Srebrenka Letina - EveryONE
This interview and blog post was prepared by PLOS One Senior Editor Annesha Sil. Srebrenka Letina holds two PhDs, in Psychology and…
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November 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
An absolute pleasure to talk to one of our fantastic Academic Editors Dr. Srebrenka Letina @sreblet.bsky.social for the EveryONE blog :)
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Is overeating driven by hedonism? @danasmall.bsky.social &co argue that the pleasure of eating food is not a driver of the #obesity epidemic, but rather the regular consumption of an unhealthy diet blunts sensitivity to interoceptive signals that drive food reward #neurosky 🧪
plos.io/4nTlHQc
plos.io/4nTlHQc
November 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Is overeating driven by hedonism? @danasmall.bsky.social &co argue that the pleasure of eating food is not a driver of the #obesity epidemic, but rather the regular consumption of an unhealthy diet blunts sensitivity to interoceptive signals that drive food reward #neurosky 🧪
plos.io/4nTlHQc
plos.io/4nTlHQc
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Interoceptive signals from organs such as heart, lungs and gut influence many aspects of organismal physiology and behavior. This Perspective argues that liver signaling via the vagal nerve is another avenue of body-brain communication that shapes metabolism and mood #neurosky 🧪
Does the liver talk to the brain? If so, how and why?
Interoceptive signals from visceral organs, such as heart, lungs and gut, are known to influence many aspects of organismal physiology and behavior. This Perspective argues that liver signaling via…
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November 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Interoceptive signals from organs such as heart, lungs and gut influence many aspects of organismal physiology and behavior. This Perspective argues that liver signaling via the vagal nerve is another avenue of body-brain communication that shapes metabolism and mood #neurosky 🧪
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🚨 New paper out in PLOS ONE! w/ @caropradier.bsky.social @benzpierre.bsky.social @natsush.bsky.social @ipoga.bsky.social @lariviev.bsky.social
We studied 43k authors and 264k citation links in U.S. economics to ask:
👉 Why do some papers cite others?
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🚨 New paper out in PLOS ONE! w/ @caropradier.bsky.social @benzpierre.bsky.social @natsush.bsky.social @ipoga.bsky.social @lariviev.bsky.social
We studied 43k authors and 264k citation links in U.S. economics to ask:
👉 Why do some papers cite others?
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October 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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🚨 New paper out in PLOS ONE! w/ @caropradier.bsky.social @benzpierre.bsky.social @natsush.bsky.social @ipoga.bsky.social @lariviev.bsky.social
We studied 43k authors and 264k citation links in U.S. economics to ask:
👉 Why do some papers cite others?
🔗 journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
🚨 New paper out in PLOS ONE! w/ @caropradier.bsky.social @benzpierre.bsky.social @natsush.bsky.social @ipoga.bsky.social @lariviev.bsky.social
We studied 43k authors and 264k citation links in U.S. economics to ask:
👉 Why do some papers cite others?
🔗 journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
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Erroneous articles can undermine scientific progress & mislead future research. Rene Aquarius &co show that 40% of articles on early #BrainInjury in animal studies have #ImageDuplication & #ImageManipulation problems, but correction by #journals remains limited @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4p59QzN
October 30, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Erroneous articles can undermine scientific progress & mislead future research. Rene Aquarius &co show that 40% of articles on early #BrainInjury in animal studies have #ImageDuplication & #ImageManipulation problems, but correction by #journals remains limited @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4p59QzN
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Bluesky has overtaken Twitter/X as the highest social engagement metric for the entire publication corpus of some universities.
Here's all the attention for all research from Rhodes University, ZA. In October 2025 Bluesky mentioned their research more than X/Twitter.
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Here's all the attention for all research from Rhodes University, ZA. In October 2025 Bluesky mentioned their research more than X/Twitter.
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October 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Bluesky has overtaken Twitter/X as the highest social engagement metric for the entire publication corpus of some universities.
Here's all the attention for all research from Rhodes University, ZA. In October 2025 Bluesky mentioned their research more than X/Twitter.
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Here's all the attention for all research from Rhodes University, ZA. In October 2025 Bluesky mentioned their research more than X/Twitter.
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In this new Editorial, PLOS Medicine Executive Editor, Helen Lumbard, and Senior Editor, Front Section, Daniel Routledge urge the scientific community to confront research fraud and paper mills head-on by creating stronger systems for data sharing and transparency. Learn more plos.io/4nDKQ2c.
Open science and transparency are our strongest tools in the fight against fraudulent publishing activities
PLOS Medicine Executive Editor, Helen Lumbard, and Senior Editor, Front Section, Daniel Routledge, call for the scientific community to tackle research fraud and paper mills head on by creating robust systems of data sharing and transparency.
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October 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
In this new Editorial, PLOS Medicine Executive Editor, Helen Lumbard, and Senior Editor, Front Section, Daniel Routledge urge the scientific community to confront research fraud and paper mills head-on by creating stronger systems for data sharing and transparency. Learn more plos.io/4nDKQ2c.
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How do we assess Rome's “Crisis of the Third Century" from below? In a well in the Croatian city of Mursa (modern Osijek: pleiades.stoa.org/places/197389) they found a mass grave, which they believe are Roman soldiers, possibly casualties from the battle of Mursa from 260 CE (OA article in PLoS One)
Multidisciplinary study of human remains from the 3rd century mass grave in the Roman city of Mursa, Croatia
During excavations in 2011, a peculiar archaeological feature representing a mass grave with seven completely preserved skeletons was discovered at the site of the Roman period city of Mursa (modern-d...
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October 16, 2025 at 11:45 AM
How do we assess Rome's “Crisis of the Third Century" from below? In a well in the Croatian city of Mursa (modern Osijek: pleiades.stoa.org/places/197389) they found a mass grave, which they believe are Roman soldiers, possibly casualties from the battle of Mursa from 260 CE (OA article in PLoS One)
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Two major publishers have begun to automatically reject the vast majority of papers based on public health data sets, following revelations that unscrupulous actors use these data sets to churn out nonsense scientific papers. https://scim.ag/4mX3DnR
Journals and publishers crack down on research from open health data sets
PLOS, Frontiers, and others announce policies trying to stem the tide of suspect research
scim.ag
October 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Two major publishers have begun to automatically reject the vast majority of papers based on public health data sets, following revelations that unscrupulous actors use these data sets to churn out nonsense scientific papers. https://scim.ag/4mX3DnR
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Sharing knowledge is a fundamental principle within the scientific community, yet null and negative results are still being underreported. @scurry.bsky.social &co present a roadmap to a solution that has a role for everyone in the scientific community 🧪 #Academicsky #reproducibility
plos.io/3VwaU2O
plos.io/3VwaU2O
Ending publication bias: A values-based approach to surface null and negative results
Sharing knowledge is a fundamental principle within the scientific community, yet null and negative results are still being underreported. This Consensus View discusses the problem of such publication...
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September 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Sharing knowledge is a fundamental principle within the scientific community, yet null and negative results are still being underreported. @scurry.bsky.social &co present a roadmap to a solution that has a role for everyone in the scientific community 🧪 #Academicsky #reproducibility
plos.io/3VwaU2O
plos.io/3VwaU2O
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PLOS is exploring how research publishing can be a lever for systemic change, moving away from a broken research assessment system to one that recognizes every contribution to #openscience – before and after the article.
🔗 Read “Validating how we can go beyond the article”:
🔗 Read “Validating how we can go beyond the article”:
Validating how we can go beyond the article
Discover how PLOS is reimagining research publishing beyond the article, advancing open science, reforming assessment, and driving systemic change.
plos.io
September 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
PLOS is exploring how research publishing can be a lever for systemic change, moving away from a broken research assessment system to one that recognizes every contribution to #openscience – before and after the article.
🔗 Read “Validating how we can go beyond the article”:
🔗 Read “Validating how we can go beyond the article”:
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Here for absolutely no reason is the attention for the largest study conducted on Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability.
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www.altmetric.com/details/1618...
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September 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Here for absolutely no reason is the attention for the largest study conducted on Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability.
www.altmetric.com/details/1618...
www.altmetric.com/details/1618...
Important, if slightly depressing, but absolutely essential work.
How do your #linguistic, #economic & #gender backgrounds impact your #scientific productivity? @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social & co reveal that being a woman, a non-native English speaker, and from a low-income country is associated with a 70% reduction in productivity @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4n3RLRQ
September 19, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Important, if slightly depressing, but absolutely essential work.
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Our work on the mental health of health workers in Gaza is now out in @plosglobalpublichealth.org. The findings are not surprising - health workers were being terrorized from the beginning of the genocide (data from December 2023- Jan 2024 peer review is slow).
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Displacement, personal loss, and psychological strain among physicians and nurses working in Gaza, 2023–2024
On January 26th 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) recognized plausible grounds for genocide being committed in Gaza by Israel. A hallmark of the violence has been unprecedented attacks on...
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September 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Our work on the mental health of health workers in Gaza is now out in @plosglobalpublichealth.org. The findings are not surprising - health workers were being terrorized from the beginning of the genocide (data from December 2023- Jan 2024 peer review is slow).
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
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PLOS ONE metadata forms the basis of our study's Figure 1. We could only study PLOS ONE because PLOS made this metadata freely available (and in bulk XML, no less)!
Information is only useful if it is accessible!
plos.org/text-and-dat...
Information is only useful if it is accessible!
plos.org/text-and-dat...
August 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
PLOS ONE metadata forms the basis of our study's Figure 1. We could only study PLOS ONE because PLOS made this metadata freely available (and in bulk XML, no less)!
Information is only useful if it is accessible!
plos.org/text-and-dat...
Information is only useful if it is accessible!
plos.org/text-and-dat...
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FAO, UNICEF, WFP and WHO reiterate call for immediate ceasefire and unhindered humanitarian access to curb deaths from hunger and malnutrition
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www.who.int/news/item/22...
Famine confirmed for first time in Gaza
More than half a million people in Gaza are trapped in famine, marked by widespread starvation, destitution and preventable deaths. FAO, UNICEF, WFP and WHO reiterate call for immediate ceasefire and ...
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August 22, 2025 at 12:21 PM
FAO, UNICEF, WFP and WHO reiterate call for immediate ceasefire and unhindered humanitarian access to curb deaths from hunger and malnutrition
www.who.int/news/item/22...
www.who.int/news/item/22...
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Hey everybody! @drjuliawester.bsky.social and I have a new paper!
We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media.
Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media.
Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
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August 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Hey everybody! @drjuliawester.bsky.social and I have a new paper!
We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media.
Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media.
Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
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Planning an online study? This article from researchers at @uwmadison.bsky.social and Kenyon College systematically compares five platforms (MTurk, Prolific, CloudResearch, Qualtrics, and SONA) and reports on data quality, participant attentiveness, and cost. Learn more at plos.io/45bZPJS
Data quality in online human-subjects research: Comparisons between MTurk, Prolific, CloudResearch, Qualtrics, and SONA
With the proliferation of online data collection in human-subjects research, concerns have been raised over the presence of inattentive survey participants and non-human respondents (bots). We compare...
plos.io
August 12, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Planning an online study? This article from researchers at @uwmadison.bsky.social and Kenyon College systematically compares five platforms (MTurk, Prolific, CloudResearch, Qualtrics, and SONA) and reports on data quality, participant attentiveness, and cost. Learn more at plos.io/45bZPJS
Reposted by Annesha Sil
Reposted by Annesha Sil
Three facts give essential context:
1️⃣ An industry-wide threat, not a PLOS-specific problem
2️⃣ Openness made the analysis possible
3️⃣ Our actions to safeguard research integrity
Read the statement here: plos.io/4mvRZ3u
1️⃣ An industry-wide threat, not a PLOS-specific problem
2️⃣ Openness made the analysis possible
3️⃣ Our actions to safeguard research integrity
Read the statement here: plos.io/4mvRZ3u
PLOS responds to PNAS study detailing the growth of peer review integrity issues - The Official PLOS Blog
A new PNAS study uses openly available articles to map the scale of paper mill and peer review ring activity across scholarly…
plos.io
August 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Three facts give essential context:
1️⃣ An industry-wide threat, not a PLOS-specific problem
2️⃣ Openness made the analysis possible
3️⃣ Our actions to safeguard research integrity
Read the statement here: plos.io/4mvRZ3u
1️⃣ An industry-wide threat, not a PLOS-specific problem
2️⃣ Openness made the analysis possible
3️⃣ Our actions to safeguard research integrity
Read the statement here: plos.io/4mvRZ3u
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Aiming for 7,000 daily steps can reduce risk of chronic diseases, cognitive decline, and death, finds new study.
Explore the research in @thelancetph.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/mrvd9uyt
Explore the research in @thelancetph.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/mrvd9uyt
July 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Aiming for 7,000 daily steps can reduce risk of chronic diseases, cognitive decline, and death, finds new study.
Explore the research in @thelancetph.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/mrvd9uyt
Explore the research in @thelancetph.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/mrvd9uyt
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“Only 2 of 225 US biology PhD programs assessed offer annual salaries meeting basic living wages”
Sad parallel with our findings in Canada, recently published in PLOS One (Fraass et al. 2025)
Sad parallel with our findings in Canada, recently published in PLOS One (Fraass et al. 2025)
I've wanted to write this article for years. About my and other's struggles to even survive sometime in #academia. Thank you to the amazing editors at @plosbiology.org that gave me the forum to write this piece. #science
Too poor to science: How wealth determines who succeeds in STEM
From student to researcher, a career in science can come with a high price tag. This Perspective explores how persistent financial barriers limit who can succeed in science, revealing how wealth shape...
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July 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
“Only 2 of 225 US biology PhD programs assessed offer annual salaries meeting basic living wages”
Sad parallel with our findings in Canada, recently published in PLOS One (Fraass et al. 2025)
Sad parallel with our findings in Canada, recently published in PLOS One (Fraass et al. 2025)
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Over the past three decades, researchers have documented a shocking 75 percent decline in insect biomass, based on a long-term study in Europe published by Hallmann and others in PLOS ONE. This loss goes far beyond bees.
July 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Over the past three decades, researchers have documented a shocking 75 percent decline in insect biomass, based on a long-term study in Europe published by Hallmann and others in PLOS ONE. This loss goes far beyond bees.
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Environmental sustainability is often sidelined by narrow economic agendas focused on growth. PLOS Sustainability and Transformation champions transformative science that values diverse knowledge, collaboration and systemic change. Read more: journals.plos.org/sustainabili...
@upascual.bsky.social
@upascual.bsky.social
A renewed meeting point to foster a sustainability transformation agenda
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July 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Environmental sustainability is often sidelined by narrow economic agendas focused on growth. PLOS Sustainability and Transformation champions transformative science that values diverse knowledge, collaboration and systemic change. Read more: journals.plos.org/sustainabili...
@upascual.bsky.social
@upascual.bsky.social
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New research published in PLOS Climate suggests that extreme heat could lead to 30,000 deaths per year in England and Wales by the 2070s
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@drhelenmac.bsky.social @climateclare1.bsky.social
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@drhelenmac.bsky.social @climateclare1.bsky.social
Projections of heat related mortality under combined climate and socioeconomic adaptation scenarios for England and Wales
This study projects heat-related mortality in England and Wales at Government region level under combined climate and socioeconomic scenarios, focusing on the implications of different pathways on ada...
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July 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
New research published in PLOS Climate suggests that extreme heat could lead to 30,000 deaths per year in England and Wales by the 2070s
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
@drhelenmac.bsky.social @climateclare1.bsky.social
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
@drhelenmac.bsky.social @climateclare1.bsky.social