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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 12d

1/ Starting next year, @hhmi.org will require all authors to share their research as preprints under a CC BY 4.0 license as part of its new Immediate Access to Research policy.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 12d

Frustrated with confusing or conflicting requests for revisions?

At eLife, our consultative review process means editors and reviewers discuss their reviews with each other before sharing their recommendations.

Learn more about peer review at eLife: buff.ly/jdaPive

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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 14d

Openness means more than access.

We’re pleased to announce that we now publish Replication Studies, helping make science more reliable, transparent, and trustworthy.
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eLife Community @elifecommunity.bsky.social · 15d

Science thrives on migration and collaboration across borders.

Eve Marder reflects on her family’s history of displacement and survival in the 1930s through the story of her grandmother’s rug, and how those same forces are shaping science today.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 27d

To mark #PRW2025, the PREreview Champions team in collaboration with eLife invite you to join a live preprint review event on Friday, Sept 19. Find out more and register at bit.ly/Sep19-Live-R...

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eLife Community @elifecommunity.bsky.social · Sep 2

Attending the Open Science Fair this month? Join our Head of Publishing, Fiona Hutton, on Sept 17 as she explains why it’s time to embrace more meaningful approaches to research assessment: buff.ly/FC06AfH

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Prachee Avasthi @pracheeac.bsky.social · Aug 13

Open science can sometimes been seen as a risk but IME there are definitely people out there doing research more openly to advance science despite that.
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Prachee Avasthi @pracheeac.bsky.social · Aug 13

If you're in academia or industry and have taken action to push the needle to make your research, science, data etc. more open and useful (even if you've been told it will damage your career or goals), I'd love to know about what you've done.
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eLife Community @elifecommunity.bsky.social · Aug 18

Check out this opportunity 👇

Software Sustainability Institute @softwaresaved.bsky.social · Aug 11

🧭 We are pleased to announce that applications for the SSI Fellowship Programme 2026 are now open! The deadline to apply is Mon 6 Oct.

Find out more and access further resources at www.software.ac.uk/news/ssi-fel...

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eLife Community @elifecommunity.bsky.social · Jul 31

“Journals and peer review are unlikely to change for the better if the companies that operate scientific indexes and citation databases continue to stifle innovation.”

Read our guest post in DORA:

Why are indexers unable to see that peer review can be more than a thumbs up or a thumbs down? | DORA

Journals and peer review are unlikely to change for the better if the companies that operate scientific indexes and citation databases continue to stifle innovation. At eLife we believe that the…

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eLife Community @elifecommunity.bsky.social · Jul 29

Before founding the Public Knowledge Project, John Willinsky taught kids poetry and Bob Dylan songs.

In the Voices podcast, he traces his journey from classroom to global open-access infrastructure, and why making research a public good still drives him.
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eLife Community @elifecommunity.bsky.social · Jul 25

Is open science enough without a sense of community?

Educator, activist and musician John Willinsky shares why integrity, collaboration, and dancing at conferences are just as important as innovation in research publishing.

Listen to the Voices podcast.
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eLife Community @elifecommunity.bsky.social · Jul 21

9/ We have plenty more tips and resources in our Learning Resources collection below, all free and easy to access. And don’t forget to head to the full webinar report for more tips and details: buff.ly/b2tmoL4
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Learning resources for scientists · eLife

A collections of articles that provide practical resources and guidance for researchers and academics

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eLife Community @elifecommunity.bsky.social · Jul 21

8/ 🎲 Take the leap

Don’t doubt your ability to make a difference. Advocacy can strengthen your career and your science while contributing to a better research environment.

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eLife Community @elifecommunity.bsky.social · Jul 21

7/ 📢 Get loud!

To have an impact, you need to spread your message widely and make sure it is heard by the people who have the power to make the changes you want. Find allies who can help you, e.g. librarians are often valuable sources of knowledge and support for open science.

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eLife Community @elifecommunity.bsky.social · Jul 21

6/ 🧑‍🔬 Do the research

Collecting data to support your points, e.g. through surveys or literature, gives you evidence that makes it harder for your stance to be ignored. Try to find out how the committees, boards or governments that you’re trying to influence work.

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eLife Community @elifecommunity.bsky.social · Jul 21

5/ ❓ Use the “two whys” to start the conversation

Why do you advocate for the issue? And why should others get involved in your project? In Osman Aldirdiri’s words, “You need to think about the ‘why’ that will connect you and your peers”.

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eLife Community @elifecommunity.bsky.social · Jul 21

4/ 💬 Talk to your fellow lab members

Remember, the factors you’re passionate about are important to how we practice science; there should be a space to talk about them too. You may also find some more allies for your initiative!

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eLife Community @elifecommunity.bsky.social · Jul 21

3/ 🤝 Join existing groups or start your own

Ask around your campus, contact your union, or search through the OpenCon Community for what’s happening already or create a collaborative, inclusive environment to attract others.

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eLife Community @elifecommunity.bsky.social · Jul 21

2/ We’re revisiting a webinar on ‘Organising and ‘Advocating’.

As a group, early-career researchers have enormous power to improve how science is performed. Getting started in advocacy can seem daunting, but it is ultimately rewarding.
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eLife Community @elifecommunity.bsky.social · Jul 21

📢 Early-career researchers: you make up a majority of the scientific workforce! How can you leverage that to advocate for change?

1/ 🧵 Here are 6 tips for success 👇
#ECRChat #PhDLife #AcademicChatter

Watch the webinar for more:
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eLife Community @elifecommunity.bsky.social · Jul 5

Are you a researcher passionate about #OpenScience?

We comply with all major funding agency requirements for #OpenAccess, believing in the importance of the rapid and open sharing of research.

Learn more about our policies:

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eLife Community @elifecommunity.bsky.social · Jul 4

Get to the heart of what research the research really means.

eLife Insight Articles explain why the results of original research papers in eLife are significant and how they might change their field.

Explore them here: buff.ly/JAMiBpv

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eLife Community @elifecommunity.bsky.social · Jun 30

We're trying to find new ways of getting important, original research into scientists’ hands as quickly as possible.

Take a look at the other formats you can publish in, from Tools and Resources to Short Reports: buff.ly/WymhgV8

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eLife Community @elifecommunity.bsky.social · Jun 29

Find yourself jumping between two PDFs when reading a paper? With our "side by side" view you can see the figures and contents next to the text in your browser.

Try it here: buff.ly/m06oxxO

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