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Incentivizing Open and Collaborative Research (ICOR) @icoropen.bsky.social · 1d

Navigating the ever-growing number of #OpenResearch projects is tough. It's easy for projects to fly under the radar.
Good news! We just launched ICOR's Open Research Beacon (ORB)- the searchable, central hub for the global open research movement! 1/2

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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 1d

True transformation in publishing requires a robust and flexible infrastructure behind the scenes.

Our technology arm builds, integrates and services #OpenSource technologies and infrastructure, collaborating with the wider #OpenScience community.

eLife Technology

Powering real change in the way the research is shared and discovered. Discover how eLife Technology enhances open science with innovative technology, integrated services, and sustainable…

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Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 2d

"For too long, we have outsourced how we define prestige to the indexers and specifically the impact factor. This has created a system in which the need to get published in prestigious journals creates bad incentives for authors to inflate their findings to tell a good story."

Putting knowledge before prestige | Laboratory News

Our reliance upon the impact factor is destroying public trust in science, argues Damian Pattinson.

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Open Access Tracking Project @oatp.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 5d

Publish, Review, Curate: Turning scholarly publishing on its head – COAR https://coar-repositories.org/news-updates/publish-review-curate-turning-scholarly-publishing-on-its-head/

Publish, Review, Curate: Turning scholarly publishing on its head

Tired of long delays, expensive fees, and a lack of transparency about editorial decisions when publishing your articles? Join us at Cambridge University on December 3rd for an in-depth discussion …

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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 8d

We believe preprints and open peer review are central to reducing publishing expenses. 💰📝

We have crafted a response to NIH Request for Information on “Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs,” where you can learn about the details of our recommendations. buff.ly/v9I0i9v

ASAPbio Response To NIH Request For Information On “Maximizing Research Funds By Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs” (NOT-OD-25-138) – ASAPbio

NIH seeks to reduce its publishing expenses, while encouraging high quality research, in order to be good stewards of its limited public funding. Certainly,

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Kristen Ratan @kristenratan.bsky.social · 22d

Rapid Science, Stratos, and ICOR response to the NIH RFI on publishing costs. "It is only through convergence of ideas and collective action that we will achieve a dynamic paradigm that will accelerate the benefits of our collective investment in science." incentivizingopen.org/2025/09/rapi...

Rapid Science/ICOR Response to NIH RFI | ICOR

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eLife @elife.bsky.social · Sep 2

Good metadata makes research more discoverable, connected, and useful.

Our Head of Production Operations, Frederick Atherden, talks with Crossref about the metadata practices that won us the Crossref Metadata Award earlier this year. 👇

An eLife filled with possibility thanks to great metadata - Crossref

eLife recently won a Crossref Metadata Award for the completeness of its metadata, showing itself as the clear leader among our medium-sized members. In this post, the eLife team answers our…

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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · Aug 19

My new website is live! After nearly 20 years supporting communities, leaders & organisations, I now offer direct support to build stronger communities, nurture leadership & embed wellbeing. Let’s connect if this resonates.
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#CommunityEngagement #Leadership

Global Tapestry Consulting - Community Engagement & Leadership Development

Transform your organisation through expert community engagement, leadership development, and mental health initiatives.

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Gautam Dey @gautamdey.bsky.social · Aug 12

Passionate about driving positive change in science communication? We need your guidance!

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ASAPbio Seeks New Board Members – ASAPbio

ASAPbio is seeking several new members for our Board of Directors to support our mission to drive positive change in science communication. Read more about

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Open Research Funders Group @orfg.bsky.social · Aug 5

Please help us welcome @schmidtsciences.bsky.social as the newest ORFG supporting member! 🎉https://www.orfg.org/news/2025/8/4/schmidt-sciences-joins-orfg

#openscience #philanthropy #openresearch #opendata #sciencefunding

Schmidt Sciences Joins ORFG — Open Research Funders Group

The Open Research Funders Group (ORFG) is pleased to welcome Schmidt Sciences as a supporting member. Founded in 2024, Schmidt Sciences brings together the science-focused efforts of Eric and Wendy ...

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Michael Markie @mmmarksman.bsky.social · Aug 2

Ha, some major value add, just imagine the page and colour charges.

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eLife @elife.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: buff.ly/EGDbskH

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Michael Markie @mmmarksman.bsky.social · Jul 26

The Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure 2.0 has been revised by the posse and is open for comment until the end of August. Thoughts and comments welcome. openscholarlyinfrastructure.org

The Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure (v1.1, 2023)

Final draft POSI 2.0 revisions - A request for public comment on the final draft of revisions to POSI The POSI Adopters are requesting feedback on the final draft of revisions to POSI with a deadline...

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GigaScience Journal @gigascience.bsky.social · Jul 21

Now up in the #ISMBECCB2025 publishing track @mmmarksman.bsky.social is telling us about the @elife.bsky.social Publish Review Curate model. Our sister @gigabytejournal.bsky.social is grateful for their @scietyhq.bsky.social infrastructure to allow linking of their reviews to preprints

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Katie Corker @katiecorker.bsky.social · Jul 16

It's launch day for the Preprint Policy Framework! See - asapbio.org/preprint-pol...

Learn more: asapbio.org/announcing-t...

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Peer Community In @peercommunityin.bsky.social · Jul 15

Why link preprints and their peer reviews? Read this post from Kathleen Shearer (COAR @coar-repositories.bsky.social): coar-repositories.org/news-updates...

How innovative new practices are helping transform scholarly publishing

Image: © Fernando Rincon | iStock Kathleen Shearer, COAR Executive Director In today’s fast-paced world where new discoveries emerge at an ever-increasing rate, delays of 12–24 months in accessing …

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Stratos @strategiesos.bsky.social · Jul 1

Like the parable of the elephant in the dark, those of us working #scholcomms point to different issues depending on our role and what parts of the system we touch.

What happens if we turn on lights and examine the complete picture?

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Systematic problems require large scale systematic solutions: we need convergence - Stratos

Scholarly communication doesn’t work well enough for enough stakeholders. But why is that, exactly? What are the root causes? How do these point to solutions?

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Incentivizing Open and Collaborative Research (ICOR) @icoropen.bsky.social · Jun 29

We’ve arrived here, and just in time for #Metascience2025. For those who don’t know us, our goals are to collect data on the impact of open research policies and practices and connect open research to improved collaboration and outcomes. Say hi to @mmmarksman.bsky.social in London to find out more!

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Michael Markie @mmmarksman.bsky.social · Jun 3

Enjoyed this ray of light with the morning cuppa. Makes a lot of sense & after years of ‘hacking’ the current system, I think we’re at an inflection point where things can change. And you’re right, we need scientists to front how they want to do and share work. I’d love to work with them on it.

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Michael Markie @mmmarksman.bsky.social · May 27

Check out our new website for eLife’s open technology. It showcases the work we are doing to provide essential ‘plumbing’ for open science publishing. Our mission is to also work with others to build an open ecosystem as a viable alternative to the status quo. elifetechnology.org

eLife Technology

Powering real change in the way the research is shared and discovered. Discover how eLife Technology enhances open science with innovative technology, integrated services, and sustainable infrastructu...

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Michael Markie @mmmarksman.bsky.social · May 21

The highlight of the day for me. Just purchased the Knowledge Machine for my holiday read!

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Michael Markie @mmmarksman.bsky.social · May 14

Great to see the Practical Guide for #ResearchAssessment for RPOs. I hope it provides the impetus for concrete implementation of better research practices. RRA is vital for publishing innovation to thrive so it’s crucial that signatories of DORA are supported to take the next steps & make it happen.

A Practical Guide to Implementing Responsible Research Assessment at Research Performing Organizations

"A Practical Guide to Implementing Responsible Research Assessment at Research Performing Organizations" provides action-oriented guidance, resources, and illustrative examples, for research performin...

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DORA @dorassessment.bsky.social · May 13

Now with the celebratory video and energetic music our launch asks for! 🥳 As we previously shared, the Guide reflects the hard work of many contributors - thank you to all involved! It will be launched by fab speakers in panels with Chairs Kelly Cobey, @ginnybarbour.bsky.social & @rnls.bsky.social

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Sciety @scietyhq.bsky.social · May 13

Preprint peer evaluation already happens here. In posts and in replies.

But it’s disconnected from the scholarly record and how science gets credited.

With support from NLnet, Sciety is working to recognise the crucial act of community curation

📝 blog.sciety.org/sciety-secur...

Sciety secures funding from NLNet Foundation to help build discourse around preprints

At Sciety we're pioneering a new layer of open scholarly communication, one that captures informal conversations around preprints and makes them discoverable and reusable. Sciety has secured new…

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eLife @elife.bsky.social · Apr 24

🎙️ How can academic publishing keep up with the internet era? Damian Pattinson joins Epistemicast to discuss the rise of preprints and how they laid the groundwork for the Publish Review Curate (PRC) model for publishing.

Publish Review Curate (PRC): Reshuffling Academic Publishing – EpistemiCast

The traditional academic publishing system evolved in an era of printing presses and cadence-based journals. The Publish Review Curate (PRC) model offers a way to finally drag this system into the…

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