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MoreBrains Cooperative @morebrains.coop · 1d

If you'll be in Brisbane for #InternationalDataWeek be sure to look out for Josh Brown, who's heading your way right now! He's looking forward to connecting & reconnecting w/ friends and colleagues from around the world.

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Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · 2d

Several organizations are now putting more than $1 million toward reimagining hiring, promotion and tenure at U.S. universities.

$1.5 million program targets changes to academic incentives

The incentive systems that drive academic research underlie nearly every story we write: publication counts for promotion, pressure to produce positive results, hitting certain metrics, and so on. …

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MoreBrains Cooperative @morebrains.coop · 23d

#PeerReviewWeek - the most wonderful time of the year! (Well, one of them anyway 😊)

alicemeadows.bsky.social @alicemeadows.bsky.social · 23d

Welcome to #PeerReviewWeek2025 on @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social - many thanks to @roohighosh.bsky.social & Maryam Sayab for this years week of posts incl today’s thoughts from @irfanullah.bsky.social Tim Vines, Hong Zhou, Maryam & me scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/09/15/a...

Ask the Chefs: What’s a Bold Experiment with AI in Peer Review You’d Like to See Tested? - The Scholarly Kitchen

To kick off Peer Review Week, we asked the Chefs, What’s a bold experiment with AI in peer review you’d like to see tested?

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MoreBrains Cooperative @morebrains.coop · Sep 8

For #PeerReviewWeek25 join @phillbjones.bsky.social Rebecca Lawrence, Jennifer Wright & Laura Etchells for a FREE @editageinsights.bsky.social @easeeditors.bsky.social webinar Can #AI help clean up scientific publishing?
Sept 18, 4pm BST
www.editage.com/events/peer-...

Peer Review Week 2025 Registrations | Editage

Join Editage’s Peer Review Week 2025 (September 15th-19th) to rethink peer review in the AI era. Discover how AI is reshaping peer review, with insightful discussions on emerging best practices, tech-...

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MoreBrains Cooperative @morebrains.coop · Sep 3

Developing a new community standard: PKP’s Publication Facts Label – a work in progress! w/ Hannah Heckner of @silverchairnews.bsky.social Jane Taylor of OUP & John Willinsky of @pkp.sfu.ca
11am ET Sept 17

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MoreBrains Cooperative @morebrains.coop · Sep 3

2 weeks till #NISOPlus2025 - @alicemeadows.bsky.social is moderating 2 sessions:
Is Scholarly #Metadata a Tool of Resistance of a Point of Vulnerability w/ @petersuber.bsky.social @epentz.bsky.social & @tteleen.bsky.social
11am ET Sept 16
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MoreBrains Cooperative @morebrains.coop · Aug 28

And here's the @orcid.org white paper itself in case you're interested 😊
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

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Scholastica @scholasticahq.bsky.social · Aug 27

Should @orcid.org replace all other researcher identifier systems?

A recent report from @morebrains.coop says ORCID iDs are most powerful in combination with other researcher IDs (national, disciplinary & proprietary).

Read it here: buff.ly/rID989E

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MoreBrains Cooperative @morebrains.coop · Aug 13

We're looking forward to this webinar on the outputs from our community engagement work with @ukri.org on their #OpenAccess policy. Speakers include Melissa Harrison @ebi.embl.org Catriona MacCallum @wiley.com & Agustina Martinez-Garcia @uniofcam.bsky.social & UKCoRR.

UK Research and Innovation @ukri.org · Aug 13

We're running a webinar on the 'Improving the Open Access Research Information Landscape' report.

🗓️3 September
⏰11:00 - 12:00

Join us to hear about the report's findings and discuss the future of the open access research information landscape.

Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/1b6a1e...

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'UKRI Webinar: Improving the Open Access Research Information Landscape

03 September 2025 11:00 - 12:00
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MoreBrains Cooperative @morebrains.coop · Jun 26

Wow - less than a day after we published our white paper on @orcid.org & other researcher identifiers it has over 1.1k views & 299 downloads. If you haven't already checked it out please do - & share your thoughts!
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

screenshot of Zenodo stats for MoreBrains white paper "It's ORCID and not ORCID or"

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Chris Shillum @cshillum.bsky.social · Jun 25

Should @orcid.org replace all other researcher identifier systems? The answer is No according to the @morebrains.coop: It's "ORCID and…," not "ORCID or…". Read about how ORCID complements national, disciplinary and proprietary researcher identifier systems in this informative white paper.

MoreBrains Cooperative @morebrains.coop · Jun 25

We're thrilled to share our new white paper on why @orcid.org iDs are most powerful in combination with other researcher IDs (national, disciplinary & proprietary). Like it says in the title “It's ORCID and…,” not “ORCID or…” 😊 doi.org//10.5281/zen...

cover image from MoreBrains white paper "It's ORCID and not ORCID or" with picture of a jigsaw puzzle piece being slotted into place

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MoreBrains Cooperative @morebrains.coop · Jun 25

Great to work on this project! All views expressed are our own, but we're v grateful to the @orcid.org team for their help gathering data & other background info!

ORCID @orcid.org · Jun 25

ORCID:
✅ strengthens national systems,
✅ supports disciplinary inclusion, and
✅ ensures interoperability with proprietary services. See how integrating these identifiers creates a more robust and trustworthy research landscape.

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15737460

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MoreBrains Cooperative @morebrains.coop · Jun 25

We're thrilled to share our new white paper on why @orcid.org iDs are most powerful in combination with other researcher IDs (national, disciplinary & proprietary). Like it says in the title “It's ORCID and…,” not “ORCID or…” 😊 doi.org//10.5281/zen...

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MoreBrains Cooperative @morebrains.coop · Jun 17

Two of the MoreBrains team were at the recent @easeeditors.bsky.social conference in Oslo - @phillbjones.bsky.social & @alicemeadows.bsky.social join fellow chef @irfanullah.bsky.social to share their thoughts in today's @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social
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Editing in the Age of Misinformation: A Report on the 2025 EASE Conference - The Scholarly Kitchen

Three Scholarly Kitchen Chefs report on the recent European Association of Science Editors (EASE) Conference (Oslo, May 14-16).

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MoreBrains Cooperative @morebrains.coop · May 27

If you're attending #SSP2025 make sure you say hi to @alicemeadows.bsky.social - she's moderating a session on Delivering Value at a Mission-Driven Organization w/ @anapatycardoso.bsky.social @rharington1.bsky.social Niamh O'Connor @plos.org & Nici Pfeiffer @cos.io - 1.30pm May 30

screenshot of session description for SSP conference session on Delivering Value at a Mission-Driven Organization

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Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · May 15

Clarivate to stop counting citations to retracted articles in journals’ impact factors

Clarivate will no longer include citations to and from retracted papers when calculating journal impact factors, the company announced today. The change comes after some have wondered over th…

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MoreBrains Cooperative @morebrains.coop · May 8

Are you going to the @easeeditors.bsky.social conference next week? Look out for (incoming Council member!) @phillbjones.bsky.social who's chairing @alicemeadows.bsky.social's Friday keynote on author identity in the age of #misinformation
ease.org.uk/ease-events/...

18th EASE Conference Session 8 - EASE

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MoreBrains Cooperative @morebrains.coop · Apr 10

Today @alicemeadows.bsky.social shares her thoughts in @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social about how our PID costs-benefit analysis for Czech National Library of Technology (NTK) compares w/ similar work in other countries
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No One Size Fits All: The Case for Taking a National Approach to PID Adoption - The Scholarly Kitchen

Today, Alice Meadows shares some learnings from MoreBrains Cooperative's recent cost-benefit analysis of persistent identifiers, conducted on behalf of the Czech National Library of Technology (NTK).

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MoreBrains Cooperative @morebrains.coop · Apr 7

Happy to share that our cost-benefit analysis of PIDs in Czech Republic (conducted for NTK - Czech Natl Library of Technology) is now openly available. We estimate savings of 7200+ working days/~$573k annually. Read more in their press release: identifikatory.cz/en/a-cost-be...

Analysis finds that persistent identifier adoption could save the Czech Republic millions of Czech crowns annually - Identifikátory.cz

Prague, April 3, 2025: A cost-benefit analysis finds that the time savings from widespread adoption of persistent identifiers (PIDs) in Czech institutions could save over 7,000 person days per year. T...

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MoreBrains Cooperative @morebrains.coop · Mar 31

If you'll be at @stmassoc.bsky.social's US conference this week look out for @alicemeadows.bsky.social who's speaking on The how and why of who is who: Recommendations for trusted identity in academic publishing w/ Tim Lloyd @cshillum.bsky.social Ralph Youngen & moderator Hylke Koers

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MoreBrains Cooperative @morebrains.coop · Mar 25

We're delighted to share the latest addition to our repository - this report on for @crkn-rcdr.bsky.social & Digital Research Alliance of Canada in support of a national #PID strategy (en francais aussi)
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

screenshot from MoreBrains Cooperative repository of their report on Investing in an efficient and transparent research ecosystem in Canada

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MoreBrains Cooperative @morebrains.coop · Mar 17

Don't forget to look out for @alicemeadows.bsky.social if you're attending the @nationalacademies.org Journal Summit this week (and try to make time to enjoy the #cherryblossom in DC too 🌸😊)

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MoreBrains Cooperative @morebrains.coop · Mar 11

Will you be at the @nationalacademies.org journal summit next week? If so look out for @alicemeadows.bsky.social! She's also attending the @stmassoc.bsky.social conference in early April. If you'd like to meet up at either event feel free to DM her here or contact her via morebrains.coop

MoreBrains Consultants | Scholarly Communications, Research Information Management, Policy+ Infrastructures

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Eloquenti 🧪✍️📚 @eloquenti.com · Mar 10

🧪A starter pack of European scientific societies and associations🇪🇺🇬🇧

📣 Repost to connect researchers on #BlueSky🦋

#research #science #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #SciSky #EduSky #Academia #AcademicBluesky #SciComm #PostDoc #ECR #ECRChat #NewPI #PhD #PhDSky #MedSky #StandWithScience #eloquenti

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MoreBrains Cooperative @morebrains.coop · Mar 6

In today's @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social @alicemeadows.bsky.social reports on our recent work w/ @ebibristol.bsky.social & @dorassessment.bsky.social to improve #DEI in pre-award research funding applications. Our thanks to all involved in this project!
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Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in Pre-Award Funding Processes: Actions, Not Words - The Scholarly Kitchen

In today's post, Alice Meadows shares an update on a project to improve DEI in pre-award funding applications.

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