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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · 7h

🚨 Just one week left until our conference kicks off!

Join us for unconferences, workshops, and hackathons.

Register now at sortee.org/upcoming #SORTEE2025

Upcoming events

Upcoming conference by Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary biology (SORTEE)

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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · 15d

📣 From Hackathon to Pre-registered Study
Researchers assessed data & code-sharing policies across 275 ecology & evolution journals and compliance in Proc B & Ecology Letters. Clear policies boost sharing. This project began at the SORTEE 2023 hackathon!

🔗 doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

From policy to practice: progress towards data- and code-sharing in ecology and evolution | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Data and code are essential for ensuring the credibility of scientific results and facilitating reproducibility, areas in which journal sharing policies play a crucial role. However, in ecology and…

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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · 21d

Register now for #SORTEE2025 conference!

We thank our sponsors (@asn-amnat.bsky.social, @cdnsciencepub.com, @datadryad.bsky.social, @peercommunityin.bsky.social, @royalsociety.org, @sse-evolution.bsky.social, @biologists.bsky.social) who are eligible for free registration.

SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · Aug 1

📷 The 2025 SORTEE conference program is now online!

Visit sortee.org/upcoming/ to register and explore the exciting lineup of various sessions.

#SORTEE2025

If you know a great open science project, now is the time to nominate it for a SORTEE Award www.sortee.org/awards/

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Ed Ivimey-Cook @eivimeycook.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thanks to all those that attended the @sortee.bsky.social led symposium at #ESEB2025 and for those that met up on Wednesday!!

If you’re interested in joining SORTEE and supporting open science in EcoEvo, consider becoming a member!

sortee.org/join/

Join

Join Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary biology (SORTEE)

sortee.org

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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · Aug 20

Introducing "The SORTEE Guidelines for Data and Code Quality Control in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology"

The first standardised set of data editor guidelines. Led by SORTEE with input from numerous data editors across ecology and evolution.

🔗 doi.org/10.32942/X24...

The SORTEE Guidelines for Data and Code Quality Control in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

This is a Preprint and has not been peer reviewed. This is version 1 of this Preprint.

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Giulia Masoero @giumasoero.bsky.social · Aug 19

Are you at the #EOU2025 and interested in #OpenScience?

Matthieu Paquet and I are hosting this roundtable to chat about the topic with you 😀

@eounion.bsky.social @sortee.bsky.social
#ornithology

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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · Aug 19

SORTEE Meet-up at @eseb2025.bsky.social – Barcelona

Come connect with fellow ESEB attendees who share an interest in open, reliable, and transparent evolutionary biology.

📅 Wednesday, 20 August (tomorrow!)
🕜 1:30 PM
📍 Expo Area – look for @tomratz.bsky.social and @eivimeycook.bsky.social

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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · Aug 1

📷 The 2025 SORTEE conference program is now online!

Visit sortee.org/upcoming/ to register and explore the exciting lineup of various sessions.

#SORTEE2025

If you know a great open science project, now is the time to nominate it for a SORTEE Award www.sortee.org/awards/

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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · Jul 31

In this installment of the hashtag #ECRAsks series, @oakleigh-wilson.bsky.social
spoke to @brooke-long-fox.bsky.social about equity, diversity and how scientific research intersects with politics.

Check out their conversation on the SORTEE blog: sortee.org/blog/2025/07...

ECR Asks: Dr. Brooke Long-Fox

SORTEE blog

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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · Jul 21

📢 Do you have a project that exemplifies open science in ecology and evolution?

If so nominate the project for a SORTEE Commendation Award 🏆

More details about the SORTEE Commendation Award:

SORTEE awards

Awards of Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary biology (SORTEE)

www.sortee.org

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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · Jul 21

Thrilled to announce @simine.com as our plenary presenter at the 2025 SORTEE Conference.

Prof. Simine Vazire will give a talk titled ‘Journal Prestige Can and Should be Earned’.

More info: sortee.org/upcoming/ #SORTEE2025

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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · Jul 14

Excited to have Dr. Israel Borokini as our plenary presenter at the 2025 SORTEE Conference!

Join us for a plenary talk on Advancing Ecology and Evolutionary Research in the Global South - African context.

More info: sortee.org/upcoming/ #SORTEE2025

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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · Jul 8

Check out this in-person only workshop on open science & meta-analysis in R taught by @ibartomeus.bsky.social and SORTEE BoD member @asanchez-tojar.bsky.social.

This workshop is organised by the AEET (aeet.org/es/), with support from
#SORTEE

More information at: aeet.org/events/2025/...

Asociación Española de Ecología Terrestre

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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · Jun 30

In the second instalment of the #ECRAsks series,
@oakleigh-wilson.bsky.social spoke to Malgorzata (Losia) Lagisz about the rigorous and transparent implementation of AI-based tools in systematic evidence synthesis.

Check out their conversation, full of useful tips, at: buff.ly/Z6x4KmA

ECR Asks: Dr. Malgorzata Lagisz

SORTEE blog

www.sortee.org

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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · Jun 21

Do you have a project that exemplifies open science in ecology and evolution?

If so nominate your project for a SORTEE Commendation Award:

More details about the SORTEE Commendation Award:

SORTEE awards

Awards of Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary biology (SORTEE)

www.sortee.org

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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · Jun 4

🎉Registration for the SORTEE Conference 2025 (15-16 Oct) is now open!🎉

Register here: www.sortee.org/upcoming

The conference is FREE for members, so consider joining us! www.sortee.org/join/

Let’s recognize great open science work - nominate a project for a SORTEE Award! www.sortee.org/awards/

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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · May 27

Introducing our new SORTEE blog series: ‘ECR Asks’, in which ECRs interview experienced SORTEE members

This month, @oakleigh-wilson.bsky.social spoke to Tim Parker about incentive structures in #openscience & how ECRs can make their own commitment to best practices

buff.ly/tZORNmK

ECR Asks: Professor Tim Parker

SORTEE blog

www.sortee.org

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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · May 26

Only 7 days left to submit content for the 5th SORTEE Conference (15-16 Oct 2025).

Submit your proposal for an unconference, hackathon or workshop by June 2nd via www.sortee.org/upcoming

Know a great open science project? Nominate it for a SORTEE Award www.sortee.org/awards/

#SORTEE2025

Upcoming events

Upcoming conference by Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary biology (SORTEE)

www.sortee.org

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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · May 21

Do you have a project that exemplifies open science in ecology and evolution?

If so nominate the project for a SORTEE Commendation Award!

More details about the SORTEE Commendation Award:

SORTEE awards

Awards of Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary biology (SORTEE)

www.sortee.org

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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · May 9

Another forthcoming SORTEE Webinar:

DisMAP - a visualization, analysis, data-sharing and discovery tool to evaluate marine species distribution changes through time

Wed, 14 May, 9pm - 10pm CEST

Free registration at:

events.humanitix.com/dismap-a-vis...

SORTEE Webinar: DisMAP - a visualization, analysis, data-sharing and discovery tool to evaluate marine species distribution changes through time

Event in the SORTEE Workshop & Webinar Series: Distribution Mapping and Analysis Portal

events.humanitix.com

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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · May 9

This is part 1 of a 2-part series on Quarto, run as a collaboration with SORTEE's code club. For part 2, join us at Code Club on May 20th!

www.sortee.org/code_club/

SORTEE code club

Other events by Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary biology (SORTEE)

www.sortee.org

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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · May 9

Our next workshop will be on May 12th 8:00 am UTC.

An introduction to Quarto, the open-source scientific publishing system.

We'll discuss how Quarto can help us write reproducible analyses and lead a brief workshop on the basics!

Register at:
events.humanitix.com/sortee-works...

SORTEE Workshop: Quarto for reproducible analyses

SORTEE Workshop and Webinar Series: Intro to Quarto

t.co

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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · May 9

Content submissions for the 5th SORTEE Conference (15-16 Oct 2025) are now OPEN.

Submit your proposal for an unconference, hackathon or workshop by June 2nd via sortee.org/upcoming

The conference will be FREE for members, so consider joining us (sortee.org/join/).

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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · Apr 22

🚨 Only 3 days left to submit contributions to our symposium #ESEB2025 🚨

"Enhancing Diversity & Transparency in Ecology & Evolution: Reliable Practices for Research & Organizations"

📅 Aug 17-22, 2025 📍 Barcelona

Submit your abstract to eseb2025.com/call-for-abs...

SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · Apr 18

🚨 ESEB 2025, here we come! 🚨
We're thrilled to announce our symposium:
"Enhancing Diversity & Transparency in Ecology & Evolution: Reliable Practices for Research & Organizations" 🌍✨
Featuring invited speakers:
🔹 Dr. Malgorzata (Losia) Lagisz
🔹 Dr. Joel Pick
📅 Aug 17-22, 2025 | 📍 Barcelona, Spain

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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · Apr 21

Do you have a project that exemplifies open science in ecology and evolution?

If so nominate the project for a SORTEE Commendation Award 🏆

More details about the SORTEE Commendation Award:

SORTEE awards

Awards of Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary biology (SORTEE)

buff.ly

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