A really nice read from Jen Gibson Jen Gibson, Upstream Blog | https://scicomm.xyz/@upstream 's first contributor.

And more follows. In part 2, Jen Gibson gives a shout out to some busy folk in research communication and #OpenScience: James Tumwine, Reggie Raju, Daniela Saderi @neursarda and Leslie Chan Leslie Chan Upstream Blog | https://scicomm.xyz/@upstream #OpenScience

Contributor roles and the ethics of acknowledging all vital roles in the research process. A hot topic that @mhmd_hosseini @kristiholmes @N_Vasilevsky & Violeta Ilik tackle today on Upstream, reporting on their FORCE11 workshop last month. upstream.force11.org/posts/deep-div…

New blog post on the Upstream Blog | https://scicomm.xyz/@upstream A modern take on research communication, Part III: Tenets of a modern system by Jen Gibson upstream.force11.org/posts/a-modern…

Can we do away with RFPs? Adam Hyde of Coko explains why scholarly publishing really needs to do away with the box-ticking and calls for an open discussion on improving the process. upstream.force11.org/posts/can-we-d…

"Let's make our reviews open, starting now" Iratxe Puebla calls for community action on FORCE11's Upstream blog. upstream.force11.org/posts/leaving-…

Interested in #preprints & preprint review? Become a 2022 #ASAPbio Fellow and help us develop our crowd preprint review initiative, or put forward your own project idea. Find out more at asapbio.org/fellows

Mini-thread (aka rant) as a reminder of why #openaccess saves researchers, consultants and the third sector time and makes everything work better...

BREAKING: White House Office of Science & Technology Policy issues landmark new policy guidance setting default to “open” for U.S. taxpayer-funded research #OAintheUSA whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-upda…

I have some professional news! From January, I will be moving role to work at Crossref (inactive Jan 2025) as Principal R&D Developer. Exciting times...! eve.gd/2022/08/26/mov…

The Upstream Blog | https://scicomm.xyz/@upstream has had a facelift! Now it's even easier to navigate the content AND to comment. Start a conversation and please reach out to me or email [email protected] to propose a topic; it's open for all voices to be authors.

Thanks Ashley Farley @openaccessmaven.bsky.social! Hot memo summer: How OSTP’s recommendations will lead to a large-scale transformation of the research ecosystem upstream.force11.org/hot-memo-summe…

The Open Syllabus Project ift.tt/sgVWrFx

September's good news stories from the world of open research! council.science/current/blog/o…

Today, we’re introducing a new model that eliminates accept/reject decisions. By publishing every paper with eLife reviews as a Reviewed Preprint, we plan to restore autonomy to authors, ensuring that they will be judged by what, not where, they publish. elifesciences.org/inside-elife/5…

I was asked to think about AI at Crossref (inactive Jan 2025) and how it might help or hinder our mission. Here are some of my thoughts - good and bad - on machine learning and LLMs in our space.

.Wellcome is now using OA.Report to help implement their OApolicy! Wellcome has been a leader in adopting, measuring, and enforcing OApolicies for many years. We’re proud to be working with them to make this easier. Find out more: blog.oa.works/wellcome-is-us…

For researchers in Africa & Asia, there are still 2 more webinars...

Great to see this joint statement released. Practical steps all members of the research community can take towards moving forward research data sharing and recognition of work that involves.

Would you like to collaborate with researchers across disciplines & countries to explore how mobility and health are connected? Apply to the “Transdisciplinary approaches to mobility and global health – Joint call – 2024” by 25 March 2024 novonordiskfonden.dk/grant/transdis…