Publishing Beyond the Market argues that the move to open access should focus less on the free accessibility of research outputs and more on who controls the publications and infrastructures for scholarly communication. New from Samuel Moore and the top of my reading list. See also this op-ed.

Should be required reading for anyone thinking of responding. See also this from Chris Marcum.

It’s so important to stop ignoring the contributions of the Global South in favour of our own ideas. This piece gives a great example for Diamond OA in particular.

“Preprint your work. Write for the scientists who will build on your research, not for editors and reviewers who will judge it.“

For the first time the effect of OS indicators on citations has been investigated for an entire country

An article sharing data is linked to 14.3% increase in citations.

An article published as a preprint is linked to 19% increase in citations.

This Mandates preprinting, stops paying for APCs and redirects savings into open science

The same issues coming up as other surveys; fear of scooping, unclear journal policies, lack of recognition or formal evaluation.

This is the essence of Rippling Ideas. Also the second month in a row we’re featuring an article by the brilliant Maddi!

$50-250k grants to develop better academic reward systems for US based institutions. Really great to see funding dedicated to this, even if it is only US.

The new Public Office (Accountability) Bill has huge potential for improving academic culture.

“28% of postdocs show signs of moderate to severe clinical depression, and 25% of postdocs show signs of moderate to severe anxiety, both of which are three times higher than the general German population of the same age”

More excellent work from Alice Fleerackers! “We find that journalists have relatively limited awareness and/or concern about predatory journals. Much of this attitude is due to confidence in their established practices for avoiding problematic research, which largely centre on perceptions of journal prestige, reputation, and familiarity”

The focus on peer-reviewed articles is concerning as it just reinforces the notion of peer review performing a function that is simply not backed by evidence

More of these kinds of studies is vital. ChatGPT perpetuates retracted research & prioritises “prestigious” affiliations.