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Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 7h

Ha, hadn't seen that.

Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 16h

Not sure. I'll let you know if it is!

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Alexander Schniedermann @aschniedermann.bsky.social · 17h

I just published my first paper on MetaROR (MetaResearch Open Review). The #PublishReviewCurate model brings reviewing and editorial decision making into the open.

To me, it can become a real game changer in #ScholarlyCommunication. I got great reviews and look forward to revise my manuscript!

MetaROR @metaror.bsky.social · 5d

🆕 Our latest study asks how authors incorporate the PRISMA guideline into workflows when conducting reviews.

Both reviewers highlighted the study's importance yet also requested more information and details from the author.

👇 Read the full editorial assessment, reviews and paper on MetaROR

From Form to Formation. Biomedical Reporting Standards in Practice

metaror.org

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Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 19h

"Navigating a Reconciliation between Academic Freedom, Copyright and Open Science"

Nice piece in @verfassungsblog.de by Christina Angelopoulos.

verfassungsblog.de/twists-and-t...

Twists and Turns

verfassungsblog.de

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Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 19h

Truly incredible headline.

90% of science is lost. This new AI just found it

Vast amounts of valuable research data remain unused, trapped in labs or lost to time. Frontiers aims to change that with FAIR² Data Management, a groundbreaking AI-driven system that makes datasets r...

www.sciencedaily.com

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Cambridge University Library @theul.bsky.social · 1d

Celebrating archival collections in Cambridge and beyond, join us for the 2025 Sandars Lecture Series by Joan Winterkorn MBE.
11 & 12 November, 5-6pm.
🎟️ Book your free tickets: https://loom.ly/Du7jSUs

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Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 1d

Looking forward to reading it!

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Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 1d

"Tasks that once took months of manual work — from curating datasets and checking compliance to creating metadata and publishable outputs — are now completed in minutes by the AI Data Steward"

Another case of commercial publishers looking to replace library labour with their junk AI.

90% of Science Is Lost: Frontiers’ revolutionary AI-powered service transforms data sharing to deliver breakthroughs faster

Frontiers, the open-science publisher, is tackling this problem with the launch of Frontiers FAIR² Data Management, the world’s first all-in-one, AI-powered ser

www.frontiersin.org

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Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 1d

Reminder about next week's online panel.

www.psu.edu/news/univers...

Three global experts discuss ‘Practical Open Access for Everyone’ Oct. 23 online | Penn State University

Penn State University Libraries will host three of the world’s foremost experts on the subject of open access during a public online panel discussion, “We Are Enough: Practical Open Access for Everyon...

www.psu.edu

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Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 1d

Nice discussion of openness here. Tech companies are gatekeeping and flipping the meaning of the "open" internet.

Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 2d

For this week’s podcast, Justin Hendrix spoke with Mallory Knodel from the Social Web Foundation and the Internet Exchange and Burcu Kilic from CIGI. The conversation revolved around a post they wrote for the Internet Exchange titled “Big Tech Redefined the Open Internet to Serve Its Own Interests."

The Open Internet is Dead. What Comes Next? | TechPolicy.Press

Justin Hendrix spoke to Mallory Knodel and Burcu Kilic about their recent essay, titled "Big Tech Redefined the Open Internet to Serve Its Own Interests."

www.techpolicy.press

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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 1d

Lauren Berlant reading group 📚

Join CRASSH Fellow @darlingorlaith.bsky.social in tracing Berlant’s understanding of normative fantasies and their role in maintaining and critiquing the social and political orthodoxies of given eras

From 13 October, Alison Richard Building, CB3 9DP
bit.ly/4nFi9C0

Autumnal trees near the Alison Richard Building.

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Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 2d

Good work, humans!

Pavement chalk writing with "lost keys" and "thank you" written

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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 3d

Wisdom from the great Saidiya Hartman artreview.com/the-intervie...

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Danny Kingsley @dannykay68.bsky.social · 3d

LAY EXPLANATION of what scientific publishing is and some of the problems - worth a listen (only 18 minutes) Invoking Robert Maxwell's business model of launching new journals willy nilly, refers to the 'Open Access model' like it is a singular thing... But overall a good resource.

Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 12d

Fraud, AI slop and huge profits: is science publishing broken?

www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

Fraud, AI slop and huge profits: is science publishing broken? – podcast

Scientists warn academic publishing needs reform in order to retain trust in research system. Ian Sample talks to Madeleine Finlay and Dr Mark Hanson proposes potential solutions

www.theguardian.com

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Mikael Laakso @mikaellaakso.bsky.social · 4d

In three months and some change the full peer-reviewed paper based on this preprint is now out in Journal of Documentation doi.org/10.1108/JD-0... 🎉. Results and analysis did not change in the revision process but the theoretical framing and interpretation is strengthened based on reviewer feedback.

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Rebekah Higgitt @rhiggitt.bsky.social · 4d

Attempting to deal with the 'digital dark age' 📜 - interesting project linked to the Hawking collection at Cambridge #histSTM

joshuatj @joshuatj.digipres.club.ap.brid.gy · 4d

Woohoo! Great #digipres story @makethecatwise
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251009-rescuing-knowledge-trapped-on-old-floppy-disks

A digital dark age? The people rescuing forgotten knowledge trapped on old floppy disks

From lectures by Stephen Hawking to the letters of British politician Neil Kinnock – it's a race against time to save the historical treasures locked away on old floppy disks.

www.bbc.com

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Clare Hooper @clarehooper.bsky.social · 4d

Open letter on the future of small press publishing in the UK.

www.thebookseller.com/comment/open...

Open letter on the future of small press publishing in the UK

The industry must work together to ensure the longevity of the UK’s independent presses.

www.thebookseller.com

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Melissa Terras @melissaterras.bsky.social · 4d

Job! Postdoc in Digital Cultural Heritage: Data Ethics & Software Ecosystems, on new EU funded grant. 3.5 years, @designinf.bsky.social, Edinburgh. Design ethical processes, & evaluate open source tools for Digital Cultural Heritage Objects, with me! elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Postdoctoral Research Associate (Digital Cultural Heritage Data Ethics & Software Ecosystems)

We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Digital Cultural Heritage Data Ethics & Software Ecosystems to join the Institute for Design Informatics, Edinburgh College of Art.

elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com

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Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 4d

“It would be better to have high-quality human attention being paid to submissions, and peer review being fully done by…alert and focused humans" says Wolfgang Kaltenbrunner.

AI in peer review: where to draw the line? - Research Professional News

As publishers seek “shared principles”, others warn AI could become “sticking plaster” for structural problems

www.researchprofessionalnews.com

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Jelena Brankovic @jelena3121.bsky.social · 4d

Next Wednesday, October 15 (11 AM CET), we're kicking off the fall semester Jour Fixe lecture series!

The first speaker will be Christian Greiffenhagen, with the talk "Judging importance before checking correctness: quick opinions in mathematical peer review.”

Join us in Berlin or on Zoom!

RMZ Jour Fixe lecture series, winter semester 2025/26

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Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 5d

“These rankings, built on selected quantitative indicators amalgamated into a single score, are not designed to evaluate research nor reflect the breadth and depth of the missions of research and higher education institutions.”

Why Sorbonne pulled out of university ranking

France’s Sorbonne University plans to leave the Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings, adding its name to a growing number of universities rejecting lists that play one institution off against another...

sciencebusiness.net

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Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 5d

"The ban will impact aspiring researchers who are outside the institutional structure. Many are from marginalised communities, working in practice, or on breaks and trying to return to academia. For them, shadow sites are their only resource."

Banning Sci-Hub highlights India’s unequal access to knowledge - Impact of Social Sciences

The decision to block Sci-Hub in India brings inequalities in access to research based knowledge into sharp focus.

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 5d

Does anyone know if Wiley's Research Exchange Platform is ingesting and training on submitted articles?

newsroom.wiley.com/press-releas...

Wiley Advances Research Exchange Platform with AI-Driven Automation, Streamlining Article Placement and Publication

AI-enhanced transfers and portable peer review capabilities mark significant step toward frictionless scholarly publishing HOBOKEN, N.J., September 25, 2025 – Wiley (NYSE: WLY), a global leader in aut...

newsroom.wiley.com

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Association of University Presses @aupresses.bsky.social · 5d

Worth repeating: "University presses are essential infrastructure for the humanities & should be financially supported in the same way that other higher education inter-institutional infrastructure is." Some powerful examples here:

Institutions and funders must recognize the contributions of university presses to the humanities infrastructure (opinion)

Recognizing the university press community’s essential contributions to that infrastructure will be crucial as institutions and funders plan for the future, write Charles Watkinson and Melissa Pitts.

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Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 6d

Congrats on the grant btw. Sorry we didn't get to chat further about this at OASPA.

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