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Robert Kiley
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Working as Head of Strategy at cOAlition S, committed to accelerating Open Access to research articles
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coar-repositories.bsky.social
Our public forum at University of Cambridge is officially *sold out* Looking forward to interesting discussions around the future of publishing with @ludowaltman.bsky.social and others @peercommunityin.bsky.social @elife.bsky.social @metaror.bsky.social - coar-repositories.org/news-updates...
Publish, Review, Curate: Turning scholarly publishing on its head
Tired of long delays, expensive fees, and a lack of transparency about editorial decisions when publishing your articles? Join us at King’s College, Cambridge on December 3rd for an in-depth …
coar-repositories.org
November 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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deltathink.bsky.social
"... the recent deployment of open scholarship to train large language models has led to disquiet among both open-access advocates and detractors."

#ScholComm #Research #Scholarship #AI #LLMs #Copyright #UnintendedConsequences
November 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Reposted by Robert Kiley
jeffreybrainard.bsky.social
A sequel to #Plan_S -- the carrot, not the stick. Will that approach improve what ails #scientificpublishing? #ScholarlyComm #openaccess @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
After Coalition S disrupted scientific publishing, new plan retreats from strict requirements
The group’s latest strategy emphasizes consultation, lacks spending pledges
www.science.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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samuelmoore.org
Newly released Stockholm Declaration recommends the following reforms to publishing:

1. Academia resumes control of publishing

2. Incentive systems to merit quality, not quantity

3. Independent fraud detection and prevention

4. Legislation and policies to protect science quality and integrity
Reformation of science publishing: the Stockholm Declaration | Royal Society Open Science
Science relies on integrity and trustworthiness. But scientists under career pressure are lured to purchase fake publications from ‘paper mills’ that use AI-generated data, text and image fabrication....
royalsocietypublishing.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Reposted by Robert Kiley
coalitions-oa.bsky.social
Should publishers charge authors fees for exercising a right they already have? Here’s why the new fees from IEEE & @acs.org miss the mark and what could replace them.
By @bodorama.bsky.social & @rachelbruce.bsky.social

www.coalition-s.org/blog/yes-to-...

#OpenAccess #OAweek #ScholComm
Blog post: “Yes” to Transparent Service Fees, “No” to Fees That Charge Authors to Exercise Their Rights By Bodo Stern and Rachel Bruce
October 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Reposted by Robert Kiley
lseimpactblog.bsky.social
👀 ICYMI: "in today’s rapidly changing landscape of scientific communication, the decision feels less like a visionary leap and more like an uninspired nod to the status quo"

#Nature #PeerReview #ScholComm
Nature’s decision to publish positive peer review reports only gives half the picture - Impact of Social Sciences
As the journal Nature moves to publish peer review reports for accepted papers, Bodo Stern argues this partial openness falls short of true transparency.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
August 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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jeffreybrainard.bsky.social
Can authors afford APCs for #openaccess publishing if NIH caps its payments for them? Institutional read-and-publish deals offer an APC-free alternative, but NIH also wants to lower the indirect cost rate to 15%, which could squeeze money for such deals. @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH details options for limiting its payments for open-access publishing fees
Other publishing proposals would scrap reimbursements or pay peer reviewers, unprecedented steps for a major government funder
www.science.org
August 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Reposted by Robert Kiley
deevybee.bsky.social
Here's a quick blogpost about alternative publishing models. You can bring a horse to water, and indeed wave the bucket temptingly under its nose, but it is likely to gallop off elsewhere. deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/07/new-...
@ec.europa.eu @wellcometrust.bsky.social
New publishing models will only work if authors embrace them
Complaints about the broken academic publishing system have been around for years and are getting louder. A common theme is that with the r...
deevybee.blogspot.com
July 31, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Reposted by Robert Kiley
forumforopen.bsky.social
1️⃣ From @timeshighered.bsky.social: The UK is calling for a fundamental shift in how to fund & structure #AcademicPublishing, breaking the link between publisher profits & article volume. A powerful case for thinking #OpenAccess at scale

🔗Read more: shorturl.at/PbFRi
We must break the link between publisher revenue and article volume
Volume-driven publishing pushes up costs and threatens research integrity. We need new agreements with healthier incentives, says Anna Vernon
shorturl.at
July 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Reposted by Robert Kiley
newsanalysis.com
New study reveals concerns over scientific paper quality due to overwhelming publication volume. A retracted paper with AI-generated errors highlights the issue. Royal Society to review publishing. #ScientificPublishing #News
Quality of scientific papers questioned as academics ‘overwhelmed’ by the millions published
New study reveals concerns over scientific paper quality due to overwhelming publication volume. A ...
www.theguardian.com
July 14, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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coalitions-oa.bsky.social
After a successful period leading our strategic direction, @rkiley.bsky.social concludes his role as cOAlition S Head of Strategy in June.
📰 www.coalition-s.org/coalition-s-...
cOAlition S Head of Strategy, Robert Kiley, to conclude role in June 2025
May 29, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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coalitions-oa.bsky.social
📙The @coalitions-oa.bsky.social Annual Review 2024 is out, providing an overview of policy progress, tools, services, and ongoing initiatives that aim to make scholarly communication more open and accessible.
Read it here: 🔓 www.coalition-s.org/plan-s-annua...
#Plan_S #OpenAccess #scholcomm
cOAlition S Annual Review 2024
May 22, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Reposted by Robert Kiley
coalitions-oa.bsky.social
📢 Just released: Updated "How Equitable Is It?" tool with clearer definitions for assessing #equity in #ScholComm models.

👉 coalitions.typeform.com/Equity-Tool

📰 www.coalition-s.org/updated-vers...

By the beyond article-based charges working group,
cOAlition S, @jisc.bsky.social, @plos.org
How Equitable Is It?
A framework for assessing scholarly communication models on the axis of equity. Developed by the “Beyond article-based charges” working group, which is convened by cOAlition S, Jisc and PLOS.
coalitions.typeform.com
May 14, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Reposted by Robert Kiley
openrxiv.bsky.social
openRxiv has arrived!

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of openRxiv as an independent, researcher-led nonprofit to oversee bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world’s leading preprint servers for life and health sciences.
openrxiv.org/introducing-...

#openRxiv #OpenScience #Preprints #bioRxiv #medRxiv
March 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
rkiley.bsky.social
“I will be resigning my position as associate editor at the Royal Society’s journal Open Science with immediate effect. I will no longer submit my research to Royal Society journals or act as a peer reviewer for them. I would urge my colleagues to do the same”

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Elon Musk is a proven danger to good science, but the Royal Society won’t say so. That’s why I resigned | Kit Yates
It is vital to act, and I urge colleagues to do so. How can we stand by and laud this man while he undermines scientific integrity? asks academic and author Kit Yates
www.theguardian.com
March 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
rkiley.bsky.social
PLOS statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity

theplosblog.plos.org/2025/02/plos...

#scientificpublishing
PLOS statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity - The Official PLOS Blog
Since its founding over twenty five years ago PLOS has been dedicated to advancing open science, ensuring that knowledge is accessible to…
theplosblog.plos.org
February 22, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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petersuber.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
Update. From @hildabast: "What if We Can’t Rely on PubMed?"
https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/what-if-we-cant-rely-on-pubmed/

"#pubmed is incredibly reliable…That said, between the risks of an exodus of key personnel, understaffing, or goodness-knows-what vandalism when a goon squad […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
February 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Reposted by Robert Kiley
deevybee.bsky.social
Latest blogpost on Musk/Royal Society debacle: deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/02/seve... I look at the reasons that have been given for inaction, and find them wanting. @royalsociety.org
Seven reasons for keeping Elon Musk as a Fellow of the Royal Society
Last November, I wrote a blogpost explaining why I had resigned as a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS). In brief, over the summer a group ...
deevybee.blogspot.com
February 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Reposted by Robert Kiley
coalitions-oa.bsky.social
When researchers can’t afford to publish or access research, science loses vital perspectives.
📽️Watch how the #EquitablePricing Framework, developed by #informationpower for @cOAlitionS_OA, can make #ScholComm more accessible & equitable for researchers worldwide.
#OpenAccess #OpenScience
January 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Reposted by Robert Kiley
rnls.bsky.social
Innovation in scholarly comms & uptake of new models are hampered by scholarly infrastructures continuing to use increasingly outdated approaches. This collectively authored piece recommends 4 criteria for innovation-friendly bibliographic databases upstream.force11.org/criteria-for...
Criteria for Bibliographic Databases in a Well-Functioning Scholarly Communication and Research Assessment Ecosystem
Bibliographic databases should support innovation and experimentation. Here, we offer four criteria for innovation-friendly bibliographic databases. We urge the global research community to use databa...
upstream.force11.org
January 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
rkiley.bsky.social
The @wellcometrust.bsky.social update their #openaccess policy making it clear that their funding can no longer be used to support APCs for journals that are part of Jisc-approved transformative agreements.

See: wellcome.org/grant-fundin...
Open access funding | Wellcome
Wellcome-funded researchers can access funds to cover open access publishing costs for research papers.
wellcome.org
January 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Reposted by Robert Kiley
chasrosenblum.bsky.social
Between predatory publications and preprints with no subsequent journal publication, there is a lot of dross out there the general public cannot fully put into context.

#AcademicPublishing
Preprints often make news. Many people don’t know what they are
The public needs context about unreviewed manuscripts, survey suggests
www.science.org
January 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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ikashnitsky.phd
A very thoughtful essay on the urgent need to start recognizing the crucial role peer-reviewers in the process of knowledge generation 🧐
📝 @cbo.bsky.social
#OpenScience #AcademicSky #ScientificPublishing

undark.org/2024/07/04/o...
The Misplaced Incentives in Academic Publishing
Opinion | Scientists who spend time peer-reviewing manuscripts don’t get rewarded for their efforts. It’s time to change that.
undark.org
January 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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samuelmoore.org
'Upon accepting NIH funding, recipients grant to NIH the right to make Author Accepted Manuscripts resulting from the funding publicly available in PubMed Central upon the Official Date of Publication'

Rights retention baked into the new US federal OA policy.

grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-049: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy: Government Use License and Rights
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy: Government Use License and Rights NOT-OD-25-049. OD
grants.nih.gov
December 17, 2024 at 8:26 PM
rkiley.bsky.social
At the @boilerroom-tv.bsky.social Guildford, looking forward to seeing @GracePetrie.
December 11, 2024 at 8:29 PM