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Biologist-driven non-profit promoting transparency and innovation in life sciences communication Find us on different networks 👉 linktr.ee/ASAPbio ASAPbio.org

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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 5h
In 2026, ASAPbio Cell Biology Crowd worked really hard to publicly review preprints! You can visit one of their reviews here 👉️ buff.ly/VFRvX1X Want to learn how to review preprints and contribute to Open Science practices? Join this group! buff.ly/eI0JpxS
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PREreview of Chromosome-arm-specific telomere length governs dual modes of structural genome evolution in IDH-mutant astrocytoma
Authored by Joseph Biggane, Timothy En Haw Chan, Joseph Biggane, Debraj Manna, Haofu Huang, Nitya Khetarpal, Briana E. Pinales, Chinyere Mary-Cynthia Ikele, Sarah E. Gilmour, Diptarup Mallick, and 1…
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Happening in about 30minutes!
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Publish-Review-Curate (PRC) Alliance @prcalliance.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Delays in the scientific publication system often stem from a lengthy, inefficient peer review process. Can we improve it? Yes! We can change the way things are ordered in the publication pipeline: first Publish, then Review and Curate! Learn more here 👉 publish-review-curate.org/what-is-publ...
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IGOR DGPs @igor-dgps.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🔍 What is the current status of Open Science in the academic publishing system? Join us for an IGOR panel discussion: “Rethinking Scholarly Publishing: Preserving the Good, Changing the Bad, and Supporting the New” 📅 Thursday, 1 Oct | 10:00–11:00 CET 💻 Online (contact us for the link) [1/2]
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Research assessment and scholarly publishing are two sides of the same coin, and achieving meaningful progress in both requires coordination between the reform movements. 🧵
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In 2026, ASAPbio Meta-Research Crowd worked really hard to review preprints! You can visit one of their reviews here 👉️ buff.ly/JwnCqku 👏to all who contributed to this review: Haofu Huang, Quratul Ayn Zahara, Raimi Morufu Olalekan, Mwafaq Ramzi Haji, Nitya Khetarpal, and 3 anonymous reviewers!
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PREreview of Human-AI Collaboration for Estimating Scientific Replicability
Authored by Chocolate Lobster, Haofu Huang, Quratul Ayn Zahara, Raimi Morufu Olalekan (BSc. M.Sc. Ph.D. MNES, REHO, LEHO, FAIWMES)), Dr. Mwafaq Ramzi Haji, Nitya Khetarpal, and 2 other authors of…
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Publish-Review-Curate (PRC) Alliance @prcalliance.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Join us for an engaging discussion about one of the most exciting new developments in scholarly publishing in decades–“Publish, Review, Curate (PRC): Shaping the future of scholarly publishing” launch event on 📆28th October 2026! 🔗Register publish-review-curate.org/2026/09/07/l...
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Launch Event – Publish, Review, Curate (PRC): Shaping the future of scholarly publishing – Registration now open!
Join us for an engaging discussion about one of the most exciting new developments in scholarly publishing in decades! The scholarly publishing system is under intense pressure. Researchers face in…
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Elevate Preprint Feedback with FAST Principles! ✨Focused: Tackle the science, not the person. ✅Appropriate: Keep it respectful and bias-free. 🎯Specific: Provide actionable insights. 🌐Transparent: Be open about your role. buff.ly/08R52QT
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
As #PeerReviewWeek comes to an end, we would like to revisit the Community Call we held with the @prereview.bsky.social team about the ins and outs of conducting open peer review as a team. Read the blog post or watch the call and get inspired to join the movement! buff.ly/ggupvfB
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ASAPbio March Community Call: A Team Effort: Why And How To Do Open Collaborative Peer Review – ASAPbio
On March 5th, 2026, the ASAPbio and PREreview teams, along with representatives of some PREreview Clubs, gathered to discuss the ins and outs of conducting
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Let's celebrate #PeerReviewWeek with the ASAPbio Cell Biology Crowd! 👏 to Emmanuel Odame, @timothykoala.bsky.social, Nitya Khetarpal, Gliday Yuka, Haofu Huang, Diptarup Mallick, Priya Dutta, and 2 other anonymous reviewers for their public preprint review! buff.ly/cwrRUQg
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PREreview of MNT loss in MYC-driven B lymphoma cells enhances apoptosis, inhibits proliferation and increases sensitivity to cancer drugs
Authored by Emmanuel Odame, Timothy En Haw Chan, Nitya Khetarpal, Gliday Yuka, Haofu Huang, Diptarup Mallick, Priya Dutta, and 2 other authors of ASAPbio Cell Biology Crowd
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DORA @dorassessment.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Our new paper, with @asapbio.bsky.social, @cwts.nl and @sciencecouncil.bsky.social, argues for coordinated action across assessment and publishing reform 👉 bit.ly/RRA-publishing The conversation continues at our @oaspa.bsky.social side event, helping shape the upcoming Practical Guide for Schol Comm
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From interdependent movements to shared action: Connecting publishing and assessment reforms
Research assessment and scholarly publishing play interconnected roles in shaping research culture, incentives, and norms that ultimately determine what knowledge is produced, communicated, trusted, a...
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Congratulations to the ASAPbio Meta-Research Crowd for their great work reviewing preprints! Big👏to @fallonmody.bsky.social, Quratul Ayn Zahara, Haofu Huang, Mwafaq Ramzi Haji, @grinschglsandra.bsky.social, Chalermchai Rodsangiam, and Max F. Wan, who contributed to this review!👇️ buff.ly/D3f9onZ
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PREreview of Preregistration Works: Increased Reporting Quality, Internal Validity, and Protocol Adherence in Animal Studies
Authored by Fallon Mody, Quratul Ayn Zahara, Haofu Huang, Dr. Mwafaq Ramzi Haji, Sandra Grinschgl, bluesky8885, and Max F. Wan of ASAPbio Meta-Research Crowd
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We want to celebrate #PeerReviewWeek by highlighting the work of the amazing Crowd Preprint Review members, who tirelessly contribute to open peer review. 👏 Congratulations to the members of the Cell Biology Crowd who contributed to this review (buff.ly/Qu5x2ee)
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PREreview of The fidelity of mRNA translation as a novel regulatory layer for brain development
Authored by Debraj Manna, Gliday Yuka, Timothy En Haw Chan, Yohana Amos, Nitya Khetarpal, Rodolfo Aramayo, Randa Salah Gomaa Mahmoud, Emmanuel Odame, Joseph Biggane, Reuben Opoku, Briana E. Pinales,…
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Ludo Waltman @ludowaltman.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Last year CWTS, ASAPbio, DORA and the International Science Council organized a workshop in Pisa to discuss coordination of research assessment reform and scholarly publishing reform. The workshop participants have now published a paper outlining their vision on how to realize this coordination.
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
We want to start #PeerReviewWeek by celebrating the amazing people behind the ASAPbio Crowd Preprint Review: the reviewers and the Crowd Leads (@fallonmody.bsky.social, @grinschglsandra.bsky.social, @debrajmanna27.bsky.social, @infotainment.bsky.social, Emmanuel Odame, and Joseph P. Biggane).
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Crowd Preprint Review – ASAPbio
Join ASAPbio's community of preprint reviewers to provide valuable feedback on life science research and help advance open science.
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Both research assessment ✍️and scholarly publishing📝 need reform. This paper outlines strategies to coordinate these movements by aligning agendas, amplifying existing efforts, and promoting shared learning to pave the way for effective, sustainable change. buff.ly/6PayWKP
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Community is at the ❤️ of ASAPbio, and there are many ways to get involved! ✨Join the ASAPbio Slack Community! buff.ly/Pf4RKWy ✨Sign up for the newsletter! buff.ly/9SNsUkW ✨Join us for a Community Call! buff.ly/8XOb80I ✨Follow us on Social Media and share our posts! buff.ly/sGJrZ9C
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Publish-Review-Curate (PRC) Alliance @prcalliance.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The COVID-19 pandemic showed us why immediate access to research results matters. We encourage the scientific community to learn from that experience and adopt faster approaches to scholarly publishing, such as the PRC model, which lets research have an immediate impact without unnecessary delays.
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The ASAPbio Meta-research Crowd reviewed a preprint on developing a survey to measure awareness and uptake of Open Research practices. buff.ly/eLk3BQy If meta-research-related topics are of interest to you, and you want to contribute to transparent peer review, join this team 👉️ buff.ly/7ozJGQr
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PREreview of Development of the Brief Open Research Survey (BORS) to measure awareness and uptake of Open Research practices
Authored by Sandra Grinschgl, Dr. Mwafaq Ramzi Haji, Quratul Ayn Zahara, Grace Valentine Olagunju, Nitya Khetarpal, Saeed Shafiei Sabet, and 0009-0002-5563-453X of ASAPbio Meta-Research Crowd
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PREreview @prereview.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
We’re testing out an algorithm to suggest #preprints for review based on your @orcid.org public profile. Take part in our second matchmaking experiment and help us with your valuable feedback! 🆕🚀 content.prereview.org/prereview-platform-news-4-september-2026/ #OpenScience #OpenInfrastructure
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PREreview platform news, 4 September 2026
We’re testing out an algorithm to suggest preprints for review based on your ORCID public profile. Take part in our second matchmaking experiment and help us with your valuable feedback!
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Open & transparent preprint review means: ✅Faster feedback ✅Crediting reviewers for their contributions ✅Public, constructive discussion Are you new to preprint peer review and unsure where to begin? Check out the ASAPbio Peer Review Resource Center to learn more! asapbio.org/focus-areas/...
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Peer Review Resource Center – ASAPbio
Find comprehensive resources and best practices for transparent, constructive peer review of life science research.
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A few days ago, ASAPbio Cell Biology Crowd posted its latest preprint review! buff.ly/gwVw3nY If you would like to join this team and contribute to transparent preprint review, visit our website and fill out the application! buff.ly/fhTBu5P We highly encourage ECRs to apply!
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PREreview of Decoding EGFR ligand bias through an endocytic organelle platform
Authored by Emmanuel Odame, Chinyere Mary-Cynthia Ikele, Ayobami Tosin Adegbenro, Grace Valentine Olagunju, Diptarup Mallick, Jumana Badar, Nitya Khetarpal, and 1 other author of ASAPbio Cell Biology…
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DORA @dorassessment.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
💬 A busy September ahead for research assessment & scholarly publishing reforms! Join the conversation: CoARA Conference (8 Sept), STI Session (11 Sept), OECD Blue Sky (14 Sept) & OASPA Fishbowl (22 Sept). Let's connect the reform movements! @asapbio.bsky.social @sciencecouncil.bsky.social @cwts.nl
Diagram showing how publishing reform (left) and research assessment reform (right) converge around shared challenges (center). The shared challenges are listed as: “Advance markers showing trust and transparency beyond brands and prestige, surface and recognize research outputs beyond articles, identify globally relevant researcher assessment components.” CC-BY licensed image from Waltman, Lima et al. (2026). Available from Zenodo at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22133868
In partnership with International Science Council, CWTS | Leiden University & ASAPbio. You can read more about our current action groups summarized in the image below (upcoming paper) on our initiative website https://asapbio.org/focus-areas/recognitions-rewards/pisa-action-groups/ .
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Publish-Review-Curate (PRC) Alliance @prcalliance.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Can you imagine a world where publishing is not a secretive black box, but a transparent process? This is one of the PRC Alliance's goals! Follow us on this journey! Learn more 👉 publish-review-curate.org/benefits-of-...
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
📢 A busy September ahead for research assessment & scholarly publishing reform! Join the conversation at: 🔹 CoARA Conference (8 Sept) 🔹 STI Session on the Pisa Initiative (11 Sept) 🔹 OECD Blue Sky (14 Sept) 🔹 OASPA Fishbowl on coordinated reform (22 Sept)
Diagram showing how publishing reform (left) and research assessment reform (right) converge around shared challenges (center). The shared challenges are listed as: “Advance markers showing trust and transparency beyond brands and prestige, surface and recognize research outputs beyond articles, identify globally relevant researcher assessment components.” CC-BY licensed image from Waltman, Lima et al. (2026). Available from Zenodo at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22133868
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DOAJ @doaj.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
📢 Vacancy – Library Engagement Manager Do you enjoy building relationships and advocating for open access? Join DOAJ as our Library Engagement Manager and support our efforts to build a sustainable future for DOAJ #DOAJVacancy #OpenAccess #DOAJTeam #Libraries Details: blog.doaj.org/2026/08/31/v...
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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Meet our C4R26 speakers 👋 🔬 @kordinglab.bsky.social 🧠 Simine Vazire 📚️ @katiecorker.bsky.social 🌎️ Dimitris Boufidis We hope you'll join us in Philadelphia! 📅 September 28-30, 2026 📍 Philadelphia, PA 🎟️ Free with RSVP 🔗 c4r.io/conference #C4R26 #AcademicResearch #ScienceCommunity
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
ASAPbio is excited to co-lead this initiative with @coar-repositories.bsky.social We recommend following the page to learn more about Publish-Review-Curate model of scholarly publishing and the PRC Alliance!
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Experimenting in science doesn't have to be limited to conducting research. Researchers can also experiment with ways to publish their findings! Last year, we talked with @alexandrafreeman.bsky.social (Octopus) and @gabestein.com (PubPub) about such experiments.
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ASAPbio September 2025 Community  Call: Experiments In Publishing With PubPub & Octopus – ASAPbio
During the September Community Call, we heard from Alex Freeman from Octopus and Gabe Stein from PubPub.
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
📣Calling on all researchers interested in Cell Biology. Join the ASAPbio Crowd Preprint Review and contribute to collaborative preprint review. Early Career Researchers are highly encouraged to join! Learn more 👉
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Crowd Preprint Review – ASAPbio
Join ASAPbio's community of preprint reviewers to provide valuable feedback on life science research and help advance open science.
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Do you want to be up-to-date with: ✨ ASAPbio events and initiatives ✨ News from the broad #OpenScience and preprint community ✨ Jobs and opportunities in #OpenScience? Sign up for the ASAPbio newsletter! buff.ly/EhplTHD
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PREreview @prereview.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
⭐ Great resource from ASAPbio for bringing preprint peer review to the spotlight, and encouraging ECRs to engage in it. Start reviewing #preprints at PREreview.org, and share your feedback at a time when it can be most helpful for improving the work! #OpenPeerReview
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Predatory publishers and paper mills are a hot topic in scientific publishing, making last year's Community Call with @deevybee.bsky.social still relevant today. Learn why Prof Bishop compares research fraud to a virus and how we can control the spread of this 'virus'.
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ASAPbio May Community Call: Tackling Industrial Scale Research Fraud Parallels With Virus Control With Dorothy Bishop – ASAPbio
During the May Community Call, we welcomed Dorothy Bishop, Emeritus Professor of Developmental Neuropsychology. Dorothy themed her talk around fraudulent
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
A friendly reminder! Preprints are: 🔓 free and open for everyone to read 💸 free to publish 🏎️ speed up the dissemination of your findings What other benefit would you add?
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Do you want to start your journey as a preprint peer reviewer, but don't know where to begin? This brief guide will help you get started in 4 simple steps! Find the full guide here 👉️ buff.ly/1l6hXDP You can also join ASAPbio Crowd Preprint Review 👉️ buff.ly/ZLQRYpY
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Need an idea for your next Journal Club? Discuss a #preprint! 💪 Help the authors strengthen their work 🗣️ Discuss science as it happens 🥼 Help raise your and your group’s profile 📰 No restrictions on papers to include 🧪 Focus on the science #OpenScience
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Are you a librarian interested in #OpenScience?📚 🔬 🧪 ASAPbio Resident, Melissa Chim, created a handbook just for you! It includes an introduction to #preprints and how librarians can promote them to faculty and graduate students! 👇 buff.ly/6dg6gnU
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Open Science Promotion For Librarians – ASAPbio
Keep up to date on open scholarly communication! Check out what’s new on the blog.
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
ASAPbio is planning a refresh of one of our most frequently used resources—the Preprint Services Directory! To make it easier to find the preprint server that best suits your needs, we'd like your feedback on the proposed changes. Details are in our recent blog post! buff.ly/ARj2mrm
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Proposed Updates To Preprint Services Directory: Request For Comments – ASAPbio
ASAPbio is planning a refresh of its Preprint Services Directory (https://asapbio.org/preprint-servers/). Since 2020, ASAPbio has maintained the directory on
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
ICYM our Community Call with @verokiermer.bsky.social, where we talked about "How PLOS is Redefining Publishing to Go Beyond Articles and APCs," you can now view it on YouTube and read a summary on our blog 👇️ asapbio.org/asapbio-july...
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ASAPbio July Community Call: How PLOS Is Redefining Publishing To Go Beyond Articles And APCs – ASAPbio
On July 21st, 2026, ASAPbio had the pleasure of hosting a Community Call where we heard from Veronique Kiermer, Chief Scientific Officer at PLOS, about PLOS's
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Take action to support preprints! If you find preprints beneficial for science, you can support their use in many ways! 🌟Read preprints 🌟Post preprints 🌟Cite preprints 🌟Review preprints 🌟Discuss preprints 🌟Join Communities that support prepint use (such as ASAPbio Community! buff.ly/WqZSw6Z)
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Preprint Services Directory is one of the most frequently used ASAPbio resources. We want to further improve it for users! Learn about the planned changes and voice your opinion! More in the blog post👇️
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Proposed Updates To Preprint Services Directory: Request For Comments – ASAPbio
ASAPbio is planning a refresh of its Preprint Services Directory (https://asapbio.org/preprint-servers/). Since 2020, ASAPbio has maintained the directory on
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Despite many adversities that came their way, the @elife.bsky.social team continues with their innovative publishing model and is a champion in the Publish-Review-Curate space. We have nothing but admiration for what you've done so far. 👏 Learn more about eLife and PRC:
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Open Science: What is publish, review, curate?
Publish, Review, Curate (PRC) solves some of the challenges in research communication today. We take a look at the range of organisations working to make PRC a bigger part of scholarly publishing.
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
❔️ What legal rights do co-authors have? In most jurisdictions, as a co-author, you can grant non-exclusive rights to publish the work and apply a Creative Commons license. If you have more questions about preprints and licensing, visit the ASAPbio Licensing FAQ website! buff.ly/NPAGpww
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Preprint Services Directory is one of the most frequently used ASAPbio resources. We want to further improve it for users! Learn about the planned changes and voice your opinion! More in the blog post👇️
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Proposed Updates To Preprint Services Directory: Request For Comments – ASAPbio
ASAPbio is planning a refresh of its Preprint Services Directory (https://asapbio.org/preprint-servers/). Since 2020, ASAPbio has maintained the directory on
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Many of the researchers' contributions go unrecognized by current assessment systems. We encourage you to voice your opinion on "what kinds of scientific contributions currently go unrecognized, and why" by filling out the International Science Council's survey!
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Survey: What counts as a scientific contribution? - International Science Council
A consultation from the ISC Forum on Publishing and Research Assessment.
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PREreview @prereview.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
🎉 We’re celebrating #PeerReviewWeek with a Review-a-thon! Gather your lab, classroom, department, or community to review preprints or datasets as a team, in any language or research field. You can win a prize to support your Club's activities! Learn more & register by Aug. 31: bit.ly/Review-a-thon
Review-a-thon flyer with the Peer Review Week logo on the top-right corner. Celebrate #PeerReviewWeek by reviewing together. 14-18 September, 2026. Three icons with numbers signaling the three steps to participate: 1° Register a PREreview Club or create your own. 2° Publish at least 1 collaborative review. 3° Win a prize for your Club. A QR code leads to the Review-a-thon website and reads “Register by August 31”. PREreview logo on the bottom-left corner.
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Let’s build a better research ecosystem together! 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 🔬 Our article outlines criteria for innovation-friendly bibliographic databases, and we’re calling on researchers, evaluators, libraries, and databases to join the conversation.💬
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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…
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
⏰️ Happening tomorrow!⏰️ 'How PLOS is Redefining Publishing to Go Beyond Articles and APCs!' Join us for an exciting conversation! buff.ly/PK5NYnj
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Do you want to be up-to-date with: ✨ ASAPbio events and initiatives ✨ News from the broad # OpenScience and preprint community ✨ Jobs and opportunities in #OpenScience? Sign up for the ASAPbio newsletter! buff.ly/EhplTHD
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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
F1000Research is one of the publishing platforms that operates in the Publish-Review-Curate model. ✨️ Submitted article is rapidly published ✨️ The manuscript is openly peer reviewed ✨️ The authors are encouraged to address reviewers' comments ✨️ Articles that passed the peer review are indexed
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F1000Research | Open Access Publishing Platform | Beyond a Research Journal
F1000Research is an innovative open access publishing platform offering rapid publication and open peer review, whilst supporting data deposition and sharing.
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