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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

At the same time, we would like to thank @fallonmody.bsky.social and @grinschglsandra.bsky.social for their great work over the last 6 months. If you wish to join this team of preprint reviewers, you can apply here buff.ly/AaKKxQk

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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 · 06/10/2026

We're pleased to welcome two new Meta-research Crowd Leads, Grace Olagunju and Diptarup Mallick, who will co-lead (alongside Jay Patel) a group of researchers who openly and transparently review meta-research preprints.

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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

👏 Congratulations to all who contributed to this review: Joseph Biggane, @timothykoala.bsky.social, @debrajmanna27.bsky.social, Haofu Huang, Nitya Khetarpal, Briana E. Pinales, Chinyere Mary-Cynthia Ikele, @sarahgilmour.bsky.social, Diptarup Mallick, and 1 other anonymous reviewer!

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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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

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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

Importantly, the ideas proposed in this paper do not create new projects; instead, they discuss how to coordinate and amplify existing initiatives. Learn more 👉️ buff.ly/cigdpl3

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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

ASAPbio staff, working with colleagues from @sciencecouncil.bsky.social, @cwts.nl, and @dorassessment.bsky.social, have published a paper on the importance of collaboration between research assessment and scholarly publishing movements and the benefits it can bring across the research system.

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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 · 15/09/2026

Reviewers: @debrajmanna27.bsky.social, Gliday Yuka, @timothykoala.bsky.social, Yohana Amos, Nitya Khetarpal, Rodolfo Aramayo, Randa Salah Gomaa Mahmoud, Emmanuel Odame, Joseph Biggane, Reuben Opoku, Briana E. Pinales, and 4 anonymous reviewers. Join this team here buff.ly/eI0JpxS

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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 · 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 · 11/09/2026

Congratulations eLife! The awards you have received in 2025 are well deserved! You are one of the champions of the Publish-Review-Curate model and it's a pleasure to see how you develop and improve each year!'

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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

Congratulations to all reviewers who contributed to this preprint review: @grinschglsandra.bsky.social, Mwafaq Ramzi Haji, Quratul Ayn Zahara, Grace Valentine Olagunju, Nitya Khetarpal, @sabetssh.bsky.social, and one anonymous reviewer.

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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

Congratulations to all reviewers who contributed to this preprint review: Emmanuel Odame, Chinyere Mary-Cynthia Ikele, Ayobami Tosin Adegbenro, Grace Valentine Olagunju, Diptarup Mallick, Jumana Badar, Nitya Khetarpal, and one anonymous reviewer.

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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

Assessment and publishing shape the same research system. Let's connect the reform movements. 🌱 #ResearchAssessment #OpenScience #ScholComm #ResearchCulture #DORA #CWTS #ASAPbio #ISC

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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)

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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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