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San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment. Advancing practical and robust approaches to research and researcher assessment globally and across all scholarly disciplines. Sign the Declaration at sfdora.org/sign and join the movement.

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MetaDocencia @metadocencia.org · 01/10/2026
👏 @prereview.bsky.social y @dorassessment.bsky.social organizan una mesa redonda para que la #RevisiónPorPares sea visible, citable y reconocida en la evaluación académica. 🙋‍♀️ Participa @lacion.bsky.social 7 de octubre a las 11 (UTC-3) 👉 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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ORCID @orcid.org · 01/10/2026
🌍 Applications open today for the latest round of Global Participation Fund grants, designed to increase ORCID adoption in low- and middle-income countries. 🗓️ Learn more about the GPF and register to submit a grant proposal by 31 Oct: wp.me/PcE4o3-54u #ResearchSky
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Open Research Funders Group @orfg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We partnered with @icoropen.bsky.social to share private funders' perspectives to the community! Learn more about the open research policy from @asterainstitute.bsky.social, Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, and @templetonrelig.bsky.social incentivizingopen.org/2026/09/icor...
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ICOR Webinar: Open Research Policy – Private Funders’ Perspectives | ICOR
Emily Ford, Open Research Funders Group Ereoshi Turnquest, Templeton Religion Trust Josh Gottesman, Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Prachee Avasthi, The Astera Institute
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International Science Council (ISC) @sciencecouncil.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#CallForEndorsement: The ISC is calling on Members to endorse the Right to Participate in and Benefit from Science to strengthen the collective voice of the scientific community. council.science/news/science-human-…
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SPARC @sparcopen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
International #OpenAccess Week is just around the corner! Share information with the community related to the theme on our new "Recommend a Resource" page here: www.openaccessweek.org/recommend-a-... Tell us about events to add to the #OAWeek calendar here: www.openaccessweek.org/submit-event.
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Submit an Event — International Open Access Week
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DORA @dorassessment.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
DORA & @prereview.bsky.social invite you to join a roundtable discussion exploring recognizing peer-review contributions! Register today to join the conversation, and share your experiences and ideas 🗓️ 7 Oct 2pm to 3:30pm UTC 🔗 Register: tr.ee/roundtable #PeerReview #ResearchAssessment #OpenScience
Promotional graphic for a PREreview and DORA roundtable discussion titled “Beyond Visibility: How Do We Make Peer Review Truly Valued?” The graphic features a black background with white and yellow text. Event details include Wednesday, October 7, 2026, from 14:00 to 15:30 UTC. A yellow banner invites viewers to “Register to join the conversation,” with an arrow pointing to a QR code for registration. PREreview and DORA logos appear at the top of the graphic.Promotional graphic titled “Roundtable Participants” featuring headshots of Dr. Giovanna Lima, DORA Program Manager and moderator and convener, and Dr. Daniela Saderi, PREreview Executive Director and Co-founder, identified as a roundtable participant and convener. PREreview and DORA logos appear at the bottom.Promotional graphic titled “Roundtable Participants” featuring headshots of Dr. Bernd Pulverer, Chief Editor at EMBO Reports and Head of Scientific Publishing at EMBO, and Anna Hatch, Program Officer for Scientific Strategy at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Both are identified as roundtable participants. PREreview and DORA logos appear at the bottom.Promotional graphic titled “Roundtable Participants” featuring headshots of Dr. Pablo Ranea Robles, Ramón y Cajal Fellow at the University of Granada and lead of the ASAPbio Metabolism Crowd PREreview Club, and Dr. Laura Ación, MetaDocencia Co-Executive Director and researcher at Universidad de Buenos Aires-CONICET. Both are identified as roundtable participants. PREreview and DORA logos appear at the bottom.
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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Our journal, book and chapter checklists help researchers assess where to publish and make informed choices. Different researchers need different formats. That’s why we’re delighted to launch an interactive journal checklist: bit.ly/47oYBLp
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Journals • Think. Check. Submit.
The checklist is a tool that will help you discover what you need to know when assessing whether or not a publisher is suitable for your research.
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COMET @cometadata.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Running a metadata enrichment project in the open? COMET pilot teams refined a Project Doc Template to record objectives, collaborators, outputs and lessons learnt, so others can trust and reuse the work. Try it and tell us what you'd change. #ScholarlyMetadata #OpenResearchInformation
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An Open Approach to Documenting Community Metadata Enrichment Projects - COMET Richer Metadata. Together.
This post outlines an open approach to documenting community-led metadata enrichment projects, providing examples from COMET’s pilot projects and template …
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Helmholtz Open Science Office @helmholtzosoffice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
📣 Onlineveranstaltung: #CoARA und verantwortungsvolle Forschungsbewertung - Impulse für ein zukunftsorientiertes Verständnis von Exzellenz 📆 07.10.2026, 13:00-14:00 Uhr 👥 mit Mathijs Vleugel, Miriam Kip, Matthias Kiesselbach 🔗 os.helmholtz.de/veranstaltun... (lmf) @coarassessment.bsky.social
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CoARA und verantwortungsvolle Forschungsbewertung: Impulse für ein zukunftsorientiertes Verständnis von Exzellenz
CoARA und verantwortungsvolle Forschungsbewertung: Impulse für ein zukunftsorientiertes Verständnis von Exzellenz
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Crossref @crossref.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Our draft member practices 👉https://bit.ly/47xev6t are open for comment, we want to hear from members who publish: 📚 Books & chapters 📗 Monographs 📘 Edited volumes Are the proposed practices realistic for your workflows? Share your thoughts by 9 Oct: feedback@crossref.org #CrossrefMemberPractices
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CoARA Chapitre National Français @coara-france.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Pour rappel, nous vous invitons, ce jeudi 1er octobre, de 13h à 14h, à notre prochain Café CoARA consacré à l'évaluation responsable à l'épreuve des métriques. Lien zoom : lnkd.in/eeqwj8AT
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Arion Project @arion-project.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How do researchers experience assessment in practice? Our partner MCAA presents survey findings on 7 Oct, 12:30-14:30 CEST, followed by an open community dialogue. Relevant to our #ARIONproject works on responsible research assessment. Register here: www.mariecuriealumni.eu/webinars/res...
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Research assessment in practice: Findings from the MCAA survey and community dialogue | Marie Curie Alumni Association
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KnE Open @kneopen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🔢 Two researchers, same h-index. Does that mean the same impact? Citation counts vary by field, don't equal quality, and can be gamed, which is why setting up a researcher ID across databases matters regardless. 👉 shorturl.at/t5T2V #Bibliometrics #ResearchVisibility #OpenAccess #ScholComm
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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Add to your calendars now! 📆 Join @heroicendeavour.eurosky.social @hannahcrago.bsky.social Louise Otting from TU Delft to celebrate #OAWeek2026 and discuss the Cost of knowledge Find out more about #OAWeek 👉 www.openaccessweek.org
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 28/09/2026
A Nature investigation reveals a network of organizations that have been building their ranks through deceptive practices, including numerous instances in which high-profile scientists were listed as members and leaders without their knowledge or consent. #Academicsky 🧪
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Exclusive: Sham scientific societies are misleading star researchers
A Nature investigation reveals a network of organizations that have been building their ranks through deceptive practices.
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Metascience 2027 @metascienceconf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Meet the Metascience 2027 Program Steering Committee! This international group is shaping the program for Metascience 2027 on June 14-16, 2027, in Montreal. 🧵👇 #Metascience2027
Graphic with a dark blue geometric background. At top left is the Metascience 2027 Conference logo, and at top right the title "Program Steering Committee." Below are eight headshots in two rows of four, each with a name and affiliation. Top row: Annabel Seyller, Co-Chair, Tanenbaum Open Science Institute; Vincent Larivière, Co-Chair, Université de Montréal; Dominique Roche, SSHRC-CRSH; Moumita Koley, DST-Centre for Policy Research. Bottom row: Gabriel Pelletier, Tanenbaum Open Science Institute; Emmanuel Boakye, African Reproducibility Network; Kelly Cobey, Ottawa Heart Institute; Tim Errington, Center for Open Science. The sponsor logos for The Neuro Tanenbaum Open Science Institute and the Center for Open Science are along the bottom of the graphic.
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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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Open Access Australasia @oaaustralasia.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Throughout October, OAA brings together leading regional and international speakers for a month-long program that looks beyond the price tag #OAWeek2026 The Cost of Knowledge: Modelling the Future of Scholarly Publishing 🗓️1 October Details oaaustralasia.org/events/oawee...
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DOAJ @doaj.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🌐 From Local to Global: Qualifying Academic Journals for Inexing in International Databases DOAJ Managing Editor and Ambassador for MENA Mahmoud Khalifa will present at this webinar hosted by Allama Iqbal Open University 🗓️ 30 September 🕚 11am PKT (Teams)
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PREreview @prereview.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
PREreview & @dorassessment.bsky.social invite you to join a roundtable discussion exploring what it would take for #PeerReview contributions to be not only visible and citable, but meaningfully recognized and valued. 🗓️ 7 Oct, 2026, 2pm UTC 👉 Register: tr.ee/roundtable #ResearchAssessment
PREreview and DORA logos on the top-right corner. “Roundtable Discussion: Beyond Visibility: How Do We Make Peer Review Truly Valued?” heading in big, bold font. Wednesday, October 7, 2026 - 14:00 to 15:30 UTC. “Register to join the conversation” prompt, with an arrow pointin at a QR code that leads to: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Cn_XcxgVT7q7gTqFaCL4hw#/registration “Roundtable Participants” heading on top. Headshot of Dr. Giovanna Lima, next to her name and information: DORA Program Manager, Moderator & convener. Headshot of Dr. Daniela Saderi, next to her name and information: PREreview Executive Director & Co-founder, Roundtable participant & convener.“Roundtable Participants” heading on top. Headshot of Dr. Bernd Pulverer, next to his name and information: Chief Editor at EMBO Reports, and Head of Scientific Publishing at EMBO. Serves on several committees, including DORA and CoARA, Roundtable participant. Headshot of Dr. Anna Hatch, next to her name and information: Program Officer for Scientific Strategy at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), Roundtable participant.“Roundtable Participants” heading on top. Headshot of Dr. Pablo Ranea Robles, next to his name and information: Ramón y Cajal Fellow at the University of Granada, and Lead of the ASAPbio Metabolism Crowd PREreview Club, Roundtable participant. Headshot of Dr. Laura Ación, next to her name and information: MetaDocencia Co-Executive Director, and researcher at Universidad de Buenos Aires-CONICET, Roundtable participant.
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LSE Impact @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🗣️"Conversations about who gets credit also tend to happen far too late, at the writing-up stage, by which point the people who did early technical work may no longer be in the room, and may simply be missed." #AcWri #AcademicPublishing
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For a decade CRediT has quietly reshaped academic authorship – what comes next? - LSE Impact
The CredIT taxonomy has become a feature of academic publishing, but has its potential for creating research insights been fully exploited?
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International Science Council (ISC) @sciencecouncil.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#Agenda: The Beijing Science Dialogue is taking place from 19-21 October. Browse through the programme: council.science/mmm-beijing-science…
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International Science Council (ISC) @sciencecouncil.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#Survey: The ISC invites you to help shape a growing global dialogue on the principles and values in international #research and #innovation cooperation. Deadline: 25 October. council.science/news/mld-survey
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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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Arion Project @arion-project.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Last week in Athens, we kicked off ARION! 🚀 15 organisations came together to start working towards practical approaches for responsible research assessment and lasting institutional change. 🔗 Read the kick-off story: shorturl.at/ULbpC #ARION #ResearchAssessment
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FORCE11 @force11.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Save the Date - A new kind of FORCE11 meeting in Ciudad de México for the people who make, share, review and preserve research - April 19-22, 2027! Venue, hotels, registration and programme to follow. Block out the dates now and follow FORCE11 for the announcements ...and see you in Mexico City!
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DORA @dorassessment.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We are ready to welcome you at #OASPA2026! Come have a chat and discuss how research assessment, open science and scholarly communication intersect. Thank you @oaspa.bsky.social for the partnership, we're so excited to connect with the OASPA community this week!
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
PJIP is a free, open-access journal directory that helps researchers make informed submission decisions tracking review times, acceptance rates, and research integrity indicators across more than 15,000 journals. See the full entry: infrafinder.investinopen.org/solutions/pr...
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PLOS @plos.org · 18/09/2026
We developed Open Science Indicators with @dataseerai.bsky.social to measure open science behaviors and advance best practices. Our dashboard makes OSI data from 180,000+ Open access articles easier to explore, showing possibilities of #OpenScience monitoring. 🔗 buff.ly/8WCqGAU #OpenScienceWeek
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Explore Open Science Indicators
Explore open science trends for your organization and compare against data for peer organizations, research field and country using the PLOS Open Science Indicators dashboard.
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Public Knowledge Project @pkp.sfu.ca · 18/09/2026
@carl-abrc.bsky.social is hosting "Transitioning to OJS 3.5: A Library Publishing Community Call"! Date: September 23, 2026 Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm ET www.carl-abrc.ca/event/transi... #OpenJournalSystems #OJSupgrading
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Transitioning to OJS 3.5: A Library Publishing Community Call - Canadian Association of Research Libraries
Date: September 23, 2026 Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm ET Registration Please join the CARL Library Publishing Community Engagement Team for the next event in our Community Call series for Canada’s […]
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DOAJ @doaj.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
DOAJ Ambassadors Ina Smith & Oluchi Okere will present the opening session of this collaborative webinar series for strengthening the scholarly publishing ecosystem in Africa The webinar is offered in English and French 📅30 September ⏰9-10am GMT Details: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
DOAJ Senior Ambassador for Southern Africa Ina Smith and Ambassador for West Africa Oluchi Okere
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NISO @nisoinfo.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Happening tomorrow! In memory of Jonathan Clark, we are hosting a public webinar, "Persistently Evolving: What's New in the World of PIDs" (Sept 17 at 11:00 am EDT). @9thprime.bsky.social will lead the discussion featuring community leaders & PID experts). To join us: www.niso.org/events/persi...
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Persistently Evolving: What's New in the World of PIDs | NISO website
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Center for Open Science @cos.io · 16/09/2026
This #PeerReviewWeek, check out the growing collection of research & completed evaluations published through Lifecycle Journal! Lifecycle Journal makes evaluations part of the public record, giving readers an opportunity to see research alongside its evaluation. Learn more: lifecyclejournal.org...
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ORCID @orcid.org · 16/09/2026
Peer review is essential for scholarly trust, but adding review activity to ORCID records shouldn't require complex technical builds.⚙️ 🔗 Browse the directory of ORCID Certified Service Providers that make review recognition easy. info.orcid.org/vendors-and-service-…
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Arion Project @arion-project.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Day 1 wrapped ✅ We covered governance and all four work packages , evidence & readiness, pilots, training & peer learning, communication & sustainability. Partners aligned on first deliverables. Day 2 tomorrow! #ARIONproject
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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Can applicants serve as effective reviewers for grant competitions? Our study with @volkswagenstiftung.de in Research Integrity and Peer Review evaluates a live trial of Distributed Peer Review (DPR) vs traditional panels. Read the open-access paper: doi.org/10.1186/s410...
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DOAJ @doaj.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🌍 DOAJ is pleased to be part of this collaborative webinar series with ASSAf @crossref.bsky.social @eifl.bsky.social and @pkp.sfu.ca to share practical guidance, resources, and approaches for strengthening the scholarly publishing ecosystem in Africa ▶️ Details: www.crossref.org/blog/strengt...
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Strengthening Scholarly Publishing in Africa - Crossref
French version –– Version française Strengthening Scholarly Publishing in Africa is a collaborative webinar series bringing together ASSAf, Crossref, DOAJ, EIFL, and PKP to share practical guidance, r...
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PLOS @plos.org · 16/09/2026
Open peer review can mean different things, from publishing review reports to sharing reviewer identities or connecting review with preprints. We explore different approaches to making peer review more transparent: buff.ly/6Vrxhfl #PeerReviewWeek #PRW2026
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Open peer review
Explore the benefits and practices of open peer review, including publishing peer review history and enhancing scientific transparency for authors, reviewers, and readers.
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OAPEN Foundation @oapenbooks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
OAPEN & the Max Planck Society (@maxplanck.de) are partnering to build a collection of #OABooks funded by 80+ MPIs & research facilities, supporting greater visibility, discoverability, & long-term access worldwide. Read the full announcement in English & German: oapen.org/article/oape....
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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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Arion Project @arion-project.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
🚀ARION is officially underway! 14 partners & DORA as strategic global partner meet in Athens, 16–17 Sept, for the kick-off - aligning on objectives and roles for advancing Responsible Research Assessment. 8 pilots. 4 interventions. Open infrastructures at the core. #OpenScience #HorizonEurope #RRA
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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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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Our short, informative video helps researchers make informed choices about where to publish and to recognise the warning signs of predatory journals. We’re delighted to announce that the Think. Check. Submit. video is now available in French youtu.be/eao5FI_b8Uc
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Crossref @crossref.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Two themes ran through nearly every session at FORCE2026 in Singapore: research assessment reform and research integrity. A third kept surfacing: the push to move scholarship beyond the static PDF, toward modular research components. Read more on our blog. 🔗 doi.org/10.64000/n38s7-yfj33
Crossref blog: To go far, go together: reflections from FORCE2026
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Helmholtz Open Science Office @helmholtzosoffice.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Excited to be part of the #ARION consortium! Together with a fantastic group of project partners, the @helmholtzosoffice.bsky.social will be working on turning responsible research assessment into everyday practice 🚀 #OpenScience #ResearchAssessment #CoARA #DORA @openaire.bsky.social (lmf)
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OASPA - The Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association @oaspa.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
#OASPA2026 Sep 21-23 interactive sessions Linking what counts within Research Assessment to the Future of Open Publishing 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗮𝗱𝗱 | 𝗟𝘂𝗱𝗼 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗺𝗮𝗻 Co-creating the next generation of open access agreements 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘆 | 𝗥𝗼𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀𝗼𝗻 All info at us8.admin.mailchimp.com/campaigns/sh...
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Alex Rushforth @alexrushforth.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Excited to be part of REALISE - a new Horizon Europe project on research assessment reform (CoARA/ARRA). Working alongside great colleagues at CWTS and across Europe. Follow along! cc: @cwts.nl @coarassessment.bsky.social @dorassessment.bsky.social @scurry.bsky.social @lizziegadd.bsky.social
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Open Access Australasia @oaaustralasia.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🔶 August Newsletter 📰 🔸 What’s new in OA & scholarly publishing in Australia & Aotearoa New Zealand 🔸 What’s new in OA & scholarly publishing globally 🔸 Recent writing & resources on OA 🔸 Upcoming events in OA & scholarly publishing ▶️ oaaustralasia.org/august-2026-...
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August 2026 Newsletter | Open Access Australasia
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bioRxiv & medRxiv @biorxiv-medrxiv.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
📣 New bioRxiv & medRxiv feature! Authors can now add funder information to preprints they have already posted on bioRxiv and medRxiv without creating a new version of the article from their Author Area. Read more here: connect.biorxiv.org/news/2026/09... connect.medrxiv.org/news/2026/09...
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Updating funder information on preprints
bioRxiv - the preprint server for biology, operated by openRxiv, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing scientific communication
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DORA @dorassessment.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
We are delighted to be a strategic partner in ARION, supporting sustainable, evidence-informed, context-sensitive change! There's no one-size-fits-all approach to research assessment, and we're excited to contribute to learning what works, for whom, and under what conditions 👇
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