Janne Pölönen @jpolonen.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Legal culture clearly is one of the contextual factors affecting the practical implementation of RRA reform. Peruginelli, Faro, Pölönen, Pietilä & Melander (2026). See you in Court! Legal frameworks, judicial remedies and ombudsman systems in research career assessment. doi.org/10.5281/zeno... 011
Reposted by Janne PölönenEuropean Diamond Capacity Hub @eudch.bsky.social · 06/07/2026🌍 What role does #DiamondOA play in supporting multilingual #ScholarlyPublishing? @johanrooryck.bsky.social with @jpolonen.bsky.social discuss why #DiamondOA is key for multilingual scholarly communication and access to knowledge. 🔗 tinyurl.com/3w8we2bt @lseimpactblog.bsky.socialblogs.lse.ac.ukIf you want to publish papers in your own language, look to Diamond OA - LSE ImpactDiamond OA publications contain more work in languages other than English, Johan Rooryck & Janne Pölönen argue for more national & international co-ordination. 065
Reposted by Janne Pölönen LSE Impact @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 30/06/2026💥New | If you want to publish papers in your own language, look to Diamond OA ✍️ @jpolonen.bsky.social & @johanrooryck.bsky.social #DiamondOA #AcademicPublishing #Bibliodiversityblogs.lse.ac.ukIf you want to publish papers in your own language, look to Diamond OA - LSE ImpactDiamond OA publications contain more work in languages other than English, Johan Rooryck & Janne Pölönen argue for more national & international co-ordination. 01712
Reposted by Janne PölönenTracy Creagh @creaght.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Exploring the diversity of multilingual and non-English #DiamondOA publications - @johanrooryck.bsky.social and @jpolonen.bsky.social @lseblogs.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...blogs.lse.ac.ukIf you want to publish papers in your own language, look to Diamond OA - LSE ImpactDiamond OA publications contain more work in languages other than English, Johan Rooryck & Janne Pölönen argue for more national & international co-ordination. 072
Reposted by Janne PölönenDORA @dorassessment.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Rethinking assessment isn’t easy, especially in contexts shaped by global inequalities. In Uruguay, a growing movement is challenging metric‑driven systems and opening space for more inclusive and socially relevant research assessment. New blogpost by Natalia Gras & Judith Sutz 👉 bit.ly/RRA-Uruguay 085
Reposted by Janne PölönenLucyCes @lucyces.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Proud to have presented @reseaucirce.bsky.social's work about #openpeerreview in Canada at #RESSH2026. Report coming soon, so stay tuned! Research evaluation remains a critical lever of transformation for the scientific field. Thanks to colleagues and to our Firenze hosts for this inspiring event! 1112
Janne Pölönen @jpolonen.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Helsinki Initiative organizes 27 May 2026 15:00-16:30 CET a webinar on Multilingualism in Scholarly Communication with three presentations by Carolina Pradier, @nalsi.bsky.social, and Ulla Sivunen (with comment by Tomasz Krawczyk). 021
Reposted by Janne PölönenYutong FEI 费钰童 @yutong-fei.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Heureuse de partager mon dernier article : “Classification des contextes de citation : la dimension sémantique, entre enjeux de recherche d’information et stratégies industrielles. ”. Merci au comité éditorial de la revue et aux reviewers pour leurs travail. journals.openedition.org/edc/19293journals.openedition.orgClassification des contextes de citation : la dimension sémantique,...1. Une introduction à la citation et au contexte de citation La citation est un objet de recherche particulièrement intéressant car il a fédéré très tôt des travaux multidisciplinaires, théoriques ... 097
Reposted by Janne PölönenEsa Väliverronen @esaval.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Raporttini akateemisen vapauden tilasta Suomessa julkaistiin tänään. Se pohjautuu tutkijoille ja opettajille tehtyyn kyselyyn. Raportin loppuun kehittelin oman tulkintani siitä, mitkä kaikki tekijät vapautta uhkaavat. Tein siitä tällaisen kuvan. edition.fi/tsv/catalog/... 173
Reposted by Janne PölönenALMASI project @almasiproject.bsky.social · 23/01/2026New resources to advance #DiamondOA in Africa, Europe, and Latin America! ✅Scoping Report on Non-for-profit Publishing Ecosystems ✅Landscape Report on Diamond OA Publishing ✅Advocacy Materials: talking points, videoclips and organisation guide for online events. Find resources: u2l.fr/9qt8bo 01411
Reposted by Janne PölönenOpen Science NL @opensciencenl.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Open Science NL is funding 27 replication studies with €5.2M. Projects will reanalyse data, repeat experiments, and explore variations across many fields. Read more 👉 www.openscience.nl/en/news/27-s...openscience.nl27 studies re-examined | Open Science NLOpen Science NL has awarded funding to 27 applicants to replicate earlier studies. They will reanalyse original data, repeat experiments, and replicate studies with slight variations to the original design. A total amount of 5.2 million euros was granted. 01711
Reposted by Janne PölönenALMASI project @almasiproject.bsky.social · 11/12/2025🎉The inaugural webinar of the Discussion Series on Scholar-led Publishing was today and it was perfect! 🙏Thank you to the 3 speakers and participants. 👀To see an overview of the presentations, expand the thread. 1105
Reposted by Janne PölönenPublic Knowledge Project @pkp.sfu.ca · 11/12/2025Thank you @almasiproject.bsky.social for this webinar to connect with the ALMASI (Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit #OpenAccess Publishing Services Internationally) community and the discussion on why #DiamondOpenAccess matters for reclaiming knowledge! Learn more about ALMASI: almasiproject.orgalmasiproject.orgAlmasi – Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services InternationallyAligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally 021
Reposted by Janne PölönenRiitta Koikkalainen @riittakoikkalainen.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Next on stage Milda Baltrimienė podering abt #multilingualism in research. #HelsinkiInitiative is one fine initiative, but it has some cons, too. Ahoy @jpolonen.bsky.social Milda's abstract: doi.org/10.7557/5.8164 222
Reposted by Janne PölönenMark A. Hanson @hansonmark.bsky.social · 11/11/2025We wrote the Strain on scientific publishing to highlight the problems of time & trust. With a fantastic group of co-authors, we present The Drain of Scientific Publishing: a 🧵 1/n Drain: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820 Strain: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/... Oligopoly: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/... 8644453
Janne Pölönen @jpolonen.bsky.social · 03/11/2025📢 Register for the 5th Helsinki Initiative webinar (8 December) on Multilingualism in Scholarly Communication with presentations by @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social, @karenstroobants.bsky.social and Andre Brasil! More information and registration: www.helsinki-initiative.org/en/events/5t... 074
Reposted by Janne PölönenJanire Castellano Bueno, PhD @janirecas.bsky.social · 13/09/2025🌍 Have you experienced language barriers at academic conferences, or not at all? We want to hear from everyone to better understand how language shapes participation and accessibility. 📝 Take our short survey and help make conferences more inclusive and multilingual: forms.gle/u8ESktcJP8Y6...forms.gleAmplifying global voices: Removing language barriers in academic conferencesWe invite you to share your experiences with language barriers at academic conferences. Your insights will help shape more inclusive and multilingual events across disciplines and formats. This surve... 089
Reposted by Janne PölönenCWTS | Leiden University @cwts.nl · 22/10/2025📣 Special seminar on 'Perspectives on the evaluation of science', with Emanuel Kulczycki, @alesiazuccala557.bsky.social, and Jochen Gläser. 🎧 Make sure to join! 📅 Friday, 31.10.2025 🕐 1:00-3:00 PM (CET) 📌 Online & at CWTS More information 👉 www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...universiteitleiden.nlSpecial Seminar: Perspectives on the evaluation of scienceWe are delighted to host a special seminar featuring the members of Eleonora Dagiene’s external PhD committee, held the day after her PhD defence. This session will bring together three distinguished ... 086
Reposted by Janne PölönenDOAJ @doaj.bsky.social · 13/10/2025🌍💎 Bringing together #OpenAccess policymakers & funders across Africa, Europe, and Latin America is key to supporting #DiamondOA @almasiproject.bsky.social launches The Diamond OA Policy Forum on 29 October 2025, 15:00-16:30 UTC Register here: almasiproject.org/the-diamond-... 054
Reposted by Janne PölönenAndrey Lovakov @lovakov.bsky.social · 18/09/2025"Across databases, delve (+1,500%), underscore (+1,000%), and intricate (+700%) had the largest increases between 2022 and 2024. Growth in LLM-term usage was much higher in STEM fields than in social sciences and arts and humanities" arxiv.org/abs/2509.09596arxiv.orgHow much are LLMs changing the language of academic papers after ChatGPT? A multi-database and full text analysisThis study investigates how Large Language Models (LLMs) are influencing the language of academic papers by tracking 12 LLM-associated terms across six major scholarly databases (Scopus, Web of Scienc... 022
Reposted by Janne PölönenEuropean University Association (EUA) @eua.eu · 04/08/2025Research assessment reform is essential to break the cycle of dependence on high-impact commercial journals and related metrics. ➡️ Reclaiming academic ownership of the #ScholarlyCommunication system buff.ly/0C0Wqfn #OpenScience 022
Reposted by Janne PölönenÉrudit @erudit.org · 23/07/2025→ Plaidoyer pour le multilinguisme en sciences 📚 Article à lire : @bowkerl.bsky.social, Mikael Laakso & @jpolonen.bsky.social explorent les risques liés au monolinguisme anglophone sur l’écosystème scientifique. 📌 L'article : id.erudit.org/iderudit/111... 📌 Résumé de l'article : shorturl.at/nKGgo 096
Reposted by Janne PölönenOpenCitations @opencitations.bsky.social · 17/07/2025The July 2025 dump of OpenCitations Index is out! Now featuring 2.21 BILLION citations from 5 data sources. 👉 download.opencitations.net Ever wondered how these sources overlap? This chart shows where citations are shared and where they're unique: 053
Janne Pölönen @jpolonen.bsky.social · 15/07/202574.4% of the 21,886 WoS-indexed journals involve commercial professional publishers, 29% societies, and 27.8% research organisations as sole/co-publishers. Our paper co-authored with @zehrataskin.bsky.social, Emanuel Kulczycki & @mikaellaakso.bsky.social - now on QSS website: doi.org/10.1162/qss....doi.orgMapping the publisher types and collaborations behind Web of Science indexed journalsAbstract. Although the organisational aspects of scholarly journals—such as the types of organisations responsible for publishing individual journals, whether independently or in collaboration—have si... 0156
Reposted by Janne PölönenJanne Pölönen @jpolonen.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Significant differences between European countries in the higher education institution's engagement with #CoARA, #HRS4R @dorassessment.bsky.social. This and other findings in my presentation at the CoARA General Assembly 23 June on CoARA Uptake across European HEIs: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... 011
Janne Pölönen @jpolonen.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Happy to announce the soft launch of DoLS - the Directory of Learned Societies, an open, growing database of learned societies and their journals worldwide, facilitating visibility, networking, and community-building! Explore #DoLS website: www.tsv.fi/en/services/... 397
Janne Pölönen @jpolonen.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Significant differences between European countries in the higher education institution's engagement with #CoARA, #HRS4R @dorassessment.bsky.social. This and other findings in my presentation at the CoARA General Assembly 23 June on CoARA Uptake across European HEIs: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... 011
Reposted by Janne PölönenMark Huskisson @markhusk.bsky.social · 11/06/2025This interesting new preprint on SocArXiv shows that "The landscape of academic journals is beyond the oligopoly: it is diverse and often grounded in public, academic-driven initiatives rather than market imperatives." osf.io/preprints/so... 1115
Janne Pölönen @jpolonen.bsky.social · 11/06/2025📢 Our new study challenges the prevailing narrative that a few commercial publishers dominate global scholarly publishing! Read the preprint: Beyond the oligopoly: Scholarly journal publishing landscapes in Latin America and Europe. doi.org/10.31235/osf...doi.orgOSF 01913
Reposted by Janne PölönenLudo Waltman @ludowaltman.bsky.social · 07/06/2025Glad to see this report about 'reclaiming academic ownership of scholarly communication system'. I like presentation of diamond OA and publish-review-curate (PRC) as complementary approaches. Important to note that PRC is not only about reclaiming ownership but also about various other issues. 2105
Reposted by Janne PölönenEuropean University Association (EUA) @eua.eu · 05/06/2025📖 What are the main factors shaping the current academic publishing system? 🚧 What key challenges does the academic community face? 🔍 Are there opportunities for universities to reshape the future of #ScholarlyCommunication? 🔗 New EUA briefing buff.ly/0C0Wqfn #AcademicSky #EduSkybuff.lyReclaiming academic ownership of the scholarly communication systemEUA - European University Association 084
Reposted by Janne PölönenEuropean University Association (EUA) @eua.eu · 06/06/2025💎 📖 #Diamas project releases #DiamondOA Recommendations and Guidelines for Institutions, Funders, Sponsors, Donors, and Policymakers. ℹ️ buff.ly/bwSeFJL #OpenAccess #ScholarlyPublishing #OpenScience #SciencePolicy @eudch.bsky.socialbuff.lyDIAMAS releases Diamond Open Access Recommendations and GuidelinesEUA - European University Association 031
Reposted by Janne PölönenEuropean University Association (EUA) @eua.eu · 04/06/2025Universities and their communities play an essential role in protecting and promoting academic freedom. 🛡️ 🤲 They must commit to making academic freedom a lived and daily reality. Read EUA's position paper buff.ly/35qwaif #AcademicFreedombuff.lyHow universities can protect and promote academic freedomEUA - European University Association 021
Reposted by Janne PölönenDaniel S. Katz @danielskatz.org · 28/05/2025It's great to see that a national research evaluation organization, the Finnish Publication Forum (JUFO), has rated @joss-openjournals.bsky.social as level 1, recognizing its scholarly value Frankie Robertson helped make this happen, with Nordic-RSE, & wrote about it: nordic-rse.org/blog/joss-ju...nordic-rse.orgJOSS re-evaluated as JUFO 1 in Finland, expands its definition - Nordic RSEWe bring together the community of people writing and contributing to research software from Nordic universities, research institutes, companies and other organizations to share knowledge, to organize... 075
Janne Pölönen @jpolonen.bsky.social · 29/05/2025@polecopub.bsky.social presenting #Matilda as a new source for Open Citations at #WOOC2025 in Bologna 141
Janne Pölönen @jpolonen.bsky.social · 28/05/2025📢 Webinaari 11.6. klo 10:00-11:30: Yliopistojen, AMKien ja tutkimuslaitosten näkemyksiä tutkimuksen yhteiskunnallisen vaikuttavuuden arvioinnista sekä Alankomaiden, Norjan, Puolan ja UK:n arviointijärjestelmien vertailu. Ilmoittautuminen ja lisätietoa: www.julkaisufoorumi.fi/fi/tapahtuma... 001
Reposted by Janne PölönenLudo Waltman @ludowaltman.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Papers mills and other manipulative practices are major problem in scientific publishing system. Addressing this problem requires in-depth system-level understanding of dynamics leading to these practices. At @cwts.nl we have PhD position to work on this! www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/vacancies...universiteitleiden.nlPhD Paper Mills and Systematic Manipulation in Research PublishingPhD candidate Paper Mills and Systematic Manipulation in Research PublishingThe past decade has seen the rise of distinct new challenges for research integrity in the context of scientific publishing.... 11517
Janne Pölönen @jpolonen.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Our paper "Learned societies in the academic landscape: challenges in identifying and categorizing organizations" was published today in Scientometrics: doi.org/10.1007/s111... Thank you Emanuel Kulczycki, @mikaellaakso.bsky.social and @zehrataskin.bsky.social for the great collaboration!doi.orgLearned societies in the academic landscape: challenges in identifying and categorizing organizations - ScientometricsThis study explores ways of identifying learned societies within the Research Organization Registry (ROR), a type of organization that so far lacks its own category within the registry. Despite their ... 1112
Reposted by Janne PölönenSamuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 08/04/2025Math journal editors resign to launch open-access title ‘free from pressure or influence’ retractionwatch.com/2025/04/07/m...retractionwatch.comMath journal editors resign to launch open-access title ‘free from pressure or influence’The managing editors and entire editorial board of Mathematical Logic Quarterly, a Wiley title, have resigned, citing “unilateral decisions” by the publisher “that affected the editorial process.”&… 1177
Reposted by Janne PölönenMatthieu Boisgontier @matthieuboisgontier.com · 08/04/2025PeerJ is now part of a large for-profit commercial publisher. Sad 😶. peerj.com/blog/post/11... 073
Janne Pölönen @jpolonen.bsky.social · 03/04/2025📢 The Draft Programme of the #RESSH2025 conference is published! 46 presentations, 5 posters, and a keynote by Toma Tasovac: "Reshaping Research Assessment: What Research Infrastructures Have Got to Do With It?" Info and registration: vastuullinentiede.fi/en/events/re...vastuullinentiede.fiRESSH2025 ConferenceRESSH2025 conference of the international association ENRESSH (European Network for Research Evaluation in the SSH) is organized 19-21 May, 2025, in Helsinki, Finland. It brings together specialists o... 000
Janne Pölönen @jpolonen.bsky.social · 30/03/2025📢Deadline for submissions to #STI2025 has been extended to 14 April 2025. The 29th Annual STI-ENID Conference will take place in Bristol from 3–5 September 2025. Submissions can be made via Oxford Abstracts, accessible through the conference website: www.stienid2025.orgstienid2025.orgHome | STIENID2025 BristolOfficial website of the 29th Annual STI ENID Conference 2025 010
Reposted by Janne PölönenJohan Rooryck @johanrooryck.bsky.social · 27/03/2025The European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH) is now on Bluesky! bsky.app/profile/eudc...bsky.app 085
Reposted by Janne PölönenLudo Waltman @ludowaltman.bsky.social · 26/03/2025I just published a blog post arguing that the reform movements for research assessment and scientific publishing need to better align their agendas. This is crucial for the success of both movements. www.leidenmadtrics.nl/articles/ass... @leidenmadtrics.bsky.socialleidenmadtrics.nlAssessment reform and publishing reform need to go hand in handThe need to reform research assessment and scientific publishing practices is widely recognized. However, Ludo Waltman argues that the assessment and publishing reform movements will be successful onl... 43531
Janne Pölönen @jpolonen.bsky.social · 26/03/2025📢Registration is now open for the RESSH2025 conference 19-21 May 2025 in Helsinki, Finland! We look forward to 46 presentations, 5 posters, and a keynote by Toma Tasovac: "Reshaping Research Assessment: What Research Infrastructures Have Got to Do With It?": vastuullinentiede.fi/en/events/re...vastuullinentiede.fiRESSH2025 ConferenceRESSH2025 conference of the international association ENRESSH (European Network for Research Evaluation in the SSH) is organized 19-21 May, 2025, in Helsinki, Finland. It brings together specialists o... 033
Reposted by Janne PölönenElizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Yay! You can now follow @coarassessment.bsky.social on Bluesky! 👇🏻 1158
Janne Pölönen @jpolonen.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Tutkimuksen yhteiskunnallinen vaikuttavuus ja sen arviointi -raportin julkistamiswebinaari järjestetään tiistaina 8.4. klo 10—11.15. Tapahtuma on maksuton ja se järjestetään etänä (Zoom). Ilmoittautuneet saavat osallistumislinkin sähköpostiin: julkaisufoorumi.fi/fi/tapahtuma...julkaisufoorumi.fiTutkimuksen yhteiskunnallinen vaikuttavuus ja sen arviointi- raportin julkistaminenTutkijat suhtautuvat myönteisesti tutkimuksen yhteiskunnallisen vuorovaikutuksen edistämiseen, mutta kokevat vaikuttavuuden arvioinnin haasteellisena. Raportin julkistamistilaisuudessa esitellään kyse... 010
Reposted by Janne PölönenSami Syrjämäki @samisyrjamaki.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Linkkarissa minun ja @jpolonen.bsky.social kirjoitus kotimaisten tiedelehtien (ja kirjojen) merkityksestä: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...linkedin.comSami Syrjämäki on LinkedIn: Kotimaisten tiedelehtien palvelus yhteiskunnalle Kuvittele, että…Kotimaisten tiedelehtien palvelus yhteiskunnalle Kuvittele, että käytössäsi ei olisi suomalaisia uutiskanavia. Suomea käsittelevät uutiset saat… 0257
Reposted by Janne PölönenLudo Waltman @ludowaltman.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Glad to see increasing interest in advancing objectives of Barcelona Declaration in discussions with publishers! Don't hesitate to reach out if you'd like to contribute to this. Several Barcelona Declaration working groups, one of which co-coordinated by me, are developing initiatives in this area. 012
Janne Pölönen @jpolonen.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Tieteellisten seurain valtuuskunta (TSV) hakee toistaiseksi voimassa olevaan työsuhteeseen arvioinnin asiantuntijaa, jonka vastuulla on tieteellisten julkaisukanavien arvioinnin koordinointi ja kehittäminen. Hakuaika päättyy 7.4.2025. Lisätietoja hakuilmoituksessa: www.tsv.fi/fi/uutiset/t...tsv.fiTieteellisten seurain valtuuskunta hakee asiantuntijaaTSV hakee toistaiseksi voimassa olevaan työsuhteeseen arvioinnin asiantuntijaa, jonka vastuulla on tieteellisten julkaisukanavien arvioinnin koordinointi ja kehittäminen. 010