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Kevin McManus

@kmcmanus.bsky.social
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Professor of Linguistics, University of Pittsburgh | Research interests: applied linguistics, second language acquisition, replication | Associate editor, SSLA | T1D kmcmanusuk.github.io

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Daniel Lakens @lakens.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Two stipendiary Research Fellowship positions on the theme of Replication at King's College, Cambridge, UK Shoykd be interesting for metascientists who completed a PhD less than 2 years ago: www.kings.cam.ac.uk/research/cur...
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Kevin McManus @kmcmanus.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Paraphrasing Jon Claerbout: “An article [...] is not the scholarship itself, it is merely advertising of the scholarship. The actual scholarship is the complete software development environment and the complete set of instructions which generated the figures.” (Barba, 2018) doi.org/10.48550/arX...
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Kevin McManus @kmcmanus.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
SSLA expands its commitment to #OpenScience: Introducing #Data Reports and #RegisteredReports doi.org/10.1017/S027...
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SSLA expands its commitment to open science: Introducing Data Reports and Registered Reports | Studies in Second Language Acquisition | Cambridge Core
SSLA expands its commitment to open science: Introducing Data Reports and Registered Reports
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Tove Larsson @tovelarsson.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Just out: Statistical Modeling for (Actual) Hypothesis Testing: Building Cumulative Knowledge in Corpus Linguistics (Larsson & Hancock, 2026) Download for free until August 11: doi.org/10.1017/9781... On methods for evaluating empirically informed hypotheses. @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org
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Statistical Modeling for (Actual) Hypothesis Testing
Cambridge Core - Research Methods in Linguistics - Statistical Modeling for (Actual) Hypothesis Testing
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Replication Research (R2) @r2journal.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
<< New publication >> From Replication Rates to Replication Evidence: A Guest Editorial by Felix Holzmeister, Colin Camerer, @floriancova.bsky.social, Anna Dreber, and Magnus Johannesson. Openly accessible at doi.org/10.17879/rep....
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Lukas Röseler @aufdroeseler.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Introducing the #ReplicationAtlas: The FLoRA (FORRT Library of Reproduction and Replication Attempts) lets you browser over two thousand (!) pairs of original and replication studies. Search by DOIs/keywords and find out about replications from your field, maybe even replications of your own work.
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Kevin McManus @kmcmanus.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Our close #replication study of Ellis & Sagarra (2010) on blocking and learned attention in initial #L2 #learning is now published. This project came out of our #SLA reading group. it was a great collaborative effort doi.org/10.1111/lang...
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Kevin McManus @kmcmanus.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Out now: "Replication in TESOL", part of the 60th anniversary issue of TESOL Quarterly. This was a great piece to write, reviewing #replication studies in #TESOL research (design, conduct, reporting). doi.org/10.1002/tesq...
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Replication Studies in TESOL
Replication studies are critical to the growth and credibility of the field of TESOL studies, including what we know about the teaching, learning, and use of English globally. Much of what we underst...
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Daniel Lakens @lakens.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
We are inviting applications for a two-year postdoctoral position in a collaborative meta-science project on the effectiveness of data and code sharing policies in research-performing organizations. www.tue.nl/en/working-a...
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Postdoc In Meta-science
Personal type: Scientific staff
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Daniel Lakens @lakens.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
A new set of papers, sharing the long-awaited result of several reproducibility and replicability projects, including commentaries, is published today. I look forward to reading the studies, and re-using the data generated! www.nature.com/collections/...
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Reliable research in the social and behavioural and sciences
Sweeping new investigations probe the replication, robustness and reproducibility of results across the behavioural and social sciences.
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Kevin McManus @kmcmanus.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
British Academy report on open-access publishing. Notes significant challenges with #books. Also: authors support principles of #OAbut see #preprints & #postprints as harmful to reputation and inferior in format/reading. Aligning with known #publisher is critical for #promotion. #lang #ling
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Kevin McManus @kmcmanus.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Nice list of the most downloaded articles in #Bilingualism: #Language and Cognition. Good variety of designs and some examples of #open data, materials. What’s missing? A #replication study, of course!
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Cambridge University Press - Linguistics @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org · 24/03/2026
Language and Cognition is calling for an Editor-in-Chief🚨 Learn more about the journal and the role today: 📚 cup.org/4rwSOeA
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Linguist List @linguistlist.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Calls: Replication Journal (Jrnl)
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Calls: Replication Journal (Jrnl)
Conducting independent replication and reproduction studies of past research findings has gained increasing importance in recent years, particularly in light of the interdisciplinary replication crisis affecting many research fields. For this reason, we have recently founded a new interdisciplinary journal, “Replication Research (R2)”, which is now open for submissions. Accepted formats include all types of replications, reproductions, and conceptual contributions on the topic of replication and
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Kevin McManus @kmcmanus.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Call for Proposals: #Replication studies in #learner #corpus research. Proposals due: May 31 2026.
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Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
New CfP in Qualitative Research in Psychology: 🔮 "The Future of Rigorous Qualitative Research" We're inviting papers that address the big question: What does the *future* of good, quality, rigorous qual research look like? 📄 Deadline Sept 2026 💬 Happy to answer Qs docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Call for Papers: The Future of Rigorous Qualitative Research
Call for Papers for Special Issue of Qualitative Research in Psychology The Future of Rigorous Qualitative Research Special Issue Guest Editors: Dr Madeleine Pownall, Dr Nicki Lisa Cole, Dr Annayah ...
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Jane Setter @janesetter.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Lots going on here, including accent prejudice, and the availability of places for students from the north of England to “stay local” when (northern) English Russell Group universities attract a large percentage of high-achieving students from the south. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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‘Oh my gosh, they’re all from London and Cambridge’: York University’s northerners fight back
Lucy Morville, from Burnley, thought most students would be from the north and felt ‘culture shock’ surrounded by southerners
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Language Testing @langtestjournal.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Call for Language Testing Special Issue 2028 proposals is now open! Submission deadline: February 20, 2026. For information about how to submit a proposal, please read the “Language Testing – Special Issue Instructions for Guest Editors” document: tinyurl.com/bp7nyx9v
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Jonathan Kasstan @jrkasstan.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
This free online workshop “From linguistic research to classroom practice: how different perspectives shape #grammar #teaching” may be of interest to teachers on here: linguisticsinmfl.co.uk/events/works... #edusky #langsky #linguistics @inmfl.bsky.social @saschastollhans.bsky.social
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Kevin McManus @kmcmanus.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
From Nov 18, all articles accepted for publication in Studies in Second Language Acquisition will be #OpenAccess, published with a Creative Commons licence and freely available to read online #lingsky #langsky #SLA #linguistics www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Studies in Second Language Acquisition | Cambridge Core
Studies in Second Language Acquisition - Luke Plonsky
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Adrian Leemann @adrianleemann.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
via Georgetown Linguistics
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Dorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
i’m pleased to have found this old post by Andrew Gelman, who is more perceptive about replications than anyone else I know statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2013/12/17/r...
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Replication backlash | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
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Peggy Renwick @syllabicity.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
#Linguistics at the University of Georgia is hiring a tenure-track faculty member in #phonetics and #phonology. Spread the word and let me know if you have questions! linguistlist.org/issues/36/31...
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LINGUIST List 36.3129 Jobs: Phonetics, Phonology: Assistant Professor in Phonetics and Phonology, University of Georgia
The LINGUIST List, International Linguistics Community Online.
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Kevin McManus @kmcmanus.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
#Replication Research, a new diamond #open-access #journal, is now accepting submissions! Check it out www.uni-muenster.de/Ejournals/in...
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Replication Research
Replication Research is a diamond open-access and researcher-led journal that publishes reproductions, replications, and conceptual articles on repetitive research
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Kevin McManus @kmcmanus.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Comparing early-stage #L2 processing of derived and inflected words: a conceptual #replication of Jacob et al. (2018) with Chinese learners of L2 English (Wu & Fricke, 2025) doi.org/10.1017/S027...
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Comparing early-stage L2 processing of derived and inflected words: a conceptual replication of Jacob et al. (2018) with Chinese learners of L2 English | Studies in Second Language Acquisition | Cambr...
Comparing early-stage L2 processing of derived and inflected words: a conceptual replication of Jacob et al. (2018) with Chinese learners of L2 English
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Jen Nycz @jennycz.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
if you're on the academic job market: check out the most recent episode of @quantitude.bsky.social, about The Job Talk - it's a great discussion of this kinda niche presentation genre & all it needs to accomplish (preview: it's not just about presenting all your research/making you look smart)
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S7E05 The Academic Job Talk – QuantitudePod
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Lukas Röseler @aufdroeseler.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
ReplicationResearch.org is now open for submissions! Submit replications and reproductions from many different fields, as well as conceptual contributions. With diamond OA, open and citable peer review reports, and reproducibility checks, we push the boundaries of open and fair publishing.
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Lukas Röseler @aufdroeseler.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Should you do a replication (same data) or reproduction (different data)? Reproduction - if possible - is much easier and can inform replication attempts. Even without data, reproducibility can be assessed (eg via preregistrations). Here is our handbook's decision tree: forrt.org/replication_...
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Boston University Conference on Language Development @bucld.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
We are excited to celebrate the 50th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development (BUCLD 50)! Join us and honor this milestone year. Location: 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA Find more information at www.bu.edu/bucld #BUCLD #BUCLD50 #BostonUniversity #LanguageDevelopment
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Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics @mpi-nl.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
We're seeking the next Director of the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics! Lead cutting-edge research in language & cognition. Nominations (incl. self) due 19 Dec 2025. mpi.nl/career-education/vacancies/vacancy/nominations-and-self-nominations-sought-position-director-max
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Kevin McManus @kmcmanus.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Call for proposals: Special Issue of Studies in Second #Language #Acquisition, July 2027. docs.google.com/document/d/1... #linguistics #LangSky #LingSky
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Special Issue 2027 - Call for Proposals
Special Issue of Studies in Second Language Acquisition, July 2027 Call for Proposals Studies in Second Language Acquisition (SSLA) is now entertaining proposals for the thematic issue of Volume 49:3...
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Charlene Polio @charlenep.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
The full program for our hybrid symposium on the quan/qual divide in applied linguistics is now available. October 17 - no fees or preregistration. Luke Plonsky and Bethany Gray are giving keynotes along with nine other talks and a panel discussion. corpus.cal.msu.edu/1052-2/
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Hybrid symposium on the quantitative/qualitative divide in applied linguistics – Second Language Studies Corpus Lab
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Calle Börstell @cborstell.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
🚨 Open PhD position in sign language #linguistics 🚨 The focus should be on the structure of signed languages, or connect to other research profiles at the department (e.g. computational linguistics, acquisition, typology, multilingualism) su.varbi.com/en/what:job/... Deadline: 15 October 2025
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PhD student in Linguistics, sign language
The Department of Linguistics at Stockholm University conducts research and offers education in a number of areas such as child language development, computational linguistics, general linguistics, ph
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Linguist List @linguistlist.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Jobs: English; Neurolinguistics: Open Rank (Assistant, Associate, or Full), University of South Carolina
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Jobs: English; Neurolinguistics: Open Rank (Assistant, Associate, or Full), University of South Carolina
Description: The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders in the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina invites applicants for an assistant/associate/full, tenure track, full time (9-month) faculty position in neuroscience. The faculty member will be responsible for developing and maintaining an independent, extramurally funded program of research within their area of expertise and to maintain a teaching load of one course in the first year, and two cours
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Kevin McManus @kmcmanus.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Open rank position in #linguistics at Rice.
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Abertay University @abertayuni.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
💡 The idea that children drive language change is widely accepted — but does it hold up? New research co-authored by Dr Vera Kempe challenges this view, showing little evidence that child-led innovations spread through communities. Read more: www.mpi.nl/publications...
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Children are not the main agents of language change | Max Planck Institute
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Matt Goldrick @mattgoldrick.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Deadline 15 Oct: Postdoc, Multilingualism and Language Learning (w/ Ø. Vangsnes, M. Anderssen), Center for Language, Brain and Learning, UiT The Arctic University of Norway www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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Second Language Research Forum (SLRF) 2025 @slrf2025.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
We look forward to welcoming SLRF attendees to Flagstaff in 3 short weeks! If you're registered, check your email for a link to our conference Discord—and if you're not, what are you waiting for? Save your spot at sites.google.com/nau.edu/slrf...
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SLRF 2025 - Registration & Venue
Registration for SLRF 2025 is now live!
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Linguist List @linguistlist.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Confs: 14th International Conference of Construction Grammar
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Confs: 14th International Conference of Construction Grammar
14th International Conference of Construction Grammar will be held at Princeton University, NJ, US. The conference invites submissions of 500 word abstracts (due Dec 1st 2025). Invited Speakers: - Corrine Occhino - Dagmar Divjak - Idan Blank - Randy Allen Harris - Gary Lupyan - Laura Michaelis - Kanishka Misra Information about student travel awards, accommodations, coming soon! Scientific committee: Hans Boas, Mirjam Fried, Adele Goldberg (chair), Shahar Shirtz
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Adele Goldberg @adelegoldberg.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
📌 👉 The 14th International Construction Grammar conference will be held at Princeton, June 4-7, 2026 Usage-based analyses and Empirical methods Stay tuned for updates!
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OASIS Database @oasisdatabase.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
✨ New OASIS Summary! ✨ ▶️How prior knowledge affects language learning. A close replication study www.oasis-database.org/details/v88j...
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Cambridge University Press - Linguistics @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org · 22/08/2025
New issue of Studies in Second Language Acquisition now available 📚 cup.org/47eF6ql #SSLA #appliedlinguistics #LangSky
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Daniel Lakens @lakens.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
The replication studies are not an optional extra – they are an essential part of the methodological procedure we use to make scientific claims. That is also why replications should be done way more often than they are. For more, see lakens.github.io/statistical_... 4/end
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17  Replication Studies – Improving Your Statistical Inferences
This open educational resource contains information to improve statistical inferences, design better experiments, and report scientific research more transparently.
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Kevin McManus @kmcmanus.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Applied #Linguistics Press is launching a new series titled: #Syllabi in Applied Linguistics. This #OA series collects and overviews syllabus descriptions for different staple courses in applied linguistics and #language #teaching. More here: www.appliedlinguisticspress.org/home/series/...
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Syllabi
Syllabi in Applied Linguistics Series Editors: Benjamin Kremmel University of Innsbruck) & Paula Winke (Michigan State University) While initiatives and efforts to foster openness and transparency in ...
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Jim McKinley @jimmckinley.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Open access + OASIS plain-language summaries = more views, downloads & citations — a practical path to more inclusive, impactful research! doi.org/10.1515/appl...
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Do open access plain-language summaries increase engagement with research?
In a range of academic scholarship communities, the debate over the efficacy and impact of open access publishing has intensified. This discourse is strong in [language education and applied linguisti...
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Cambridge University Press - Linguistics @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org · 11/08/2025
🏆 #SSLA is ranked #1 in the Language and Linguistics category of Google Scholar's 2025 metrics. Congratulations to all authors, reviewers, and the editorial team for making the journal what is it today! Learn more: cup.org/4opRiKN
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Kevin McManus @kmcmanus.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Great to see this initiative, a call for researchers, educators, and practitioners in second #language (#L2) studies to review a set of ethics and accountability guidelines for #qualitative research #ResearchMethods #lingsky #langsky
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Sophia Minnillo @sophiaminnillo.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
New article in FLA: "Does order of instruction matter? A language program intervention for preterite-imperfect learning." TL;DR for Spanish teachers: changing the order of teaching the preterite-imperfect did NOT make a difference for students' mastery of the tenses. doi.org/10.1111/flan...
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Kevin McManus @kmcmanus.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
New paper: Comparing #lab-based and #remote data collection methods in second #language acquisition research. A close #replication study (McManus et al., in Research Methods in Applied #Linguistics) authors.elsevier.com/a/1lYuB9sT3h... #langsky #lingsky #researchmethods #online
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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 02/08/2025
Imagine if all the money academics pour into OA fees at for-profit publishing corporations went instead to academic societies, which exist to support science; or to university presses, which exist to support academia
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