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Ashley Farley @openaccessmaven.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It was a true joy to join this conversation! @garryaslanyan.bsky.social knows how to be a fun host. Give it a listen and a share #openaccess #diamondOA #preprints

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Ashley Farley @openaccessmaven.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Excited to see momentum building around the Publish-Review-Curate (PRC) model and to be part of the work behind the emerging PRC Alliance. 🚀 If you're interested in more open, flexible, and community-driven approaches to scholarly publishing, follow along!

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Ashley Farley @openaccessmaven.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

We're excited to join GRIOS and work alongside partners advancing open access and open science. Together, we'll help strengthen the policies and practices that make research more open, accessible, and impactful for communities around the world. #openaccess #openscience #openresearch

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Open Research Funders Group @orfg.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Great work by @openaccessmaven.bsky.social at the Gates Foundation. Gates is a leader in the private funding policy reform movement that sees policy as one mechanism to further improve the open ecosystem. 👏 #FunderPolicy

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Ashley Farley @openaccessmaven.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

I spoke with @openinterview about why reducing barriers to accessing and reusing research is key to maximizing impact. Open science isn’t just about access—it’s about what people can do with knowledge once they have it. Read more: openinterview.org/2026/04/21/a...

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Ashley Farley: Reducing barriers to accessing and reusing research increases its potential impact

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Ashley Farley @openaccessmaven.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Thanks for the positive comment! It is great to see this outcome as we've spent a lot of time focusing our outreach to grantees - especially in Africa. It's important to build that community.

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OA Forward @oaforward.org · 08/04/2026

We are now OA Forward! ⏩ OA2020 has evolved into OA Forward, uniting with ESAC under new international governance, to advance the next stage of open scholarly communication. Read the full announcement: oa2020.org/2026/04/08/i... #openaccess #scholcomm

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Ashley Farley @openaccessmaven.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

It was such an amazing day! I think everyone was reenergized for the work ahead #openaccess #openscience

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Ashley Farley @openaccessmaven.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Join us at the next OpenCon Librarian Community Call on March 10 at 12PM ET/9AM PT for a talk by Katie Corker, Executive Director of @asapbio.bsky.social , who will introduce an innovative model of scholarly communication called Publish-Review-Curate (PRC). www.opencon.community/march_2026_l...

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March 2026 OpenCon Librarian Community Call

OpenCon works to make research & education more open and equitable.

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Ashley Farley @openaccessmaven.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

🌍📣 Join eLife’s webinar on Fair & Equitable Publishing Models: How to Transition to Diamond Open Access! Learn from experts about shifting scholarly publishing towards more equitable, fee-free models. elifesciences.org/events/94216... #OpenAccess #DiamondOA #ScholarlyPublishing #EquityInResearch

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eLife Webinar: Fair and equitable publishing models – how to transition to Diamond Open Access

The latest eLife Global South Committee webinar looks at Diamond Open Access, what it is, and why it matters, highlighting real-world examples.

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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

🔓 Open practices for preprints, including open licensing, are crucial for rapid and equitable sharing of scientific research. ASAPbio, in partnership with @creativecommons.bsky.social, has engaged with research funders to further policy alignment toward a standard Preprint Policy Framework.

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Advancing Openly Licensed Preprints: Aligning Across A Standard Preprints Policy Framework – 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 · 26/11/2025

ASAPbio Fellow Fotis Mystakopoulos @elibrarydude.bsky.social spoke with Ashley Farley @openaccessmaven.bsky.social, Senior Officer of Knowledge and Research Services at the Gates Foundation, about how a major funder is accelerating open science through preprints. buff.ly/KR2lbjg

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Preprints in Practice: A Funder’s Perspective

Fotis Mystakopoulos speaks with Ashley Farley, Senior Officer of Knowledge and Research Services at the Gates Foundation, about how a major funder is accelerating open science through preprints. They…

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Ashley Farley @openaccessmaven.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

I really want to know what the relationship between the authors is like...I have so many questions

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Scholastica @scholasticahq.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

In our latest Industry Water Cooler Chat, Scholastica's Danielle Padula spoke w/ @openaccessmaven.bsky.social at the Gates Foundation about the next strategic phase of @coalitions-oa.bsky.social and how Gates and other funders are pivoting their OA policies in response. Watch here: buff.ly/LHTmH94

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cOAlition S @coalitions-oa.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

1/ cOAlition S announces its 2026–2030 strategy, guided by a refreshed, shared vision: a scholarly communication system that enables rapid, open, transparent & equitable sharing of trustworthy scientific knowledge. www.coalition-s.org/coalition-s-... #OpenScience #ScholarlyComm #Plan_S #OpenAccess

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Scholastica @scholasticahq.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

As funder OA policies continue to evolve, what do journal publishers need to know? Scholastica's @danielle-josephine.bsky.social caught up with @openaccessmaven.bsky.social at the #GatesFoundation, for a water cooler chat on the topic. Watch it here: buff.ly/fIHHKdg #OpenAccess #ScholComm

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Ashley Farley @openaccessmaven.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

I was so excited for the chance to chat about my work at the foundation on my # 1 favorite podcast about preprints! Very grateful to @ripplingideas.bsky.social for providing the space. Give it a listen & share it around #openscience #openaccess

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SPARC @sparcopen.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

We just posted an impact story on policies at HHMI, Gates & Astera promoting #OpenAccess #OpenScience #OpenData. Powerful signals to other funders to accelerate discovery in science. Well done @madubs.bsky.social @openaccessmaven.bsky.social @pracheeac.bsky.social! sparcopen.org/impact-story...

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Funders Roll Out Next Gen Open Policies - SPARC

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Ashley Farley @openaccessmaven.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Your research has the power to drive global health forward. That’s why eligible Gates Foundation Global Health grantees can access manuscript editing and publishing support from @Editage at no cost. More details - www.editage.com/funders/gate...

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Ashley Farley @openaccessmaven.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Thrilled to be giving a lightning talk at the AdaMarie Career Navigation Summit! ⚡My session, "Turn Your Network into Your Superpower", covers both practical ways to build & leverage your community to grow your career. @weareadamarie.bsky.social Register now! weareadamarie.com/career-navig...

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Ashley Farley @openaccessmaven.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Join the OpenCon Librarian Community Call tomorrow! Note that it's an hour later than usual. We will be joined by Creative Commons for an overview of CC Signals. If you work in libraries and AI is a topic that keeps popping up be sure to register! www.opencon.community/september_20...

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Ashley Farley @openaccessmaven.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

🌍💡 How can we fund science that’s open, equitable, and aligned with national goals? Join us at #ScienceSummitNYC to explore how Open Research can drive progress on the #SDGs & how to finance it sustainably. 📅 Register: event.sciencesummitnyc.org/list-of-sess... #OpenScience #SSUNGA80 #OpenAccess

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SCIENCE SUMMIT NEW YORK CITY | 2025

Join global science and innovation leaders at the Science Summit 2025 in New York City. Submit your session, connect with peers, and contribute to sustainable development goals through science.

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Ashley Farley @openaccessmaven.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Now this is a stellar line up and topic for #OpenAccessWeek2025 #OAweek2025! I love the theme “We Are Enough: Practical Open Access for Everyone" and cannot wait to hear the panelists perspective on it. psu.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/Open%2...

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Open Access Week 2025 at the Penn State University Libraries - Penn State MediaSpace

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Ashley Farley @openaccessmaven.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Nothing makes me lose hope more in humanity than trying to log into Editorial Manager for the simplest of tasks.

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Ashley Farley @openaccessmaven.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Watch this video to learn about the importance of openly licensing your research with #CreativeCommons to increase your impact, expand access to knowledge, & strengthen the collective power of the scientific community. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IBT...

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Open Licensing for Research with Creative Commons

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Ashley Farley @openaccessmaven.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

And by heated convos I am referring to the fact that when we launched Gates Open Research almost a decade ago researchers thought that preprinting and open peer review was wild. Now perceptions have really shifted. Authors that embraced a new model have made it much easier for others to follow

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Ashley Farley @openaccessmaven.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Time through peer review may be something to look into. With the F1000 model you have to find peer reviewers who agree to be named & the peer review report to be published. F1000 doesn't seem to struggle any more than other publishers to find peer reviewers as far as I know but something to consider

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Ashley Farley @openaccessmaven.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Now for the MDPI of it all - I think there is a couple things at play here: 1. MPDI aggressive marketing & supplements 2. Speed - while F1000 is fast in some respects if you are getting to an index article MDPI may be faster 3. Maybe easier time through peer review

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Ashley Farley @openaccessmaven.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Readership and discoverability are still an issue. It's something we've been slowly working on over the years. It's hard when there is so much noise. Authors of course want their papers read & trusted known venues will provide that. I do wish there was more creativity in solutions for this issue.

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Ashley Farley @openaccessmaven.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Great piece! I think there are a lot of interesting things to unpack here. In my general experience with Gates Open Research authors are reluctant to any change - even if positive. If they think their colleagues expect them to publish in X,Y,Z they will continue to do so.

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Ashley Farley @openaccessmaven.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Agreed. F1000 & Gates - we made the trek around to grantee groups that would listen. There were heated conversations. I do think it was fundamental to uptake. I'd still like to see much more use but the two limiting factors have been - lack of impact factor & indexing limitations.

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Ashley Farley @openaccessmaven.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

⏰New account alert to follow!⏰ Follow @orfg.bsky.social for updates on the Open Research Funders Group. bsky.app/profile/orfg...

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Ashley Farley @openaccessmaven.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Sadly this is spot on. It's hard to have empathy though as researcher disinterest in trying to change the system has stymied progress.

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