Another plug for our latest article by @jontreadway.bsky.social about the different emerging versions of metascience, and whether any of them care about academic publishing any longer

The changing locus of scientific reform Do metascientists dream of academic publishers, or have they moved on?

@jontreadway.bsky.social ponders on the rise of metascience in todays post and if big data even cares about publishers any more
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The Great Decoupling: Why the "Click" is a Legacy Metric in 2026 Our next guest post, from Lou Peck, CEO The International Bunch, who debates why we should no longer be obsessed with clicks. An audio version is provided and can be accessed below.

This week we have a guest post from @loupeck.bsky.social on the 'click' legacy the industry has been focussed on for quite a long time. Let us know what you think!

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This week we look at the economies of Open Science - and how it might not be about the economy after all
#openscience #openresearch

A message about Ruth Francis An update from the Scholarly Futures team about one of our founders

A message about @roobina.bsky.social from the whole Scholarly Futures team

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Mission-driven remote organisations: a paradox for scholarly infrastructure Remote organisations expand global participation and representation, but distributed teams and governance also complicate coordination and trust-building.

This week's Substack from @jontreadway.bsky.social looks at the paradox facing mission-driven remote organisations within the research and scholarly communications ecosystem
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It's a complicated one #STM #scholarlycommunications

International Women's Day is nearly here - come and see what we think about gender equality in scholarly communications open.substack.com/pub/scholarl...
#IWD #ScholarlyCommunications #ScholarlyPublishing

A magnifying glass seen lying on a laptop keyboard. Bold green text asks: COULD WE GET AHEAD OF RESEARCH INTEGRITY ISSUES?

Scholarly communication has been a high-trust industry, but faces significant challenges if it is to remain so. Is there a way we can get ahead of research integrity issues while maintaining a system based on trust? Latest from @roobina.bsky.social on our Substack 👇
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The Diamond Dilemma: Who Pays for 'Free' Publishing? The future of Diamond Open Access (OA) publishing hangs in a delicate balance. When do we stop and think is each new model simply pushing financial constraints and equity issues somewhere else?

Is something truly ever free? We dig into the issues and impact of Diamond OA and ask 'who is going to pay?'

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Debates about paying peer reviewers go back and forth, but @grnr25.bsky.social presents experience of doing just that at a small, gold OA journal. The economics make sense. Find out why 👇
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Our first guest post! Emma Green @majordoma.bsky.social attended last week's APE conference and pondered whether we are truly doing enough to transform the industry in the face of current challenges. What do you think? 🤔
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Peer review needs a revolution. AI is already driving it Challenges to peer review affect the quality and efficiency of academic publishing. AI tools already help reviewers and publishers but are we prepared for the future?

The latest post on our Scholarly Futures Substack is live and digs into how AI is used in peer review. It aids in technical checks & helps reviewers with their reports. But is there any governance or best practice out there? By @roobina.bsky.social 👇
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Lots of predictions out there about the year ahead, so we asked AIs what they thought would happen in scholarly communications in 2026. AI predicts more AI! Do you agree?
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A gnome figurine in front of a red background. White text reads: Christmas Gifts. Some on and off topic recommendations from the SchFuCrew. Scholarly Futures ScholarlyFutures.substack.com

Instead of scholarly communication or academic publishing, this week we share on and off topic content we have enjoyed this year. Plus @grnr25.bsky.social shares some lessons learned @jontreadway.bsky.social @sarahgreaves18.bsky.social @roobina.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/scholarl...

ORI has released just two misconduct findings this year The U.S. Office of Research Integrity has been relatively quiet in 2025, releasing just two misconduct findings with only two weeks remaining in the year — the fewest the office has released since …

The U.S. Office of Research Integrity has been relatively quiet in 2025, releasing just two misconduct findings with only two weeks remaining in the year — the fewest the office has released since at least 2006. ORI typically releases an average of about 10 findings a year.

Why We Must Work Together to Harden the Scholarly Supply Chain - The Scholarly Kitchen At the STM innovation and Integrity days in London last week, it's clear that research integrity has become an increasingly pressing issue. Many publishers are reporting significant increases in submi...

Last week I attended the #STMInnovation and #STMIntegrity days in London.
I believe the scholarly research ecosystem needs to change in a pretty substantial way if we're to face in to the societal threats that have emerged.
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Reimagining Scholarly Publishing: Outcomes From A Public Forum To Discuss The Publish, Review, Curate (PRC) Publishing Model – ASAPbio At a meeting held on the 3rd December 2025 at Kings College, Cambridge over 50 delegates, comprising researchers, publishers, librarians, research funders and

Very much enjoyed last week's meeting in Cambridge about the Publish-Review-Curate (PRC) model for scholarly publishing. There were lots of highly inspiring discussions, including an important discussion about strengthening coordination between initiatives in this area.

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White text on a red background on the top half of the image. The bottom half is a light bulb. Text reads: Innovation with receipts. What can we infer from the winners of The Vesalius Innovation Award about developments in the research workflow and ecosystem over the six years since the annual award was first given?

Latest post by @jontreadway.bsky.social explores what the shortlist and winners of the Vesalius Innovation Award say about changes in the research workflow system.
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📣 On demand: Watch our webinar with Research Information and see how publishers can scale #ResearchIntegrity checks with the Dimensions Author Check API.

Presented by Dr Leslie McIntosh & Tyler Ruse.

🔗 See the webinar now: https://ow.ly/Rfzf50XGcff

#scholcomm

White text on a blue background reads: AI calls time on curation. Will AI stop new curation lead publishing models thriving before they've even had a chance to grow? Scholarly Futures looks into the publish, read, curate model and the potential impact of AI. ScholarlyFutures.substack.com

Will AI help or hinder the Publish, Read, Curare model? New post from @sarahgreaves18.bsky.social for our Substack 👇
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Le CNRS s’émancipe du Web of Science À partir du 1er janvier 2026, le CNRS coupera l’accès à l’une des plus importantes bases bibliométriques commerciales : le

🚀 Big news for open research information!

From 2026, @cnrs.fr will no longer have institutional access to Web of Science.

This move aligns with the vision of the Barcelona Declaration and shows how institutions can operationalise the transition to open systems.

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Screenshot from a flyer that reads: Public Lecture on Scientific Integrity Dr. Elisabeth Bik Errors and Misconduct in Biomedical Research Images Science builds upon science. Even after peer-review and publication, science papers could still contain images or other data of concern. If not addressed, papers containing incorrect or even falsified data could lead to wasted time and money spent by other researchers trying to reproduce those results. Several high-profile cases of science misconduct have been reported, but many more remain undetected. Elisabeth Bik is an image forensics detective who left her paid job in industry to search for and report biomedical articles that contain errors or data of concern. She has conducted a systematic review of 20,000 papers across 40 journals and found that approximately 4% of these contained inappropriately duplicated images. In her talk, she will present her work and show several types of inappropriately duplicated images and other examples of research misconduct. In addition, she will discuss how Artificial Intelligence can both help identify cases of misconduct and also create them, as well as the growing threat of scientific paper mills. On the occasion of the Dies academicus of the University of Bern on 6th December 2025, Elisabeth Bik will receive an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Science for her groundbreaking work and untiring commitment to scientific integrity. Friday 5th December 2025, 4pm Aula, 2nd floor, Main Building, Hochschulstrasse 4. Also see this link: https://www.vetsuisse.unibe.ch/e58/e1479157/e1624857/e1753357/Elisabeth_Bik_flyer_2025_A3_20251104_ger.pdf

This afternoon, I will give a public lecture about #ResearchIntegrity and #ImageForensics, at the University of Bern, CH, where I will receive an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Science tomorrow.

Thank you for your support ❤️

🚨 Webinar Alert 👉 Dec 4 @ 10am ET

What does #GenAI do well and where does it fail without supporting tech?

We’ll explore how knowledge graphs, symbolic reasoning & more can help GenAI!

🔗 Register: https://ow.ly/QGVI50Xx7y3

The last large acquisition before big tech brings big change? The recent announcement that OUP is acquiring Karger heralds yet more consolidation in an industry where there have been growing concerns about market concentration, monetisation and monopolies.

How much further can consolidation go in scholarly publishing, and could winds of change blow in from elsewhere to reshape the market, perhaps even ‘disrupt’ the way things are done? Latest by @roobina.bsky.social 👇
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Sunset over snowy hills seen from UiT campus

Excellent start to #Munin2025 with the panel on open #metadata with perspectives from @barcelonadori.bsky.social, @doaj.bsky.social, @oa2020.org, @pkp.sfu.ca and SCOAP3 @cern.bsky.social.
Followed by the beautiful sight of the final sunset of the year from UiT Campus

Fascinating post by @jontreadway.bsky.social this week about the 'Chuna Cycle' and how well it could map onto academic publishing. Find out more 👇

Scholastica & Maverick Release New Survey Report: Tech Needs of Small and Medium Publishers Member News Release submitted by Scholastica on 11/05/2025.

Scholastica & Maverick Release New Survey Report: Tech Needs of Small and Medium Publishers

AMA ethics journal shutters after 26 years The American Medical Association will cease publication of its ethics journal at the end of this year.  The AMA Journal of Ethics, an open access, peer-reviewed journal was founded in 1999 und…

The @ama-assn.org will cease publication of its ethics journal at the end of this year.

Does Publishing need a Pulse Check or Resuscitation? Sharing my thoughts and fears on whether a major health crisis for STM publishing is coming or not.....

Is there a major health crisis coming for STM publishing? @sarahgreaves18.bsky.social shares her thoughts on the @stmassoc.bsky.social day that runs adjacent to the Frankfurt Book Fair: 👇
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The untapped potential of community Amid growing financial pressure, exacerbated by the increasing dominance of open access, learned societies face a defining moment.

Amid growing financial pressure, exacerbated by the increasing dominance of open access, learned societies face a defining moment. Leveraging their community could be the answer. By @grnr25.bsky.social 👇
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