Two main frameworks that shape research assessment in the NLs are moving to open research information in line with the #BarcelonaDeclaration: the new SEP protocol and NWO's evidence based CV.
A blog (w/ @ludowaltman.bsky.social) about context and importance:
upstream.force11.org/research-eva...
Today we publish the evaluation of a bibliometric analysis of (bilateral & multilateral) scientific collaboration intensity between Russia and other countries.
Reviewers recognize the approach's value & also provide (literature) suggestions.
👇 Read the assessment, reviews and full text on MetaROR
Graphic titled “National Networks” showing a dotted world map with a location marker over Europe. Subtitle reads “An emerging layer of community-led coordination across the Barcelona Declaration initiative.” A highlighted label says “Now including France” with the French flag. At the bottom, a quote reads: “Local coordination creates spaces for shared learning, joint action, and local implementation of the Barcelona Declaration.” URL: barcelona-declaration.org/national_networks/
🇫🇷 𝐁𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞, 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞!
France now has a national network within the Barcelona Declaration, led by @nalarcon.bsky.social (@sorbonne-universite.fr), bringing organisations together to advance open research information.
🔗 Learn how our community is organising: barcelona-declaration.org/national_net...
Interesting paper by our @cwts.nl PhD candidate Soohong Eum about challenges around the availability of data about research funding in South Korea, focusing on Web of Science and OpenAlex data as well as data from South Korea's National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS).
Graphic titled “Ireland and the Barcelona Declaration.” Text announces the University of Galway as the first Irish signatory and invites more institutions to join. On the right, a map of Ireland is shown in the colors of the Irish flag (green, white, and orange). At the bottom left, the phrase “Bí linn” appears alongside a handshake icon, and at the bottom right, the name “Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information.”
🇮🇪 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲
@uniofgalway.bsky.social becomes the first signatory from Ireland 🇮🇪
🌍 The BD community now spans 𝟑𝟑 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. Explore signatories and supporters by country: barcelona-declaration.org/signatories_...
Welcome ⋅ Bí linn 🤝
Bárbara Rivera López participó en un encuentro en @clacso.bsky.social, en el marco del proyecto “Rastrear los flujos de financiamiento a la investigación en el Sur Global”.
Sin metadatos abiertos, sigue siendo difícil saber quién financia qué.
🎥 Video + entrevista
youtu.be/pbKkqxU_ekk?...
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...
Selfie with Chris Marcum, Kristen Ratan, and Katie Corker
Always a lucky day when I get to work IRL with these two @asapbio.bsky.social board members! Thanks for a stimulating event @kristenratan.bsky.social and @csmarcum.sciences.social.ap.brid.gy!
Metric-driven research systems tend to persist because governance structures often matter more than metrics themselves.
Our latest blog post by @eleonoradagiene.bsky.social, @ludowaltman.bsky.social, Guus Dix & @lariviev.bsky.social tackles this issue through the Lithuanian case 🇱🇹
👇 Read it now
Please let us know your thoughts on PCI and Peer Community Journal (PCJ) by taking this five-minute survey! form.typeform.com/to/CO4KpWgi
Screen shot of section 1.1 of the report "vision for a new publication culture"
The governing body for 14 Dutch universities (UNL) has published a "Vision on Publication Culture" that is so inspiring and forward thinking. Worth a read for those trying to changes publishing and research assessment practices.
Take a read:
www.universiteitenvannederland.nl/files/public...
De lange arm van Trump bereikt nu ook de Universiteit Leiden.
#academischevrijheid
www.universiteitleiden.nl/nieuws/2026/...
Hope to see you at the Conference on Transparency, Technology and AI in Peer Review on June 5, 2026, which is organized in collaboration with the Center for Humans and Technology at Eindhoven University of Technology.
Register at: meta-eindhoven.github.io/events/
Preprints thrive when embedded in an active scientific ecosystem 🎉
That's why we're excited to announce updated article-level commenting on @biorxiv-medrxiv.bsky.social, now powered by Hypothesis.
openrxiv.org/hypothesis-c...
#OpenScience #Preprints #bioRxiv #medRxiv
Our two Iranian co-authors, Saeed Shafiei Sabet of the University of Guilan and Marziyeh Amini Fard may not know about these positive reviews for our manuscript, because my emails to them continue to bounce. I wanted to recognize them here because I'm very concerned about their future.
University rankings dominate Indian higher education - at what cost? 📊 Muthu Madhan shows how ranking mania fuels distorted research practices, citation cartels & misleading metrics 👉 sfdora.org/2026/04/03/r...
First published by @lseimpactblog.bsky.social - thanks for allowing the republication!
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬?🤔
Insights from the WG on Sustaining Infrastructures:
🔹OpenAlex, @openaire.bsky.social @opencitations.bsky.social
🔹Initiatives @investinopen.bsky.social, @scossfunding.bsky.social TSOSI
Read more: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
🔗 This new evaluation attempts to trace causal linkages from research funding towards societal outcomes.
Researchers praise it for showing how targeted funding can foster mutually beneficial academia–industry collaborations. They also identify problems in framing, clarity & depth.
👇 Read now
🗨️ This article's authors announce expansion of CRediT into 36 languages & describe how translations from English were made.
Reviewers commended the method & praised the project for being inclusive. They raise issues on automatic translation and limitations of CRediT.
👇 Read the full evaluation
Who owns the knowledge? Our latest evaluation is a call for researchers to act in response to AI models using their research.
Reviewers consider it a good primer on the topic yet suggest more focus on the political/commercial context & greater precision in the legal analysis.
👇 Read now on MetaROR
Why global databases are not enough, and why national scholarly infrastructures matter more than we think. The solution is not to replace global systems, but to connect national ones into a network of interoperable, open infrastructures. blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci... #OpenScience #Bibliometrics
The credibility of scientific journal articles might be bolstered if they carried a score capturing their rigor, such as whether the findings could be replicated. But constructing a telltale indicator of replicability remains a challenge. #openscience @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
We’re sad, but not too sad, to share the news that we’ll be sunsetting the Open Library of Humanities & @janewayolh.bsky.social. After a decade of innovating & modernizing publishing with open-source technologies, we’ve decided to relocate to the Bahamas to focus on our new vibe coding business.
OpenAlex (openalex.org) is rapidly closing the gap in funding metadata coverage. Re-using a dataset of NWO-funded papers we find they're now on par with Scopus and just slightly behind Dimensions.
Full analysis with @hldejonge.bsky.social : 🔗 bmkramer.github.io/SesameOpenSc...
CERN to host Europe’s flagship open access publishing platform
Find out more: home.cern/news/news/ce...
Last week, the new phase for ORE was officially announced. The consortium backing the net platform is a unique collaboration between 16 funders and institutions, and @cern.bsky.social as the operating organization.
I’m proud to say that the Dutch Research Council is a member. Read our news item:👇🏽
We are delighted to see the growth of the ‘Publish, Review, Curate’ (PRC) initiatives in recent years!🚀
One of them is @metaror.bsky.social (MetaResearch Open Review).
This platform focuses on open peer review and curation of metaresearch articles.
Learn more about MetaROR👉️ metaror.org
Open Research Europe is re-launching with a new platform, and broader set of supporters, this fall. It uses the publish-review-curate model. "Publishing will remain completely free for both European Commission-funded researchers and authors from participating countries." home.cern/news/news/ce...
Happy to share our new piece (w/ @msphelps.bsky.social) on #metadata completeness in @crossref.bsky.social and submission systems was published by @plos.org. We'd be delighted to continue the conversation with publishers and submission system vendors:
👆🏾https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0345417
I used AI to write a decent NHMRC Ideas Grant in two hours. Things are changing fast. Using written applications for grant funding could soon be outdated futurecampus.com.au/2026/03/22/r...