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@ajayiyer@mastodon.social · 4d ago

Dear researchers, I am sick of #Elsevier and their antics (ridiculous APCs, inaccessible articles, unauthorised data-mininig, etc.) and want to avoid publishing with them as much as possible.

Can you suggest good journals in the following topics / fields (society journals welcome):

#opensource #openaccess #academicresearch #academia

Please #boost so I can reach other academics.

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tools for commensality 🧿

@inquiline@assemblag.es · Jun 03, 2026

"several Jewish faculty members filed claims to say they had experienced harassment as Jews on campus – but probably not on grounds Trump’s EEOC intended. ...they argued that the hostility they faced stemmed from their support for Palestinian rights and student protests..." https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/03/columbia-jewish-faculty-protests-settlement-fund #uspol #PolicingTheCampus #GazaProtests #antisemitism #HigherEd #academia #Columbia

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@inquiline@assemblag.es · Jun 02, 2026

my colleagues' votes on whether to form a union are being counted today. last night the university administration ran to the Trump administration asking them to "review the legality" of the situation, meaning, they're scared of losing the vote so asked for a favor in which the feds declare the union in formation null and void evil shit, with implications for workers everywhere: https://www.provost.usc.edu/an-important-update-on-the-rtpc-faculty-unionization-process/ #unions #higherEd #academia #HigherEdWorkersUnite #USC

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Kimberley

@Kimberley@ecoevo.social · Jun 02, 2026

Current and former PhD students - is there a question you wish you'd asked your PhD supervisory team before starting? #PhD #Academia

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PugJesus

@PugJesus@piefed.social in historyartifacts · May 29, 2026

Armillary sphere for astronomical measurements, Belgium, ~1575 AD

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Aral Balkan

@aral@mastodon.ar.al · May 22, 2026

RE: https://snabelen.no/@hopland/116617654738925565 “A new Israeli report warns that the academic boycott of the country’s universities has become so extensive that the damage could be ‘irreversible.’ — It’s as if the world has closed itself off to me, says researcher Moran Zaga.” Yes, Moran, it’s what happens when you’re committing genocide. There’s an easy fix: stop committing genocide. #boycott #israel #academia #genocide #ethnicCleansing #apartheid #settlerColonialism

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Daniel Prieto

@dprieto@mastodon.uy · May 06, 2026

RE: @santiago@mastodon.uy

Recuerden –> ¡es mañana!

Viernes 11.00 AM (GMT -3)

Para quienes puedan venir de forma presencial: Av. Italia 3318, Montevideo, Uruguay. Para quienes quieran conectarse por zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88211784186?pwd=fVPjI2MENqaddTfvIMVe2Ni0emWjIm.1

#undernet #uruguay #mastodon #redeslibres #academia #cienciaabierta #iibce #seminario

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Santiago 🔭🪐 @santiago@mastodon.uy

Esta es la revancha para la charla que no pude dar en la FLISoL 👇 pero reloaded, para este público distinguido y exigente. Estan invitados e invitadas #charla #undernet #redeslibres #iibce https://mastodon.uy/@dprieto/116495279866808563

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Laurel Stvan

@LingLass@vmst.io · May 02, 2026

Grading, grading, grading. A break for cold pizza. Then back at the stack. #Academia

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Freya Blekman

@freyablekman@fediscience.org · May 01, 2026

Imposter syndrome doesn’t mean you don’t belong. It often means the opposite, that you care deeply about what you do. I asked my colleagues to join me, because many of the most accomplished, world-leading scientists have felt like “frauds” at times. The difference? They don't let that feeling define them, and often even learn how to use it to their advantage Check out this video for a few hard-earned tips from people at the very top  #academia #impostersyndrome #physics @association@helmholtz.social @DPGPhysik@wisskomm.social

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Serhii Nazarovets

@serhii@mstdn.science · Apr 29, 2026

I’m glad to share my paper on publication activity and migration trends of Ukrainian SSH scholars during the first two years of the full-scale war. 👉 https://www.jscires.org/article/15/1/124 The key finding: the most productive researchers have largely remained in #Ukraine and many have maintained or even increased their publication activity, despite the challenges. #Science #OpenScience #Bibliometrics #HigherEducation #Scientometrics #Research #Academia

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Ainur Elmgren

@ainurelmgren@mementomori.social · Mar 14, 2026

I tell those that complain that citation styles evolve. (What else does the 7 in APA7 stand for?) They are tools for clarity and transparency that - when used well - save time. Another thing is the predilection for citations as fillers in sentences like "Anderson & Peterson (2007) state in their 2007 study that this method is effective (Anderson & Peterson 2007)"... This should also have been ironed out in year 1! #academia #whining

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Martin Michaelis (he/him)

@MartMichaelis@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 21, 2026

This is funny: #AI researchers use non-existing references made up by AI in their accepted submissions to an AI conference... It is also a telltale of what is wrong in a world, in which money is the #incentive... #ArtificialIntelligence #academia #capitalism https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct6w08

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Olga Lovick (she/her)

@transitionalaspect@fnordon.de · Feb 11, 2026

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science to those who celebrate. Especially to those of us who get up extra-early to have an hour of research time before all the admin and teaching work kicks in. And to those with caregiver responsibilities. And those who are struggling with mental health. To all of us, really. #academia #WomenAndGirlsInScience #science

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Martin Michaelis (he/him)

@MartMichaelis@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 02, 2026

Would it not be nice if the aim was to make the world a better place and not to game the system? #ScientificPublishing #AcademicPublishing #PeerReview #AcademicSuccess #academia https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2844042

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Mario Angst

@mario_angst_sci@fediscience.org · Feb 02, 2026

RE: @SNF_ch@social.anoxinon.de

“More demand, but less money available” is hardly ever what you want to hear if you are trying to find funding for research. This is how the Swiss National Science Foundation deals with it in its most popular funding scheme (project funding).

Should be interesting news here for researchers in #Switzerland. Essentially, the already announced chances considered to project funding are now formally here:

each researcher can have only one funded project running anymore at a time (plus one Lead/ Weave/ ICIS)
for re-applying to the project funding after rejection, you now need to wait a year
funding for salaries in the project capped at 200k/year (250k/year without salaries)

I do think, given the circumstances, these are sensible changes by the @SNF_ch@social.anoxinon.de - putting a bit of a brake on the overheating submission carousel. Some things that I find interesting to see now are:

Will we be seeing more shenanigans with people being designated PIs for projects others basically write for them (already a problem anyhow with the eligibility rules and not being able to fund your own salary)?
Will we be seeing more international collaboration applications within the Weave and Lead Agency schemes in particular?
Will overall project sums for disciplines that are mainly requiring personnel, not equipment, actually go down? For example, I am a social scientist - beyond computing and travel, I mostly need people for projects, not microscopes.

#research #swissresearch #academia

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