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petersuber @petersuber@fediscience.org · 6d ago
Vladimir Moskovkin proposes an interesting "reform model for scholarly communication that combines elements of centralized access —based on adapting the Soviet VINITI experience to the digital environment— with decentralized Diamond Open Access platforms." PS: This is the first time I've seen anyone draw the Soviet #VINITI model into #OpenAccess / #ScholComm discussions. Here's some background on the model, if it's new to you. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VINITI #Centralization #Decentralization #DiamondOA
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petersuber @petersuber@fediscience.org · Aug 05, 2026
When #AI tools hallucinate citations, their made-up author names are not random. "We show that #LLMs do not merely default to high-probability individual names when generating fictional experts: they produce correlated character ensembles, pairs and trios [of co-authors] whose co-occurrence rates far exceed chance and are consistent across independent generations." https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.02184 They fool people and tools: "We identify 1,655 ghost-authored records claiming nonexistent journals with fabricated publication dates…Server-side #DataCite timestamps prove deliberate backdating…These carry real #DOIs…making them harvestable by any scholarly aggregator that ingests DOI metadata." #Citations #Hallucinations #ScholComm
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Dryad @datadryad@mstdn.science · Aug 04, 2026
Passionate about open science and open data? Join the team at Dryad! We're searching for a remote Partnership Development Manager to help build our network of partner societies, publishers & institutions. https://bit.ly/4xeizDC #publishingjobs #scholcomm #scholcomms #opendata #openscience #openaccess #openresearch #biology #science
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petersuber @petersuber@fediscience.org · Jul 18, 2026
New study: "We show…that research assessment is driven more by differences between evaluators than by difference in the evaluated research." https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.09783 #Academia #Assessment #PeerReview #ScholComm #Universities
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petersuber @petersuber@fediscience.org · Apr 21, 2026
Replying to @petersuber@fediscience.org
Update. This article in Nature makes the case that reusing #OpenData for new purposes is a good solution for "cash-strapped and early-career researchers" who don't have the means to generate their own. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00434-x True enough. But it undervalues the utility of past data for all relevant new projects, even well-funded new projects. The present thread gives some examples. Open data are not only, and not even primarily, for the indigent. They're for the savvy, those who notice their relevance, regardless of means. #Data #ECR #Funding #OpenScience #Reuse #ScholComm
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petersuber @petersuber@fediscience.org · Apr 23, 2026
Boosted by Kevin Karhan @kkarhan@jorts.horse
Replying to @petersuber@fediscience.org
Update. The passage in the #Trump budget criticizing expensive #subscriptions and #APCs (previous post, this thread) triggered a debate in the House of Representatives. "US lawmakers intensify scrutiny of scientific-publishing practices." https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01251-y "From ‘paper mills’ that sell authorships on fake or low-quality research papers to the costs associated with open-access publishing, US lawmakers are paying increasing attention to widely debated issues in scientific publishing. In a rare show of unity, members of the US House of Representatives from both sides of the political aisle agreed at a hearing that these issues deserve more attention from government — but there was less unity on what the solutions should be." #OpenAccess #Publishing #ScholComm
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