Thiago Carvalho

'Many individuals have jumped ship to smaller platforms such as Mastodon, Threads and Bluesky. In contrast, many research organisations remain on deck, playing to a diminishing audience. Until recently, I was one of them and before you read this as one of those melodramatic ‘I quit’ notices, this post is about what happens to these organisations.'

https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2024/09/05/if-academic-x-is-sinking-where-are-research-organisations-going/

"To further boost online engagement, scientists may also be incentivized to review pre-prints. Recent reports suggest that scientists are more motivated to review if they are credited for it, especially if these efforts are recognized by their employers; monetary compensation ranked only sixth"
#Preprint #scientificpublication #PeerReview

https://www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.15252/embr.202358127

@seatsixtyone@mas.to Portugal is an embarrassment - unconnected to Europe (or even Iberia) by train, all the local politicians debate is building more airports.