Open Science and Mental Health
It’s world mental health day (10th October) and it feels like the perfect moment to discuss mental health in academia. We all know that academia can be challenging, so say the least. Between endless deadlines, tough competition, and the constant pressure of “publish or perish”, it’s no wonder so many researchers struggle with stress and…
Best practices for preprint review services using AI
It’s peer review week and this years theme is “rethinking peer review in the AI era”. To contribute to this theme, we have designed a series of best practices for preprint review services using AI/LLMs. These best practices to support the responsible and transparent use of such tools. Who is this for? The best practices…
The Open Access Rainbow
Here is a quick and simple guide to the “rainbow” of open access terms. Bronze Freely accessible journal articles on publishers’ servers, but without clear details on reuse Examples Limitations Without clear licences, article reuse is highly limited Gold First publication as an article in Open Access journals. Publication costs are covered by authors, usually in…
How to get more involved with preprints and open science
Preprints are revolutionising the way we share and communicate scientific findings. They have numerous benefits and advantages for all stakeholders but particularly for ECRs. If you are an ECR you need to be posting preprints. If you train or are responsible for ECRs then you need to be making sure you facilitate preprinting of their…
Preprints in training; An AI approach
A recent preprint by Rong Ni & Ludo Waltman (1) surveyed authors on their experiences and attitudes to preprinting. A number of interesting points come out of this data but I wanted to focus on one in particular here; training. Figure 3 in the article looks at the sources of learning about preprints and “in…
In defence of preprints
You may have come across this remarkably ill-informed blog post. Given that this podcast advocates for preprints in the life sciences, we are compelled to issue a direct response to the blog post. Leadership does not come from remaining silent. You can listen to the episode discussing the blog post here, below is a clearer,…
Rippling Ideas 