David Green, PhD
@ecologistgreen.bsky.social
Wildlife Ecologist. Passionate about open science, scientific publishing, & peer review. Founder of @StacksJournal.bsky.social, a scientific journal designed ease & ethics. Learn More & Join Us ⬇️ https://www.stacksjournal.org
New research published in @stacksjournal.bsky.social! This study will be super helpful for anyone using camera traps for wildlife monitoring.
Stacks Journal@stacksjournal.bsky.social · 2mo ago1,500% more photos. Zero added scientific insight. New research by Jody Tucker from the Rocky Mountain Research Center & colleagues analyzed >1 million camera trap photos & found that more data isn't always better. Wildlife researchers everywhere, rejoice! #CameraTraps #Ecology #WildlifeResearch
📣 Calling all hydrologists! Do you study wetlands — or know someone who does? @stacksjournal.bsky.social needs peer reviewers for a new submission on depressional wetlands and groundwater pumping. Repost or sign up below 👇
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Want to improve peer review and collaborate on new hydrology research? We're looking for reviewers @stacksjournal.bsky.social for a new submission examining how groundwater pumping affects depressional wetlands. Sign up to review or repost 👇
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📣 Calling all immunologists! Do you study lupus or know someone who does? @stacksjournal.bsky.social needs peer reviewers for a new submission on mitochondrial gene expression in lupus & liver, analyzed by sex. Repost or sign up below 👇
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Want to improve peer review AND collaborate on new immunology research? We're looking for reviewers @stacksjournal.bsky.social for a new submission examining mitochondrial gene expression in lupus-afflicted liver tissue. Interested or know someone who might be? Sign up to review or repost 👇
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#PeerReview is indeed breaking down, but I believe we should build it back up instead of scrapping it entirely. It's how we ensure trust in science. What would make you more likely to review your colleagues' new research? 🧪 #SciPub #AcademicSky
The peer review system is breaking down. Here’s how we can fix it
Peer review is so integral to the scholarly system that research would grind to a halt without it.
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At what point will we as a field finally abandon Impact Factors and focus the credibility on the actual science? 🧪 #SciPub #PeerReview #AcademicSky
A survey of how biology researchers assess credibility when serving on grant and hiring committees
Researchers who serve on grant review and hiring committees have to make decisions about the intrinsic value of research in short periods of time, and research impact metrics such Journal Impact Facto...
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Another article published at @stacksjournal.bsky.social using their new model of collaborative peer review! 🧪🌎 #OpenScience #AcademicSky #PeerReview
Stacks Journal@stacksjournal.bsky.social · 6mo agoIs it safe to assume that the isotopes in a single feather or a strand of hair represent those in an animal's entire body? New research in @StacksJournal.bsky.social by Davis & @hanvanzan.bsky.social puts this common ecological shortcut to the test. 🌎🧪🦊 Here’s what they found: 🧵
A new #preprint server where articles are written and reviewed by AI. What could possibly go wrong? 🤔 Do you think #AI has a place in #ScientificPublishing and #PeerReview? How would you incorporate it in a thoughtful and ethical way? 🧪
A new preprint server welcomes papers written and reviewed by AI
With human peer review struggling to keep pace with machine-generated science, aiXiv enlists bots to help
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Jane and her work had a special way of bringing you in. She undoubtedly inspired entire generations of conservation biologists, behavioral ecologists, and optimists — Myself included. She will be missed. 🧪🌍
Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91
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Toucans -- Loud, colorful, and despised by all of the other birds. 🪶🌍 🔉Sound on!
What's one thing you'd change about #PeerReview as a reviewer? I'll start: I'd love to see what the other reviewers said about the same paper so I can learn from their perspectives and expertise. 🧪 #SciPub #AcademicSky
It's true: Academic publishing has become a racket. But I think the idea that #peerreview can happen haphazardly in the comments of a preprint server is naive. 1/ 🧪 #AcademicSky #SciPub
Opinion | Academic Publishing Has Become a Racket
Scientists write and review papers without getting paid, and their institutions have to pay for access.
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Ever watched a scarlet macaw delicately work to get at a piece of fruit? These birds are more than just pretty; they're also important seed dispersers. Sometimes they even swallow fruit whole and plant new trees with their droppings! 🪶🌍🧪
I left academia to build something I couldn't stop thinking about: a better way to #PeerReview research. It isn't an easy path, but I couldn't stand by any longer without trying to fix a broken system. I'm really proud of what we're building at stacksjournal.org. 🧪 #SciPub
Well this is just the coolest! Scientists discovered an ant queen that can lay eggs that hatch into two different species. 🐜🌍✨🤯
Ant queen lays eggs that hatch into two species
Bizarre discovery of interspecies cloning “almost impossible to believe,” biologists say
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Interesting read about Impact Factors and vanity metrics in #ScientificPublishing. If we continue to let these measures become the goal, we will lose sight of the meaning, the unseen impact, and continue to limit what research is deemed important. How do you choose where to submit your research? 🧪
When the Scoreboard Becomes the Game, It’s Time to Recalibrate Research Metrics - The Scholarly Kitchen
Today's guest post discusses research metrics and their relationship to research integrity, inclusivity, and long-term impact.
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Null results matter, but too often, they never see the light of day. When journals only publish splashy findings, we lose valuable science. That's why I'm excited about 2-pagers at @StacksJournal.bsky.social. Streamlined publishing for results that deserve to be shared. 🧪 #SciPub #AcademicSky
Researchers value null results, but struggle to publish them
Survey finds that fear of reputational harm and a lack of support and publication platforms are among respondents’ key concerns.
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What do you think will be the short- and long-term consequences of these new payment limits in #AcademicPublishing? Do you think publishers will just raise their rates to the new cap? 🧪
David Green, PhD@ecologistgreen.bsky.social · 11mo agoIt's outrageous that taxpayer dollars were ever used to pay more than $2000 to publish a single article. While it does cost money to have research peer-reviewed and published, the system doesn't make sense when the big publishers are making more money than Google or Amazon. 🧪 #SciPub #AcademicSky
It's outrageous that taxpayer dollars were ever used to pay more than $2000 to publish a single article. While it does cost money to have research peer-reviewed and published, the system doesn't make sense when the big publishers are making more money than Google or Amazon. 🧪 #SciPub #AcademicSky
NIH details options for limiting its payments for open-access publishing fees
Other publishing proposals would scrap reimbursements or pay peer reviewers, unprecedented steps for a major government funder
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✨Resplendent Quetzal✨ So lucky to see one of these magical birds the other day. But did you know that their feathers aren't actually green? They actually look green because of how they bend light. There’s no green pigment at all, and they can even look brown under different lighting. 🪶🧪🌍
Yes! @stacksjournal.bsky.social is working hard to improve #PeerReview. Take a look! 🧪 #academicsky
James A Campbell@rtbecard.bsky.social · 12mo agoTheres a new multi-disciplinary journal launching: stacks. It aims for more streamlined, transparent and generally better peer review. You can register to be a reviewer below 👇 Can we give this a shot and support ppl trying to improve our awful publishing systems? #academiclife #fishsci #fishsky
The moment we distill research quality into meaningless metrics, they get gamed and lose all meaning. Are citation counts, h-indexes, and impact factors still useful? How do you think we should be evaluating research? 🧪 #SciPub #AcademicSky
How easy is it to fudge your scientific rank? Meet Larry, the world’s most cited cat
“Exercise in absurdity” reveals flaws in Google Scholar’s productivity metrics
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What’s the single worst comment you’ve ever received from a reviewer? I'll go first: "The authors should consider finding a study replicate." ...It was an observational ecology study. 🤦♂️ 🧪 #SciPub #AcademicSky
Not every study needs to be a 20-page paper that takes months—or years—to write. Negative results, small studies, and datasets deserve a home, too. That’s why we created the 2-pager at @StacksJournal.bsky.social — a simple format to share all credible findings. 🧪 #SciPub #AcademicPublishing
The Two-Pager | Stacks Journal
Easily share your research with a 2-Pager in Stacks Journal. Peer review and publish datasets, small studies, null results, and more in a quick, concise format.
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