Following the decision of Statistics and Computing to charge (high!) APCs to *all* accepted papers, I decided to resign from the Editorial Board. (Sorry to the let EiC down, he's doing a super job).

F. Javier Rubio@fjrubio.bsky.social · last mo.

“Springer about to hijack Statistics & Computing” xianblog.wordpress.com/2026/06/28/s...

A Whole genome study of the British Swallowtail (Papilio machaon britannicus) has been completed for the first time. The analyses demonstrates that the British Swallowtail butterfly is genetically isolated and distinct from other Papilio machaon populations. doi.org/10.1111/icad...

I’ve officially resigned as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. It used to be a reputable journal, but became a case study in how forced automation destroys academic integrity. 👇

📑 New @genomics.peercommunityin.org recommendation, by @saabalde.bsky.social genomics.peercommunityin.org/articles/rec... On the work of Guilio et al. (2026) Comparing DNA extraction methods for successful PacBio HiFi sequencing: a case study of the freshwater mussel Anodonta anatina (Bivalvia...

High-quality HMW-DNA extractions from molluscs: comparing method...

High-quality reference genomes are increasingly recognized as essential resources in biodiversity genomics and conservation. However, successful DNA extraction and long-read sequencing remain highly…

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We highlight current initiatives shaping Open Access worldwide—from tracking open science practices (@plos.org OA Indicators) to setting standards for Diamond OA publishing (CRAFT-OA, a service by @eudch.bsky.social). Visit our latest post: peeer.net/2026/05/11/o... #BetterPublishing #DiamondOA

From tools to projects promoting Open Access in the publishing environment

Multiple initiatives are now building tools for exploring and standards for identifying Open Access publishing internationally. Here are a few examples: Open Science Indicators, developed by P…

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Today at 12 PM ET, join Stand Up for Science for our Virtual & Accessible May Day Rally! Join the movement to fight for our science, defend our workers, and protect our future. Register now at the link in our bio or here: zurl.co/fm0Hc (1/2🧵)

While @phylogenetrips.bsky.social and I were presenting the Where To Publish database (wheretopublish.github.io) in french to the CRNL in Lyon, @diegoharta.bsky.social was presenting the Where To Publish database in Spanish to the UNAM in Mexico! Where To Publish recording starting at 38:30

Ecología y Evolución del Pez Payaso. Genómica y simulaciones

YouTube video by Instituto de Ecología, UNAM

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Sur le déclassement de la recherche scientifique française blogs.mediapart.fr/david-monnia...

Sur le déclassement de la recherche scientifique française

Des tribunes sortent en ce moment dans la presse pour dénoncer les coupes dans les budgets de la recherche et le décrochage scientifique de la France. La situation est grave ; elle est l’aboutissemen…

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Dear native-english-speaking friends: do you pronounce "bias" and "Bayes" the same way or differently?

We are currently recruiting a PhD student to conduct a doctoral thesis on mouse lemur population genomics. Main supervisor: Helena Teixeira ( at ISEM @isemevol.bsky.social ) Application deadline: 19 April 2026 More info euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/420224

PhD Position on mouse lemur population genomics W/M

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🚨PhD position opening in Montpellier (France) on how Quaternary climatic changes and recent anthropogenic pressures impact the genetic make-up, distribution, and demographic dynamics of lemurs in Madagascar 🐒🧬 All the info here: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/420224

Many journals require data and code sharing. Yet code is still rarely shared and datasets are often hard to reuse. Our new paper introduces the @sortee.bsky.social guidelines for data & code quality control in ecology & evolution, developed by 26 experienced data editors. 📄 doi.org/10.24072/pcj...

3/3 This is our ⭐️133rd⭐️recommendation! We will continue to transparently peer-review your manuscripts and make them free to publish / free to read pieces of citable academic work! Try us, this is the way to go in 2026! #OpenScience #openaccess

National Day of Action, this Saturday March 7, with dozens of events taking place in communities nationwide. New reporting via @meghanbartels.bsky.social with key quotes from @cdelawalla.bsky.social & @mtosterholm.bsky.social on the moment we face. www.scientificamerican.com/article/stan...

Stand Up for Science plans second rally on March 7

Public health chaos and research funding cuts are inspiring nationwide pro-science protests against the Trump administration

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📘 Nouveau livre ! Introduction à la statistique bayésienne avec le logiciel R Découvrez pas à pas la statistique bayésienne et sa mise en œuvre dans R : théorème de Bayes, MCMC, priors, régression, GLM/GLMM et comparaison/validation de modèles. Aux éditions Quae 🙏 📷 Crédit photo : Yann Raulet

starting March 1, 2026, researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences are prohibited from using central government funds to pay Article Processing Charges for high-priced OA journals, specifically Nature Communications and Science Advances.

Our paper on convergent regressive evolution of genes involved in oral anatomy of myrmecophagous mammals is now officially published @molbioevol.bsky.social 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msag009

Pseudogenes document protracted parallel regression of oral anatomy in myrmecophagous mammals

Abstract. Adaptation to ant and/or termite consumption (myrmecophagy) in mammals constitutes a textbook example of convergent evolution, being independentl

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Frederic Delsuc@freddelsuc.bsky.social · last yr.

New @erc.europa.eu funded #ConvergeAnt preprint on using the evolution of pseudogenes to document the parallel regression of oral anatomy in myrmecophagous mammals posted at @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Emerling, @freddelsuc.bsky.social et al. investigated candidate genes related to dentition, gustation, and mastication in nine convergent myrmecophagous mammalian lineages, finding that convergent evolution of myrmecophagy was a protracted process. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msag009 #evobio #molbio

Pseudogenes document protracted parallel regression of oral anatomy in myrmecophagous mammals

Abstract. Adaptation to ant and/or termite consumption (myrmecophagy) in mammals constitutes a textbook example of convergent evolution, being independentl

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If you are a scientist, working on biology, wondering where to submit your manuscript given the current issues with the academic publishing system, check out wheretopublish.github.io! We did this thinking change is possible. Let’s make it happen!

Nicolas Clairis@nclairis.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Dear all, I'm happy to present you a side project done with @diegoharta.bsky.social @phylogenetrips.bsky.social & Lucas Baudouin regarding the publication landscape in Biology: wheretopublish.github.io 1/4

Great opportunity to interact with the French Community of Ecological Theory: "Biodiversity in Equations" Conference in Montpellier, France on April 9 and 10, 2026, organized by GDR TheoMoDive and SFE2. Registration is free! Find more info here: biodiveq.sciencesconf.org?forward-acti...

How do we know our research results are REAL? We replicate them! Most folks agree but lament on how hard it is to publish these replications. My dearest gentle reader, lament no more! Delighted to unveil: Replication Studies, a new section of Behavioral Ecology 1/ academic.oup.com/beheco/artic...

Replication studies: a win-win for early-career training and behavioral ecology

Replicating previous research builds confidence that results are real and meaningful. But close replications are rare due to limitations in resources and d

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Dear all, I'm happy to present you a side project done with @diegoharta.bsky.social @phylogenetrips.bsky.social & Lucas Baudouin regarding the publication landscape in Biology: wheretopublish.github.io 1/4

@jochenwolflab.bsky.social Where do potentially harmful mutations accumulate? We have an answer in birds. Congratulations Fidel for wonderful paper! doi.org/10.1093/gene...

Determinants of mutation load in birds

Abstract. Many mutations have detrimental effects. The mutation load in a population depends on the efficacy of purifying selection in removing deleterious

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A new preprint with Beatriz Vicoso, where we highlight that a common observation in molecular evolution—X chromosomes adapting faster than autosomes—doesn't quite add up. So we tested a new theory (www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...) in fruit flies, mice and humans...

bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology@biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Is faster-X adaptation due to large-effect mutations? An empirical test of a new theory https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.06.704462v1

Why not publish your research with a Society Journal? 🧪🌍 The Linnean Society is committed to publishing high-quality and ground-breaking scientific research across the four themes of botany, zoology, biology and evolution, striving to make these accessible & engaging to a global audience. 🧵(1/4)

📑 New @genomics.peercommunityin.org recommendation, by @gecko1990.bsky.social genomics.peercommunityin.org/articles/rec... On the work of Pierre Brézellec (2025) The identification of the replicative helicase loader gene dciA within the Helicobacter pylori genome... #OpenAccess #Bioinformatics

Recovered helicase loader *dciA* reshapes replication-initiation...

At the onset of bacterial chromosome replication initiation, replicative helicases are loaded onto DNA, a process requiring helicase loaders. While organisms documented as lacking a helicase loader…

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Just starting to realize that double-blind reviewing (which is good) kind of conflicts with preprint publishing (which also is good). Has this been discussed? #ScientificPublishing

Also now featuring @seantattan.bsky.social!

Back from holiday and it's finally time to post about this. I am taking on a section editor role for the new diamond open access journal Biogeography, put together by @biogeographyjfab.bsky.social. That means that it's free to publish and free to read. (thread) biog.journals.sup.org/index.php/bi...

The PCI-PCJ 2025 recap is here! ✨ Dive into the events of 2025 👀: peercommunityin.org/2026/01/07/p... Huge thanks to everyone who contributed to an amazing year! 🙏 #PCI2025 #Highlights