We’ve shared some early findings from our work with #DefendResearch, mapping the impact of US research censorship on public health and epidemiology. But why did we get involved, and what happens next? Find out more about the project and how you can help: buff.ly/mA42OgK

Why we're supporting #DefendResearch's fight against research censorship - Research Consulting

Over the past 18 months, we've watched with growing concern as the Trump administration has moved to censor and undermine research and expertise in the United

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It's #PeerReviewWeek2026 and, to celebrate, our @alicemeadows.bsky.social interviewed @neurosarda.bsky.social about her work with @prereview.bsky.social in today's @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social - enjoy! scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/09/16/k...

Kitchen Essentials: An Interview with Daniela Saderi of PREreview - The Scholarly Kitchen

Today's Peer Review Week post is a Kitchen Essentials interview with Daniela Saderi, Executive Director of PREreview.

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If you're at #ALPSP2026 don't miss tomorrow's panel on Schol Comms in a World where Universities are Under Pressure w/ Regina Mencia (Uni Nac del Litoral), Peter Barr @manmetuni.bsky.social & our @alicemeadows.bsky.social - moderator@godwyns.bsky.social 9-10am Sept 10 Deansgate Suite

On Sept 29 our @alicemeadows.bsky.social will join Cathy Foley (former Chief Scientist, Australia) & Ning Zhang (CEO TopEdit) at this @researchconsulting.bsky.social webinar on the challenges of planning globally in a fractured policy world. Register now for free! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The Crossref board has approved $4.9 million of surplus funds to accelerate the redesign of the Crossref system over three years. The current infrastructure has been running for more than two decades and does more than it was built to do. 🔗 Full blog: https://doi.org/10.64000/enn8e-31771

If you'll be at #ALPSP26 in Manchester look out for our consultant-at-large @alicemeadows.bsky.social. She'll be there fthroughout incl speaking on Sess 4: Scholarly Communications in a World where Universities are Under Pressure w/ @godwyns.bsky.social & Regina Mencia www.alpsp.org/events/alpsp...

Join the Open Science webinar on 4 Sept at 11:00 CEST for “Enabling Open Science in Africa with DataCite.” Hear real-world examples from the DataCite community across Africa & learn how DataCite DOIs & open metadata can boost the visibility & impact of African research. Register tinyurl.com/4bsub9tf

Enabling Open Science in Africa with DataCite: Insights and Use Cases - DataCite

DataCite Community Specialist Mohamad Mostafa will present at a webinar hosted by the UbuntuNet Alliance as part of the newly launched Open Pan-African Repository Community of Practice (OPAR) Open Sci...

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Don't forget to join our Metadata Health Check webinar tomorrow, on 12 August, 07:00 UTC. A practical tour of the Crossref Participation Reports tool: what your metadata score means and how to improve it. https://crossref.zoom.us/webinar/register/1217816414858/WN_zAL7QHKZSQm4yfteYqXLKQ

Big news about OSF from @cos.io! I'm sure this was a big & difficult decision - it's a great example of an open not-for-profit org recognizing the need to focus its limited resources where they will have the most impact in order to achieve its mission. www.cos.io/osf-changes

OSF Changes | Center for Open Science

We are preparing substantial changes to OSF that will reduce its functionality, focus OSF on its unique strengths, and move toward an integrated model with complementary services. As part of that shif...

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Our @alicemeadows.bsky.social interviewed Jennifer Fleet of @ariessystems.bsky.social & Christian Grubak of @chronoshub.bsky.social about their thoughts on what authors want in this @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social post today scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/08/11/w...?

What Authors Expect Now, and Why Publishing Hasn't Kept Up: An Interview with Jennifer Fleet of Aries Systems and Christian Grubak of ChronosHub - The Scholarly Kitchen

Today Alice Meadows interviews Jennifer Fleet (Aries Systems) and Christian Gruback (ChronosHub) about changing author needs and how their recently announced partnership is an effort to address them.

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The call for abstracts for the Crossref annual meeting and board election is open until 4 September. We want short talks from every part of the community — members, users, researchers, librarians, and developers. https://www.crossref.org/crossref-annual-meeting/ #Crossref2026 #callforabstracts

We are pleased to invite you to the first session of the OPAR Open Science Webinar Series. Explore how rich metadata and connected research infrastructure help institutional repositories increase the visibility of their research outputs. Register: https://tinyurl.com/bxx7afy2

The Open Research Calendar @openresearchcalendar.org is a free online calendar where you can find open research events and share your own! See what's on near you: openresearchcalendar.org #Research #OpenResearch #AcademicSky

Delighted to see this @crossref.bsky.social position paper on #PIDs in national research strategies published! Proud to have played a part in getting it over the finish line & hope it will be useful to policymakers, funders & implementers of national strategies. www.crossref.org/publications...

Position paper: persistent identifiers in research infrastructure policy - Crossref

PIDs have become central to national and international open research strategies, but identifiers alone cannot deliver the connected, open record that researchers, institutions, funders, publishers, an...

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Registration is now open for #PIDfest26 - October 27-29 in beautiful Leiden, Netherlands! We'll be there, will you? www.pidfest.org/register

Our colleague Rocio Gaudioso Pedraza wrote for @sciencecouncil.bsky.social's Open Science Round-Up on what research reform actually needs to succeed. As she puts it: #metadata is not an afterthought. It's the ground we build on. Check it out: council.science/blog/open-sc...

Open Science round-up: the hidden infrastructure behind research reform - International Science Council

In this issue, we feature an editorial from Crossref that brings attention to the “invisible” role of metadata in shaping the future of research assessment. As the community moves beyond journal-based...

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I'm excited for this course & for the great guest speakers we'll be hearing from -- @cshillum.bsky.social of @orcid.org, Lauren Kane of @bioone.bsky.social & Maurice York of @bigtenacademic.bsky.social. They'll be sharing their orgs experiences of building resilience through collaboration

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If you're struggling to address big problems in #ScholComm, you're not alone! Our next training series hosted by @alicemeadows.bsky.social offers real-world advice and practical tips for building resilience through collaboration. Register by May 17 for the best rates! niso.org/events/organ...

⏰ Just a few more days to get your Global Participation Fund application in! The GPF helps build research equity by funding ORCID Communities of Practice in countries where ORCID participation to-date has been low. ORCID membership not required. Learn more: https://wp.me/PcE4o3-54u #ResearchSky

Are you a #metadata enthusiast? If so then pls join @alicemeadows.bsky.social at @nisoinfo.bsky.social webinar on healthy metadata May 13, 11am ETw/ speakers @matthew-ragucci.bsky.social, Molly Hirst @umich.edu & Andrew Joseph, Witts UP niso.org/events/deep-...

Don't forget to look out for @alicemeadows.bsky.social at today's @digital-science.com publishers day today & at the @stmassoc.bsky.social conference tomorrow & Thursday!

I’m excited to lead this @nisoinfo.bsky.social training series - collaboration is more important than ever! I look forward to meeting the attendees, sharing my experiences & hearing from guest lecturers Chris Shillum @orcid.org & Maurice York @bigtenacademic.bsky.social

NISO@nisoinfo.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Overwhelmed by the many challenges facing scholarly communications today? You don’t have to go it alone! Join @alicemeadows.bsky.social for our next training series & learn how to build collaborative relationships that strengthen organizations. www.niso.org/events/organ... #ScholComm

The UKRN Local Network are playing a key role in UK universities to develop #OpenResearch expertise. Join #LDNOpenFest26 webinar on Thu 23 April at 12-13:00 (UK time) to learn how LNLs are undertaking community building to support #ResearchReproducibility at 3 universities. Eventbrite link below:

UK Reproducibility Networks: Building a Local Network for Open Research

This session will highlight the valuable work being performed by the UK Reproducibility Network in developing a culture of open research.

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If you're in DC next week for the @digital-science.com publishers day &/or @stmassoc.bsky.social conference look out for @alicemeadows.bsky.social! She's giving the closing keynote at the Digital Science event & will then be at STM through Thursday lunchtime www.digital-science.com/digital-scie...

Agenda: Digital Science Publisher Day US 2026 - Digital Science

AGENDA Tuesday 21 April 2026 View speaker biographies View our solutions TimeSessionSpeaker12 noon - 1:00pmLUNCHn/a1:00 - 1:10pmWelcomeCathy

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Our @alicemeadows.bsky.social will be there -- hope you will be too!

Society for Scholarly Publishing@scholarlypub.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Time is running short to secure the best rates for SSP's 48th Annual Meeting! Register by THIS FRIDAY to take advantage of early pricing, and reserve your hotel by May 5 to access the SSP group rate. We look forward to welcoming the community in May :)

ICYMI: We're redesigning Crossref's core technical infrastructure. Read more on the blog: https://doi.org/10.64000/8mckt-w8m69

Happy Feature Friday! 💫 Among our latest Registry updates include improvements to the Add Works menu option within the Works section of the ORCID record to support the new "Import works from other services" option. Read more here: https://info.orcid.org/feature-friday/ #ORCID #FeatureFriday

Feature Friday

Feature Friday is where we let the community know about updates we've made to the ORCID Registry and the Member Portal.

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We've submitted our proposals -- have you!?

alicemeadows.bsky.social@alicemeadows.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Calling all #PersistentIdentifier people -- today's your last chance to submit a proposal for #PIDfest26! Make sure you've completed this form before midnight CET tonight! pretalx.surf.nl/pidfest-26-2...

💡 Your voice matters—join the ORCID Community Town Hall on 25 March to. 📌 Hear 2025 highlights 📌 See what's ahead in 2026 📌 Ask questions—submit yours when registering 🎁 Stay till the end for the 2025 ORCID Annual Report. #ORCIDEvents

ORCID Community Town Hall 2026

We are delighted to invite you to attend the ORCID Community Town Hall meeting on 25 March 2026. To accommodate our global audience, we’ve organized two separate instances of the event.

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Don't forget to vote for this year's @peerreviewweek.bsky.social theme - incentives, mentorship, capacity, or governance. Learn more & vote at peerreviewweek.net

Peer Review Week (PRW) is a global celebration of the vital role peer review plays in ensuring the quality and integrity of research.

Peer Review Week (PRW) is a global celebration of the vital role peer review plays in ensuring the quality and integrity of research.

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Do you ❤️ #PIDs? If so, make sure you submit a proposal to #PIDfest26 by Mar 22. This year's theme is Keeping Knowledge Connected & suggestions from anyone using or planning to use PIDs are welcome. And save the date for the conference, Oct 29-29, Leiden, Netherlands www.pidfest.org/pidfest-2026...