Not sure I've reviewed for Wiley in a while but they're asking me to sign up to a new identity management service just to peer review. The poor editorial assistant ain't gonna like dealing with me.
Samuel Moore
@samuelmoore.org
I research scholarly communication at Cambridge University Library / Cambridge Digital Humanities PI: @morphss.bsky.social New book: PUBLISHING BEYOND THE MARKET https://press.umich.edu/Books/P/Publishing-Beyond-the-Market https://www.samuelmoore.org
6yo is obsessed with this big book of Calvin & Hobbes comics but doesn't get half of the references. In the last day she has asked me what a "Kafka dream" is, what amnesia is and my favourite from last night: "Daddy, what is Miller Time?"
getting tired of people on the left still launching substack newsletters after all the reporting on that company in recent years
Might anyone know of a small, non-intimidating zine-y guidebook that helps folks navigate the logistics (+ ethics) of *collaborative* publication — demystifying the design + production process; explaining formatting + rights clearances; addressing mutual accountability + collaborative review, etc.?
Why Self-Publish Under Fascism?
This publication was prompted by an invitation from Mariame Kaba to join her in a discussion titled: Why Make Zines in 2025: Information Control Under Fascism
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📢 Call for Papers | Emerging Digital Methodologies Conference 2026 📍 Oxford University, UK 📅 18 November 2026 ℹ️ Info: digitalhuboxford.com/news/call-pa... 🔜 Deadline: 30 August 2026
"Alperin alleges he learned insider details about APC pricing as a member of the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association, including “outright unlawful conduct” and “conspiratorial discussions” among the publishers, the complaint states." Go get 'em @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca !
Federal lawsuit accuses four major publishers of extorting article processing charges
iStock A lawsuit filed under the U.S. False Claims Act accuses four major publishers of perpetrating a decade-long scheme to defraud the government by charging exorbitant article processing charges…
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"Alperin alleges he learned insider details about APC pricing as a member of the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association, including “outright unlawful conduct” and “conspiratorial discussions” among the publishers, the complaint states." Go get 'em @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca !
Federal lawsuit accuses four major publishers of extorting article processing charges
iStock A lawsuit filed under the U.S. False Claims Act accuses four major publishers of perpetrating a decade-long scheme to defraud the government by charging exorbitant article processing charges…
retractionwatch.com
I mean, a spam journal will publish literally anything if you give them money. I really don't think we need a research article to answer this question.
This nonsense about the printing press and universities is simply a different form of the "the Church enforced thought control in the Middle Ages" canard and says quite a bit more about what the speaker thinks about modern institutional surveillance and control than about history.
Sonja Drimmer@sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 3d agoI’ve seen in two culture /higher ed magazines recently the claim that the printing press engendered a crisis of authority at universities bc anyone could publish what they wanted and people could learn things without universities. This is not true.
I mean, a spam journal will publish literally anything if you give them money. I really don't think we need a research article to answer this question.
This post and the accompanying paper are worth reading. There is definitely an interesting lineage of open science that leads from philanthro-capital to present-day "gold standard science", but it's also worth pointing out this is only one lineage in a pretty complicated genealogy of open research.
Jeff Lockhart@jwlockhart.bsky.social · 5d agoI wrote about science funding, science reform, and anti-science agendas. scatter.wordpress.com/2026/07/31/s...
“Harvard paid McKinsey & Company at least $250,000 to consult on the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ staff restructuring efforts, according to internal documents obtained by The Crimson.” www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
Harvard Paid McKinsey $250,000 For FAS Consultation, Internal Documents Show | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard paid McKinsey & Company at least $250,000 to consult on the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ staff restructuring efforts, according to internal documents obtained by The Crimson.
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sakura christmas@prof-christmas.bsky.social · 6d agoUnsurprising that all these cuts being made to #Harvard —from the Office of Student Services to the Writing Center to now the Dudley Co-op—are happening with input from McKinsey, a firm made up of The Second Worst People I knew in college there
This post and the accompanying paper are worth reading. There is definitely an interesting lineage of open science that leads from philanthro-capital to present-day "gold standard science", but it's also worth pointing out this is only one lineage in a pretty complicated genealogy of open research.
Jeff Lockhart@jwlockhart.bsky.social · 5d agoI wrote about science funding, science reform, and anti-science agendas. scatter.wordpress.com/2026/07/31/s...
"We probably need fewer, larger centres of arts and humanities scholarship and education." Why? There are lots of assertions in this piece with no real justification for why the humanities have to change in the way the author wants.
Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 5d ago@profserious.bsky.social is getting serious about Arts & Humanities. But how serious is serious? A 🧵part 1/3 1) How many of these questions could/should be asked of all subjects? (Me: all). 2) Where are universities' actual costs for different subjects (research & teaching) in this assessment?
The wonderful HPS Poscast is back with Season 6! Magdalena Skipper, EiC of Nature, discusses trust and equity in science with our host @tespiteri.bsky.social This podcast is produced by graduate students in the #UniMelb History & Philosophy of Science program #HPS #Metascience
Thomas Spiteri@tespiteri.bsky.social · 6d agoAfter a break, The HPS Podcast is back for Season 6! 🎙️ In our first episode, I'm joined by Dr. Magdalena Skipper, Editor-in-Chief of Nature, for a conversation about trust in science, transparent peer review, COVID-19's legacy, & the inequities that continue to shape who gets published.
I always wondered what it would take for the Telegraph to decide there might be a downside to climate breakdown. Well, now we know. Even so, this article manages not to mention it.
Research should be open by default. It's not, so what has gone wrong? I chatted to @samuelmoore.org for my latest Under Review podcast where he offers possible solutions and throws a few things into the Under Review bin. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub55... Listen: apple.co/4fIYdv0
Under Review with Dr Sam Moore - The Cost of Knowledge: Building an Equitable Open Access Model
YouTube video by Andy Tattersall
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Funny to think back to the interview in 2020 for my COPIM postdoc where I was asked about the risk of the project being treated as free R&D for publishers (they even used MIT as an example). I didn't have a particularly good answer but it turns out that they were right to be worried!
Martin Paul Eve@eve.gd · 6d agoLook, MIT Press are progressive in OA publishing. Heck, I have published with them and have another book under contract with them. But they always think they are the source of influence, never the influenced. They rarely acknowledge the work of others. www.researchinformation.info/analysis-opi...
This summer has been a challenging time for gardeners! ☀️🌱 We have a hosepipe ban in the East of England, so our Conservation team have diligently been watering the Dye Garden by hand. It may look rather dry, but we have successfully harvested hollyhock flowers and woad seeds.🌿👩🌾
I love the Glaswegian phrase "y'er on tae plums" meaning you're having no luck (on the fruit machine because all you're getting is worthless plums).
A little treat created by @scholtom.bsky.social and inspired by the Copim report (coming soon!...ish) -- the Copim crew and friends! Tag yourself! (If you're not there though please don't tag Tom as this has already gone through multiple redrafts and it'll make him cry) #OAbooks #OpenAccess
Taking my daughter to the botanic gardens to do samba dancing in the 35 degree heat. Sounds like a fever dream.
'[The authors] hypothesize that researchers who are confident in their work and who broadly embrace open-science practices might be more likely to choose open peer review. As a result, the decision to opt for open peer review could itself serve as an indicator of article quality.'
Papers with open peer-review reports are less likely to be retracted
Researchers say that transparent publishing practices could be associated with research quality, but more evidence is needed.
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As we all know, commercial journals (whether subscription or Gold APC based) don't rely at all on unpaid authors, unpaid reviewers and un paid editors to make profits.
Alejandro Montenegro@aemonten.bsky.social · last wk.Exactly, as most Diamond OA journals do. It's not a sustainable or scalable approach as currently implemented. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-afri...
This is obviously terrible and a solid demonstration of why the government's embrace of AI is very bad news for the rest of us
The Guardian@theguardian.com · last wk.Home Office used ‘AI hallucinated’ information to refuse asylum claim, judge suggests
Two-year postdoc in meta-research at Carnegie Mellon jobs.chronicle.com/job/38018780...
Postdoctoral Associate in Meta-research - UEIS - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States job with Carnegie Mellon University | 38018780
Are you a recent Ph.D. graduate in a STEM or social science discipline interested in a career path in meta-research, knowledge synthesis, open...
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Thanks @andytattersall.bsky.social for the chat. If memory serves, I talk a lot about carpets in this.
Andy Tattersall@andytattersall.bsky.social · last wk.How do we fix the publishing model so that research is open to all, not driven by metrics and profit. I chatted to @samuelmoore.org for my latest Under Review podcast where he offers possible solutions and throws a few things into the Under Review bin. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub55... 1/2
Thanks @andytattersall.bsky.social for the chat. If memory serves, I talk a lot about carpets in this.
Andy Tattersall@andytattersall.bsky.social · last wk.How do we fix the publishing model so that research is open to all, not driven by metrics and profit. I chatted to @samuelmoore.org for my latest Under Review podcast where he offers possible solutions and throws a few things into the Under Review bin. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub55... 1/2