Happy World Digital Preservation Day 2025! 🎉 The #WDPD2025 theme this year asks the question #WhyPreserve ❔ Join the conversation online & watch the Why Preserve? video from @dpc-chat.digipres.club.ap.brid.gy 📽️ 👉 www.dpconline.org/news/launch-...

Join us on 7 November at 14:00 UTC for our #OpenScience First Fridays webinar featuring Veronique Kiermer, Chief Scientific Officer of PLOS, discussing “Can we redefine publishing beyond the article and beyond the APC?” Register using the QR code below, or at globalyoungacademy.net/open-science...

PKP released the Publication Facts Label for OJS 3.3–3.5, a transparency tool to strengthen journal integrity and reader trust. Built as a plugin, it helps journals demonstrate their quality and accountability. Learn more: pkp.sfu.ca/2025/10/31/p... #OpenAccess #OJS #MediaLiteracy #ScholarlyComms

How to create data dictionaries for all your reserch projects!

Want to learn about practical innovations in responsible research assessment in the US? 🇺🇸 Join us online on Nov 20, 1pm ET, to hear about innovations in tenure, open peer review training, and the Modernizing Academic Appointment and Advancement (MA3) Challenge! Register 👉 bit.ly/RRA-innovati...

At the #OAWeek Indiana University Library Keynote, PKP's Juan Pablo Alperin @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca shows how 'exclusive databases sustain the oligopoly of academic publishers' - hidden diversity shows up when considering more inclusive databases The paper: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Want to learn about practical innovations in responsible research assessment in the US? 🇺🇸 Join us online on Nov 20, 1pm ET, to hear about innovations in tenure, open peer review training, and the Modernizing Academic Appointment and Advancement (MA3) Challenge! Register 👉 bit.ly/RRA-innovati...

It is very good to see reforming academic reward and recognition as the first point listed in this Publishing Futures from @universitypress.cambridge.org report in considering ways forward for the future of academic publishing 🤩 Read more below 👇

Researchers who communicate their work publicly often face #hatespeech, trolling or threats. How can institutions step in to protect & support them? Join our next Train-the-Trainer workshop on 4 Nov! With @berlinschool-pe.bsky.social & #ScicommSupport. 👉 Sign up here: www.hiig.de/en/events/tr...

🧠 Balancing open science with research security is a hallmark of the modern research mindset. Researchers can foster discovery and collaboration, while also safeguarding sensitive data and intellectual property from misuse. 🧪 Learn more ➡️ go.cca-reports.ca/3KPUnob

The Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) has released “A Practical Guide to Implementing Responsible Research Assessment at Research Performing Organizations”, designed to help research performing organizations. ℹ️ Learn more at https://bit.ly/4gSzFA6 @dorassessment.bsky.social

🔹 The Authorship Integrity Toolkit ukrio.org/resources/th... with: ◽ Guidance on Good Authorship Practice ◽ Model Authorship Dispute Procedure ◽ Template Authorship Strategy Agreement

Interesting insight from Maryam Sayab about disparities between indexes showcasing the true volume of research.

Dr Moumita highlights the serious integrity crisis affecting Science/Publishing

Help shape how policy experimentation is supported across Europe. The European Commission is gathering insights from people working in policy and research & innovation. Survey closes in 1 week: eu.mar.medallia.com?e=461456&d=l...

Plus qu’une semaine avant l’événement! Rejoignez-nous, @stefhaustein.scholcommlab.ca et @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca le 23 octobre 👇

Shaping research assessment is your thing? Or perhaps one of your friends? There's still time to share this opportunity or send your self-nomination to join our Steering Committee! Submit via the form 👉 forms.gle/aJ8NBXbdotKA... by October 31 ‼️

Informational session this Thursday! $15k awards for #OpenScience #OpenData #OpenSource #OpenScholareship projects. Register for webinar here: bit.ly/4o2VlvC

@vtraag.bsky.social et al. found the Matthew effect to be robust across 14 funders, and to generalize from those close to the funding threshold to the whole population. However, early-career setback effect was not robust across funders and did not generalize to the whole population.

⏳Just a few days left to comment on the draft of our #OpenAccess Business Processes Recommended Practice! Access the draft on our website, review comments made to date, and leave your own feedback by Friday, October 17: niso.org/standards-co... #OA #standards

We've extended the deadline to Thursday, Oct. 16, for SPARC Steering Committee nominations. Let us know if you'd like to be considered or want to nominate someone else. Open to anyone employed by a SPARC member library. There are 5 seats open, each w/ a 3-year term. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🇨🇳 Curious about developments in research evaluation in China? 💡 Learn how CAS, with +100 independent research institutes, has been using institute evaluations as a vital management tool, shifting from quantitative-driven approaches to assessment. Read the new case study 👉 bit.ly/CAScasestudy

Register for AI in #BroaderImpacts webinar where we'll explore potential pitfalls and benefits, engage in discussion, and feature a live demo. Hurry to register for this webinar facilitated by ARIS co-PI Dr. Aditi Pai and the AI in BI Working Group on 10/30 @ 10:30-11:30 am CT: buff.ly/F5ZfFfi

We're hosting a webinar with Emmanuel Boakye, Founder at African Reproducibility Network. He will discuss AREN's strategy for building sustainable communities through its LNL program, empowering champions in open science. Register: cos-io.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 📅 October 15 🕐 9:00 AM ET

🎙️ #Podcast: How can research institutions better support the mental health and well-being of early- and mid-career researchers? 🎧 Listen to the episode now: https://council.science/podcasts/rethinking-growth-and-resilience-in-the-research-ecosystem/ #ScienceCareers #MentalHealth

NASEM is doing a Consensus Study on Corrections and Retractions. Join the Europe Regional Learning Session on Tuesday, 14 October, from 2:00–5:00 PM CEST to share your views on improvements to the processes used to correct errors in scientific articles. 👉 www.nationalacademies.org/event/45836_...

NEW RESOURCE available from the Make Data Count and HELIOS Open ‘Implementing data evaluation in academia’ Working Group. This implementation guide provides practical guidance for integrating data and other open outputs in institutional review processes. Download the guide: tinyurl.com/y77e73n8

What do institutions need to know before choosing open infrastructure? We've researched this question through our MoCHI project, and identified 11 key evaluation themes—from data ownership to community belonging. Find out what information decision-makers need

@dorassessment.bsky.social publica A Practical Guide to Implementing Responsible Research Assessment, una guía para impulsar evaluaciones de la investigación más responsables, inclusivas y adaptadas a distintos contextos. #EvaluaciónInvestigación #CienciaAbierta #DORA #MétricasResponsables

Our mission includes promoting equitable access to research infrastructure. That's why the #ORCID Global Participation Fund is now accepting proposals! 🚀 We're here to help fund local initiatives that strengthen the global research community. ➡️ https://wp.me/PcE4o3-54u#ORCID #Researchsky

CoARA invite ses membres à la 1ʳᵉ session du Plan d’action le 24 octobre 2025 : un espace informel pour échanger avec le comité directeur sur l’élaboration de vos Plans d’action. Avec Janne Pölönen & Cameron Neylon. 🔗 Évènement LinkedIn : bit.ly/42ua4Yd 💻 Zoom : bit.ly/4qisK7J

“Using metrics to assess researchers can be ‘very dodgy terrain,’” says @jameswilsdon.bsky.social. Great overview of how research assessment is changing worldwide in @nature.com , featuring recent work by RoRI with the Global Research Council: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Are you working on a funding agency and have innovative practices geared towards societal impact? Our colleagues at The Pew Charitable Trusts are creating a repository. There's still time to share your initiatives! 👉 pewtrusts.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Deadline is next week on October 13 ⏳

#NORFest2025 Rebecca Lawrence will participate in the 'Global Open Research' panel discussion on 6 Nov at 11am! Rebecca is Vice-Chair of @dorassessment.bsky.social VP of Knowledge Translation @tandfresearch.bsky.social & Managing Director of @f1000publishing.bsky.social 👉 norf.ie/norfest-2025...

#OpenAccessWeek (Oct 20–26) is coming! Theme: “Who Owns Our Knowledge?” Join us on Oct 23, 1 – 2:30 p.m., with @stefhaustein.scholcommlab.ca & Dr. Juan Pablo Alperin to discuss equity and transparency in scholarly communication: www.uottawa.ca/library/even... @uottawaarts.bsky.social @uottawa.ca

‼️ 𝗙𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗔 𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗢𝗦 𝗗𝗘 𝗨𝗠𝗔 𝗦𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗔 ‼️ 🗓️ Termina a 13 𝙙𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙗𝙧𝙤 o prazo para se candidatar. 🕛 25 novembro (tarde) & 26 novembro (todo o dia) 📍 Instituto Politécnico de Bragança 👉 Candidate-se aqui: redata.pt/cursos/works... #redata #openscience #datamanagment #gestaodedados #cienciaaberta #FAIRdata

Very honest and very good World View from Severine Toussaert www.nature.com/articles/d41..., one that is very much in tune with our recent proposals for a framework to incentivise publication of negative or null results: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

Join us for our next First Fridays #OpenScience discussion on 10 October 2025 at 12:00 UTC featuring Michele Avissar-Whiting of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute for her talk on “Rethinking scholarly publishing in the age of preprints and AI”. Register: globalyoungacademy.net/open-science...

‼️ Global call 🌍 DORA is seeking new Steering Committee members! We especially welcome applications from Africa, Asia, and Latin America/Caribbean. Help shape the future of responsible research assessment. Submit your self-nomination by October 31: forms.gle/rqjCBeFbPHak...

‼️ Global call 🌍 DORA is seeking new Steering Committee members! We especially welcome applications from Africa, Asia, and Latin America/Caribbean. Help shape the future of responsible research assessment. Submit your self-nomination by October 31: forms.gle/rqjCBeFbPHak...

The Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) has released “A Practical Guide to Implementing Responsible Research Assessment at Research Performing Organizations”, designed to help research performing organizations. ℹ️ Learn more at https://bit.ly/4gSzFA6 @dorassessment.bsky.social

Nature surveyed 3,785 PhD candidates from around the globe, exploring everything from supervision practices to workplace concerns. The results offer a window into how today’s doctoral researchers are adapting to the rapidly changing circumstances in STEM. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

🚨 Registration is OPEN! Join us in Vancouver for the 9th World Conference on Research Integrity (#WCRI2026), May 3–6, 2026. 🌍 All disciplines, all career stages 📍 Venue: The Westin Bayshore 🔗 Register now + book your stay: wcri2026.org/registration/

Upcoming Event from The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine: Rethinking Researcher Assessment and Incentives at US Academic Institutions https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/45044_10-2025_rethinking-researcher-assessment-and-incentives-at-u-s-academic-institutions-a-workshop

🚀 Applications are OPEN for the 2nd round of the ORCA Catalytic Awards! With support from the @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social ORCA is offering $15,000 per project to grow a culture of #OpenScience #OpenScholarship at traditionally under-resourced U.S. institutions. 🔗 Learn more: orcaopen.org/work/cap

EMBO is a co-author and founding signatory of @dorassessment.bsky.social. We are pleased to announce that Sandra Bendiscioli will succeed Bernd Pulverer as EMBO’s representative on the DORA Executive Board. #ResponsibleResearchAssessment #research 🧪

The Festival of Hidden REF starts one week from today 🎉 You can still grab tickets to watch remotely on Day 2: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-festiv...

Meet our new Executive Board members Sandra Bendiscioli (@embo.org), Roheena Anand (@plos.org), and Stuart Lane (@snsf.ch)! They join our Steering Committee Chairs to provide strategic oversight, shaping DORA’s long-term priorities and activities. Short bios on our blog 👉 sfdora.org/2025/09/30/n...

Get out your calendar! It's time to fill it up with #OAweek events. We have a map where you can search by type, location & language to find an #OpenAccess activity near you. It's not too late to submit your event: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F.... www.openaccessweek.org/events

Have you registered for any webinars for #OAWeek2025? OAA as three webinars featuring regional and international speakers - Event 1 👇 The politics of knowledge: Who controls the story and who has access to it? 🗓️ Tuesday October 21 oaaustralasia.org/events/oa-we...