Latest research with @plos.org colleagues to understand how we can help focus on intrinsic qualities in research assessment. A survey of how biology researchers assess credibility when serving on grant and hiring committees peerj.com/articles/205... @peerj.bsky.social @iainhz.bsky.social

New on the blog! In an interview with Veronique Kiermer @verokiermer.bsky.social, Chief Scientific Officer for @plos.org, she provides insight into their approach to data sharing, visibility and evaluation. 👉 Read the post: makedatacount.org/read-our-blo... #dataevaluation #datasharing

10 years since CRediT was introduced, >20% adoption (of full text in Dimensions). Now, we need to build on this to comprehensively integrate CRediT in metadata and make sure the taxonomy evolves to remain fit for purpose. doi.org/10.1038/d415... W/ @sjcporter.bsky.social Liz Allen Ruth Whitman

My new PLOS Bio piece about when one's work is misrepresented: "[T]here is a normative expectation within scholarly research that all parties are well-intentioned and truth-seeking...when invitations to engage genuinely are not accepted..scholarly discourse is ill-equipped to resolve the conflict."

In a thought-provoking @plosbiology.org Perspective article, @briannosek.bsky.social asks whether science’s openness can be used against it, looking at how transparency and self-skepticism might be reframed in today’s discourse around golden standards plos.io/4l8rNuE #OpenScience 🧪

🚨Still time to register. "Unconferences" are fun. And this one is about Responsible Research in Action, even better! A great opportunity to dig deep into important issues with people from different horizons.

Really excited to see this new partnership between MetaROR and PLOS Biology 👏 @metaror.bsky.social @plosbiology.org

PLOS ONE metadata forms the basis of our study's Figure 1. We could only study PLOS ONE because PLOS made this metadata freely available (and in bulk XML, no less)! Information is only useful if it is accessible! plos.org/text-and-dat...

tl;dr — this EO co-opts the language of open science to implement a system of political control wherein presidential appointees are given broad latitude to designate any number of reasonable scientific activities and inferences as scientific misconduct, and to penalize those involved accordingly.

When Do Scholarly Retractions Become a Form of Censorship? A talk by our Ivan Oransky, adapted by @quillette.bsky.social

Newly published Perspective on why we should rethink publishing to support #openscience with @niamhoconnor73.bsky.social @amudditt.bsky.social itt.bsky.social It gives the context that led us @plos.org to embark on a research & design project with support from GBMF and RWJF bit.ly/44of6af

🚨Submission deadline is approaching for the #EinsteinFoundationAward for Promoting Quality in Research. A prestigious and unique award recognizing efforts to improve research rigor, reliability and transparency. Three categories: three opportunities to nominate research heroes!

What remains of the CDC after Tuesday’s cuts is a hobbled agency, with a smaller global footprint, devoting fewer resources to environmental health, occupational health and disease prevention. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/h...

Very insightful piece by @ludowaltman.bsky.social on why publishing reform requires assessment reform AND vice versa. Coordination is crucial.

I was lucky to work with Tara when she co-led the ACD Working Group Re-Envisioning NIH-supported postdocs. If true, this is a real loss but there’s zero chance her leadership won’t be appreciated elsewhere. www.statnews.com/2025/03/26/t...

Seismic scoop from @lenasun.bsky.social: A long-time anti-vaxer who was disciplined for practising medicine without a license has been selected by #HHS to conduct the study RFK Jr. wants looking yet again at whether vaccines cause autism. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

We've started a consultation with academic leaders to understand how publishing a more complete record of research can support better recognition and rewards for researchers. Great to see a lot of alignment in our first workshop. theplosblog.plos.org/2025/03/why-...

RFK Jr. has suggested allowing the H5N1 virus to spread on poultry farms, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Such an experiment would be disastrous, scientists say. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/h...

The Texas-New Mexico-Oklahoma #measles outbreak could be a long one, local public health official warns. www.statnews.com/2025/03/18/m...

Once again a splendid line up of winners for this important award. The focus of the Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Quality in Research is unique yet so important. If you can, join the live stream to honor the winners!

openRxiv has arrived! We’re thrilled to announce the launch of openRxiv as an independent, researcher-led nonprofit to oversee bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world’s leading preprint servers for life and health sciences. openrxiv.org/introducing-... #openRxiv #OpenScience #Preprints #bioRxiv #medRxiv

We (AIMOS and RORI) launched a metascience platform, MetaROR.org, several months ago 😀. Submit your metascience-related preprints and get peer reviews! André Brasil articulates the vision here, reflecting the hard work he's done to get the platform working for us. katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

More on the NIH termination of vaccine hesitancy studies.

As President Trump seeks to purge the federal government of “woke” initiatives, agencies have flagged hundreds of words to limit or avoid, according to a compilation of government documents. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Thank you for all the input so far on the Metascience Alliance! A wide range of perspectives is crucial for informing future development. 🗣️ Please continue to share this call. The feedback form is open through 3/16/25. (See further info in the thread below.) docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

📢 New Report: Implementing Narrative CVs - 5 recommendations for Funders These CVs can diversify the scientific workforce, broaden academic values, and drive societal impact 🌱 The report offers actionable strategies for funders. Read the full report here: rori.figshare.com/articles/rep...

FFS! CDC Staff Prohibited From Co-Authoring Papers With World Health Organization Personnel www.huffpost.com/entry/cdc-wh...

Collaborative Metadata Enrichment Taskforce (COMET) has launched a Community Call to Action to transform how we enrich & maintain PID metadata. Now, this FORCE11 WG needs your help to make it happen! Read the Call to Action & join the webinar on March 5 at 3pm UTC! www.cometadata.org/blog/call-to...

#transparency #accountability #democracy

“People will die,” said @ckyobutungi.bsky.social, executive director of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.” nyti.ms/41yWNgN

"… it is the words and actions of all members of the scientific community … that form the collective voice of science …," writes @holdenthorp.bsky.social in a new #ScienceEditorial. scim.ag/4hR6ux0

It feels good to be part of an organization determined to stand behind its mission, values and principles. plos.io/3D4O8cH