I really like Google's pageless layout feature. Unless it's intended to be printed, page breaks are a distraction from the semantic structure of the doc. I only wish somebody had told them that line lengths longer than about 100 characters are really hard to read 'Narrow' should be 'Medium'

Big news. @kargerpublishers.bsky.social to be acquired by Oxford University Press @oxfordacademic.bsky.social corp.oup.com/news/oxford-...

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

Research security is an under-discussed topic in #scholcomm and #academicpublishing circles. I think it's time to pay a bit more attention because the mandates and requirements will be coming. Could research security measures reshape open science? open.substack.com/pub/scholarl...

Twenty years after publishing their first #OA article @royalsociety.org are going full #OpenAccess using #SubscribeToOpen as the funding model. katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

A new substack from @jontreadway.bsky.social @roobina.bsky.social Sarah Greaves and @pgarner.bsky.social I've already subscribed and you should too. scholarlyfutures.substack.com/p/launch-of-...

I have a new post out on @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social where I look at the evolving AI tools market in scholarly publishing. Spoiler: It's still maturing and is a little bit messy.

Interesting report on OpenAI's DevDay. People have been talking about how LLMs will replace user interfaces for some time. With 800M users having set their default search engine to ChatGPT and the rollout of in-chat apps and new API integrations, this is how OpenAI thinks that will happen.

I'm looking forward to speaking a this panel on whether AI can help 'clean up' scientific publishing. There's a lot of talk about AI and about research integrity, so let's talk about the intersection of the two. Hosted by @easeeditors.bsky.social and @editageinsights.bsky.social #peerreviewweek 1/2

Arthur's seat is currently on fire! It's not everyday you see a wildfire from your front door. At least if you live in Edinburgh, you don't.

The call for papers for #R2Rconf 2026 is now out. r2rconf.com/r2r-call-for... There are two deadlines (end of July and end of August). If you hit the first one, you get feedback and chance to refine your proposal.

That right there is a bearded fireworm. Not to be messed with.

When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie..... In other news, underwater photography is really much harder than on land. That's why this one's a bit blurry

Today's master of underwater disguise is a cuttlefish. You can't tell the scale in this photo very well, but this crafty little mollusk was only about 5cm long.

If you need me during the next week, I'll be here... somewhere.

Welcome to today's edition of 'Spot the Octopus'. The last one is a bit easier. Taken in Xwenji bay, Gozo

My @morebrains.coop colleague @alicemeadows.bsky.social, @irfanullah.bsky.social, and I were all lucky enough to be in Oslo a couple of weeks ago for the @easeeditors.bsky.social #EASEconference We talk about some of our personal highlights and insights in today's @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social post

#EORC25 Ali Kay orcid.org/0009-0009-52... says that when the 2021 REF OA policy was introduced, there was significant growth in repository deposits, but only because they had to I was a researcher in the US when the NIH launched their green OA policy years ago. History doesn't repeat, but it rhymes

Damon Querry is talking about taking Research Information Management data and making if FAIR findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable I'm glad interoperability in research management is finally getting some attention. Too much data is locked away and inaccessible. #EORC25

So these are the positive and negative associations that researchers have of open science according to Zuzanna Zagrodzka orcid.org/0000-0002-86... Good to see growth in positive perceptions, but we're seeing the same objections around cost and career risk My take: That's what's stopping us #EORC25

More senior researchers are more familiar with Open Science - Good news More senior researcher see Open Science less positively and riskier - Not good news Hard to untangle if that's generational or if researchers are being put off openness as they gain experience. #EORC25

Interesting talk from Alisa Niven at #eorc25 on behavioural science to understand how to get researchers to be more open Used the COM-B model, which is apparently used for motivations for healthy lifestyle I felt the model didn't pay enough attention to negative incentives

I'm attending the Edinburgh Open Research Conference today. The theme is 'Open Research: What's stopping us?" I'm looking forward to hearing what the various speakers thing about that. #EORC25

The closing debate of #easeeditors #easeconference @irfanullah.bsky.social fighting an uphill battle but doing a great job of arguing that editors should not worry about disinformation.

On the role of social media in science communication: "We must use social media—because that’s where the communication happens." A reminder that effective communication requires meeting people where they are. 3/3 #EASEoslo #EASEevents

Have you noticed how when you add an affiliation to your @orcid.org profile, it autocompletes for many organisations? Why is that good? It means that the organisation is uniquely identified, making it easier to find everybosy associated with an organisation and their activities. 1/3

Really important points by Sofie Wennström, speaking about @thinkchecksub.bsky.social at #easeconference. In the discussion about author behaviour when it comes to predatory journals, poor university / employer support and training isn't talked about enough

Iryna Izarova of University of Ukraine is presenting on the challenges of conducting scientific publishing in an occupied country. Appropriation of research and publications robs countries of their intellectual identity and violates academic freedom. #easeconference

Day 3 at #easeconference. My colleague @morebrains.coop, @alicemeadows.bsky.social giving the keynote on author identity in the age of misinformation

Handy slide from Daniel Stuckey of @elsevierconnect.bsky.social with a list of free research integrity tools and resources for journal editors. #easeconference

Madhura Amdekar of @crossref.bsky.social highlights the Xref research nexus (essentially a knowledge graph for research) and Crossmark, which is about retraction and correction metadata. Crossmark needs greater adoption, given how serious a problem retracted articles has become. #easeconference

Funder and Grant identifiers are important because they enable the linking of articles to grants. This is a key trust signal. So funders, please, adopt grant DOIs and if you don't have a ROR, request one. #easeconference #PIDs #funders

Editors have a key role in encouraging the adoption of PIDs for things like grants, funders, data, people. #easeconference

If you're interested in the work that @alicemeadows.bsky.social just mentioned about costs /benefits of national PID adoption, take a look at our repository page. We've done the calculation for the UK, Australia, Ireland, and Czechia. #easeconference www.morebrains.coop/repository/

If you want to look at the interactive infographic that @alicemeadows.bsky.social just showed at #easeconference @easeeditors.bsky.social , here it is:

80% of disinformation on social media is shared by 0.05% of users. #easeconference

Malinformation is information based on fact that is intended to do harm. Phishing is an example of malinformation, as is mislabelling a photo with the wrong time, place, or subject to fuel a false narrative. #easeconference

One reason it's so hard to fight disinformation is that experts don't agree on the definition - @vetpathophile.bsky.social #easeconference

President Cem Uzun welcomes us to the @easeeditors.bsky.social annual general meeting and conference.

1.5% of articles are from papermills and 4% of images in papers are suspect. -Liliana Costa, OUP ISMTE workshop on editorial workflows in the age of misinformation @easeeditors.bsky.social conference

It was great to meet the rest of the @easeeditors.bsky.social council for dinner and an impromptu walking tour of Oslo. Thanks to our gracious host, Dr Are Brean

A starter pack (or update) for anyone wanting to follow important, prominent and active people and organisations involved in #ScienceEditing #PeerReview #AcademicJournals #ResearchIntegrity #ResearchPublishing go.bsky.app/Su8iK6P

Karger are launching the 6th annual Vesalius Innovation Awards to advance health sciences. If you are an early stage startup with an idea to reimagine how scientific knowledge is communicated, evaluated, and applied, then please apply. #vesaliusawards #innovation #startups #health #openscience

In a couple of weeks, I'll be in Oslo for the @easeeditors.bsky.social annual General Assembly and Conference. I'm honoured that I'll be there as a council member. If you're a member, are going to be there and would like to talk about EASE and how it can better serve you, drop me a message.

I'm curious how organisations are thinking about Windows 10 EOL in October I've seen claims that over 50% of windows PCs can't be upgraded due to TPM etc That's a lot of PCs potentially sent to recycling and replaced at a time of economic uncertainty, not to mention the environmental impact

"We finally have a mechanism to overthrow the UK’s neo-feudal system of academic gatekeeping." Interesting read in @timeshighered.bsky.social on embracing the REF’s radical redefinition of academic excellence: www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/lets...

This year's STM tech trends is out. There's a big focus on trust, integrity and societal fragmentation. Research is under threat from misinformation, bad actors, fraud, and the erosion of truth as a fundamental value. We all must work together to rebuild trust and integrity.

This feels like a big deal. The Special Libraries Association is beginning the process of dissolution after 116 years.

My colleague @alicemeadows.bsky.social is giving the keynote: 'Author identity in an age of misinformation', at the @easeeditors.bsky.social annual conference. I will have the honour of introducing her and moderating the session. I'm looking forward to a great discussion and seeing everybody there.

Around 68% of all cases opened by the US office of research integrity are about suspect images. My latest post on the @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social is about image integrity in science and scholarly publishing and what can be done about it.