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kdnyhan ,
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The last livestreamed keynote of is GREAT
It's Danny Kingsley and Leslie McIntosh on trust in scholarly publishing and scholarship.

kdnyhan OP ,
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In particular this is fascinating:

McIntosh, L., & Smee, E. (2024, February 7). Science Misused in the Law: A Case Study of the Scientific Articles Cited in the US Mifepristone Court Case. TL;DR. https://www.digital-science.com/tldr/article/science-misused-in-the-law/

I was aware of the retractions of some the papers cited in the mifepristone decision, but I was not aware of this analysis -- using scientometric data to analyze the network of the publications that exist and should probably have been cited, versus what actually was cited.

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Also, I love that their VosViewer figure is accompanied by a clear explanation of what the nodes and edges are, and what the network structure is supposed to demonstrate. IDK why every network visualization doesn't say that.

kdnyhan OP ,
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Now they are grouching about how Twitter is no longer a good place for @academicchatter Er, hello, we are right here on Mastodon! Well, some of us are...

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