I've been reading a lot about the state of scientific publishing. Some people seem to think it's in trouble, but I see signs of health from the various innovations people are trying. Some interesting examples include the use of openreview.net to open up reviews and give credit to reviewers, and the decision by eLife to stop issuing rejections, but open up the process instead. There is an interesting critique of the eLife decision by @MarkHanson located here: https://mahansonresearch.weebly.com/blog/do-we-really-need-journals
It's a weird time for me to be working on a new journal publishing platform, but maybe it's the right time. I've always been bugged by the economics of journal publishing, and that's what got me started working on it. Maybe I should shift my focus to the social process of publishing. The death of #AcademicTwitter hasn't helped, and I don't think LinkedIn and #AcademicChatter on the fediverse have filled the need yet.
@tragiccommons I have vague ideas of a federated academic publishing model (primarily hosted by universities) on an OSS stack... but you're right there is evolution in publishing which may work better than revolution
On connecting with academics, you can also follow @academicchatter
@mdawg I completed Metroid Dread last year, as well as Celeste back in 2019, I played some Hollow Knight in 2022, but I kind of stopped because of a distro-hop and haven't returned to it. Will start from scratch at some point maybe this year
I have to say: the last thing I expected last night while taking a break and watching the detective series, "The Mallorca Files," was: a reference to 19th-century German literature ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Speaking of Grillparzer, here's the first edition of his Die Ahnfrau (1817). The preface notes that, although he shortened and revised the drama for the stage, he hopes the public will read the full text presented here. He also defends himself against critics, above all, those who read this exemplar of the Schicksalsdrama or tragedy of fate, as endorsing superstition or a fatalist worldview
And (why not?): the first edition (1830) of Grillparzer's Ein treuer Diener seines Herrn (a loyal servant of his lord), a historical drama set in medieval Hungary
rare original paper wrapper has owner's stamp of Carl Gerold's Sohn, Vienna, a publisher with whom Grillparzer would have preferred to work
I have a book coming out Jan 20th!
It's a standalone connected to my Children of the Nexus series (same world, the love-interest here is a main POV in the series)
This book has:
so much banter
strong sibling relationship
strong friendships
friends-to-lovers
gay side characters
main character anxiety rep
diverse cast
deep worldbuilding
action and adventure, wilderness survival style
low fantasy (none of the main group displays clear magic on page)
single PoV, third person past tense
“The repeated stylizations of the body—everyday acts and gestures—are themselves performatives, producing the gendered identity of which they are thought to be the expressions.”(Alberti, 2013, p. 95)
[Professor Raina MacIntyre] published her first book, Dark Winter - An insider’s guide to pandemics and biosecurity in 2022, which conveys her knowledge and concerns about biosecurity in lay language for non-expert readers.
Professor Raina MacIntyre (MBBS Hons 1, FRACP, FAFPHM, M App Epid, PhD).... heads the Biosecurity Program at the Kirby Institute, which conducts research in epidemiology, vaccinology, bioterrorism prevention, mathematical modelling, genetic epidemiology, public health and clinical trials in infectious diseases.
Area of Expertise
Emerging infectious diseases, infection, biosecurity, biodefense, influenza, vaccines, adult vaccination, elderly vaccination, epidemiology, outbreaks, epidemic control, pandemics, travel and border control, HPV, pneumococcal disease, bioterrorism, smallpox, monkeypox, anthrax, Ebola, viral haemorrhagic fevers, MERS coronavirus, COVID-19, health security, health intelligence, modelling, clinical trials, study design, big data, precision harm, artificial intelligence for epidemic detection.
@Kay@bookstodon yes I love the #bookstodon tag, one of my favorite tags on Mastodon. I don't really have an issue finding books to read though, it's kind of the opposite actually. I have too many I want to read. 😅
Wondering why we didn’t have an automated landing post? We need more coverage in Mexico and specifically Cabo San Lucas. If you live here please feed TheAirTraffic ADSB data. Contact @JxckS for a feeder.
I want to follow new accounts on #Mastodon and would appreciate if you could #recommend accounts to follow.
I am looking for accounts that add value through their toots. As you can tell from my bio my interests are varied and would like to follow accounts that concentrate on #knowledge based content.
Congratulations! Your book was the catalyst for #neurodivergent sociologist me, that made it all fall into place. I am forever grateful. (For my parter who is not an autistic obsessive whose special interest is how people make sense of their lives & how diagnoses constructed by #SituatedActors operate as explanatory stories within hierarchies of power, the book that 💡 him was ‘Growing Into Autism’ by Sandra Thom Jones.)
"It aims to extend the study of the dissemination of plainchant from localized research focused mostly on Europe and the Middle Ages to global research tracing transmission to other continents through to the modern era. "
🙏 @sapiens Such interesting questions from this project!
"Do you own a chant fragment or do you know someone who does? What do you know about its history and travels?"
@ClaireFromClare@medievodons I don't own any fragment or know other individuals that own, besides archives or museums. But there are lot of repositories regarding this kind of music and some of them thoroughly register their origin and whereabouts. You may already know most of them:
2023 recap: @biorxivpreprint & @medrxivpreprint posted >45k new preprints. We launched new features and social media, partnered with new journals, & ran a user survey. We also celebrated bioRxiv's 10th anniversary 🎉
Thank you for being part of this open and equitable endeavor! #OpenScience#preprints
@biorxivpreprint@medrxivpreprint even if these are not the only preprint server out there, both titles have really changed the scientific publishing landscape & mentality, normalising the idea of sharing research findings before peer reviewed publication.
Peer review is important but often shapes the presentation of findings rather than totally redefining them. As such, delaying the release of that research makes little sense. #academicchatter@academicchatter