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Palaeontology and Open Science roundup: December, 2018
Welcome to your usual roundup of interesting stuff that happened in the last month from the worlds of Open Science and Palaeontology! Enjoy, and let me know if I’ve missed anything out. Previous time. Palaeontology News Averianov and Efimov: The oldest titanosaurian sauropod of the Northern Hemisphere. Silvestro et al: Closing the gap between palaeontological and neontological speciation […]
The first module of the Open Science MOOC is online | Bibliosan 2.0
Source: Online il primo modulo dell’Open Science MOOC | Bibliosan 2.0 On the open source Eliademy platform, the first module of the Open Science MOOC has recently been launched, an online course covering all aspects related to the topic of open science.
Why DORA Is More Important Than Ever—a Perspective From an Early-career Scientist
As a graduate student, I signed DORA to speak out against the misuse of the impact factor. Even with my career before me, I knew that something about the way research was being evaluated in hiring, promotion, and funding decisions needed to change. It did not make any sense that the value of a researcher […]
25: A Hypothesis-style annotation model of peer review
This is adapted from our recent paper in F1000 Research, entitled “A multi-disciplinary perspective on emergent and future innovations in peer review.” Due to its rather monstrous length, I’ll be posting chunks of the text here in sequence over the next few weeks/months to help disseminate it in more easily digestible bites. Enjoy! This section outlines […]
24: A Wikipedia-style model of peer review
This is adapted from our recent paper in F1000 Research, entitled “A multi-disciplinary perspective on emergent and future innovations in peer review.” Due to its rather monstrous length, I’ll be posting chunks of the text here in sequence over the next few weeks/months to help disseminate it in more easily digestible bites. Enjoy! This section outlines […]
Crikey! We’re gonna need a bigger boat… | PLOS Paleo Community
The first fossils of a giant ancestor of the great white shark have been discovered in Victoria, Australia. Philip Mullaly, a fossil enthusiast, was having a stroll down the beach at Victoria’s popular surf coast, when something caught his eye. Sticking out of a boulder was part of a shark tooth, perfectly preserved, and still […]
23: A GitHub-style model of peer review
This is adapted from our recent paper in F1000 Research, entitled “A multi-disciplinary perspective on emergent and future innovations in peer review.” Due to its rather monstrous length, I’ll be posting chunks of the text here in sequence over the next few weeks to help disseminate it in more easily digestible bites. Enjoy! This section outlines […]
20: A Reddit-based model of Peer Review
This is adapted from our recent paper in F1000 Research, entitled “A multi-disciplinary perspective on emergent and future innovations in peer review.” Due to its rather monstrous length, I’ll be posting chunks of the text here in sequence over the next few weeks to help disseminate it in more easily digestible bites. Enjoy! This section outlines […]
18. Limitations of decoupled peer review
This is adapted from our recent paper in F1000 Research, entitled “A multi-disciplinary perspective on emergent and future innovations in peer review.” Due to its rather monstrous length, I’ll be posting chunks of the text here in sequence over the next few weeks to help disseminate it in more easily digestible bites. Enjoy! This section describes […]