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The Publication Facts Label (PFL) is now available for OJS 3.3 – 3.5.
Think of it as a “nutrition label” for research, making editorial practices visible, transparent, and trustworthy.
For developers, sysadmins, and editors working in Open Access, this is a step toward healthier scholarly communication.
🔗 https://pkp.sfu.ca/2025/10/31/pfl-available/
#OpenAccess #OpenInfrastructure #MediaLiteracy #ScholComm #PKP #OJS
"My bold prediction? Scholar gets the axe within 5 years. Google will announce it with 12 months' notice, Bluesky will have a collective meltdown, universities will scramble for alternatives, and research workflows will be in chaos for years. "
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#GoogleScholar #Research #searchengine #ScholComm #AcademicResearch #AI
Join us on 13 Nov 2025, 4:00 PM UTC to learn how to use Crossref's Record Registration Form!
We'll show you how to register your content, no XML needed—plus tips on moving from #Metadata Manager. No cost to attend, registration is required: https://crossref.zoom.us/webinar/register/9617616113327/WN_WF1Ykk-4SKeih4ucpTeesA
Challenge accepted: A reader wrote a program to find fake references in books https://retractionwatch.com/2025/10/28/challenge-accepted-a-reader-wrote-a-program-to-find-fake-references-in-books/
#ScholComm #AcademicImpact #books #citations
Challenge accepted: A reader wrote a program to find fake references in books https://retractionwatch.com/2025/10/28/challenge-accepted-a-reader-wrote-a-program-to-find-fake-references-in-books/
#ScholComm #AcademicImpact #books #citations
Not only can #preprints be cited, citations to preprints are growing. Using the literature on #AI policy for a case study, these authors found that citations of preprints increased 8x over the last decade, from 5% to 40%.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.16477
"More than 20% of chemistry researchers have deliberately added information they believe to be incorrect into their manuscripts during the peer review process, in order to get their papers published."
https://cen.acs.org/policy/publishing/One-five-chemists-deliberately-added/103/web/2025/10
* Primary source
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08989621.2025.2564106
(#paywalled)
"More than 20% of chemistry researchers have deliberately added information they believe to be incorrect into their manuscripts during the peer review process, in order to get their papers published."
https://cen.acs.org/policy/publishing/One-five-chemists-deliberately-added/103/web/2025/10
* Primary source
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08989621.2025.2564106
(#paywalled)
Not only can #preprints be cited, citations to preprints are growing. Using the literature on #AI policy for a case study, these authors found that citations of preprints increased 8x over the last decade, from 5% to 40%.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.16477
Should publishers charge authors fees for exercising a right they already have?
Here’s why the new fees from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the American Chemical Society (ACS) miss the mark - and what could replace them.
By Bodo Stern and Rachel Bruce
A space for Bonfire maintainers and contributors to communicate
