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We are embarking on a pioneering initiative to address significant barriers in #OpenScience with support from the @MooreFound and the @RWJF . Full details can be found here: . #OpenAccess #publishing #science
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We support @AltNatParkSer : "The Unofficial "Resistance" team of U.S. National Park Service." #USofScience #StandUpforScience #scicomm
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Thank you, #BadlandsNationalPark for sharing scientific facts on #climatechange #USofScience
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What activities do you participate that help you feel most connected with others in your field? -Subject/field-specific conferences -Fully virtual conferences or meetups -Live audio discussions (Clubhouse, Twitter Spaces) -Social media groups or online forums (like subreddits)
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What is the top reason that you choose #OpenScience ? ➡️ My work is accessible to anyone ➡️ My work will reach more people ➡️ I can increase trust by sharing methods, data ➡️ My work will reach my peers faster If your top reason isn't listed, let us know in the replies!
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We cannot ignore the latest injustice - #GeorgeFloyd . Simply put, #BlackLivesMatter . We will be prioritizing our social media space for the #BlackAndSTEM voices to be heard. We’re here and we’re listening.
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Remember the good old days of last wk, when govt employee stating a scientific fact was unremarkable, nay expected?
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#Preprints have come to @PLOS ! Starting today, authors submitting to (most) PLOS journals have the choice of also posting as @biorxivpreprint . See the tweets above for just some of the reasons why we say "opt in". #PowerToThePreprint
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Today, we’re pushing the boundaries of Open and launching published peer review history across all of our journals. We're excited to begin offering authors and reviewers more choices about how they publish!
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Exciting news rings in the weekend: The European Research Council announced that it will accept #preprints as evidence of an academic's work when applying for grants, giving even more #powertothepreprint than before: @ERC_Research
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We are extremely excited to announce the imminent launch of 5 new journals, our first new launches in 14 years! These new journals are unified in addressing global health & environmental challenges through forums rooted in the full values of #OpenScience .
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What is your favorite way to find out about new research in your field? (If your favorite option isn't listed, let us know in the replies!) #OpenScience #ScienceTwitter #SciComm
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Just departed Nat Park Service director speaks out against Trump admin gag orders @NatParkService #StandUpforScience
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We are excited to take part in a new initiative that could significantly speed up peer review. @ASAPbio_ and @EMBOPress have teamed up to launch Review Commons, a platform for rapid, objective, journal-independent peer reviews. @verokiermer has more on the Official PLOS blog.
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How has communication in science changed in your field in the past couple of years? #ScienceTwitter #OpenScience #SciComm
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What tool is most important to you in ensuring you get credit for your work? If you use a different tool, let us know in the replies! #FutureOfOpenScience #OpenScience
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#Preprint isn't a synonym for "first draft" or "low quality". In fact, we think scientists who post to a preprint server are taking #peerreview a step further by inviting MORE feedback from the community. #PowerToThePreprint
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What’s the most important next step toward ensuring equity and inclusion in #OpenScience ? If you have other ideas, please share them in the replies.
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A @PLOSONE study shows that having more women in leadership roles in scientific societies may help ease gender disparities in #STEM . Read a #ResearchNews summary to learn the key findings and implications of this research #WomenInSTEM
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Yesterday PLOS joined over 100 publications in an open letter committing to offer transparent peer review. Read more about our first steps toward transparency, credit, and peer review @ASAPbio_ @wellcometrust #HHMI #PublishPeerReview
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How have #OpenScience practices helped you connect with your research community? Share more options in the replies! #FutureOfOpenScience 1⃣ My work is more discoverable 2⃣ Faster sharing with peers 3⃣ More collaboration opportunities 4⃣ Connecting on a shared Open mission
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What increases your trust in published research? Do you feel more confident about the results of a study with... #FutureOfOpenScience
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The Need for Publicly Funded Science: Research not just something scientists do; it requires large infrastructure.
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Scientific impact is more than a statistic. What is the most important impact your work can have? Share more options in the replies! > Increase public trust in science > Influence public policy > Improve public health outcomes > Serve as a building block for future discoveries
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Publishing an academic study is an achievement for researchers to be proud of, and it is important that the name on the paper reflects who the authors are. Read more about our policy change for published transgender authors.
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More ways to get credit = more reasons to review. Starting today, reviewers at PLOS can track their contributions and get credit for their work through @ORCID_Org . It’s as simple as register, connect and authorize. #peerreview
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@FionaIngleby @PLOS regrets the tone, content and spirit of this review; your appeal is in process & we're reviewing the matter.
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One Small Step for #Preprints , One Giant Step for #OpenScience | Beginning May 1, authors submitting to PLOS have the option of posting their manuscript as a @biorxivpreprint #PowerToThePreprint
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What's a stake with a U.S. refugee ban, past, present.
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Thank you @NASAClimate for your essential service to the scientific community and to the greater world. #USofScience #climatechange #scicomm
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Dec 2016's avg global temp was 3rd highest on record. Global avg atmospheric CO2 concentration was ~405 ppm.
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Knowing what doesn’t work is an important step toward discovering what does. We believe that publishing negative, null and replication studies increases efficiencies, reduces needless duplication and deadends, and accelerates scientific advancement. #OpenScience
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New "How to get your article noticed AND advance the sci conversation" 5 tips for researchers http://t.co/gUc2sZTwg0 http://t.co/NHoUSqcrbQ
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Scientists hold rally in Boston to protest threat to science - ABC News - via @ABC
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"In simple terms, unencumbered dissemination of scientific research depends on a fair Internet." #netneutrality
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What areas of #OpenScience would you like to learn more about before pursuing? Let us know of other options in the replies!
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PLOS firmly believes research should be judged on its own merits, not the journal it is published in #citescore #metrics @PLOSALM
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#OpenScience enables new communities to form around content and research practices. Tag a fellow researcher in the replies to thank them for being a part of your research community! #FutureOfOpenScience
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What is the most effective way Twitter and/or other social media outlets have helped you connect with your fellow researchers? Let us know of any other options in the replies!
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#NetNeutrality matters to science. Still unsure as to why? Check out our post on @PLOSBlogs to learn why scientists (and the public) need an open Internet for global access to knowledge.
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We are thrilled to share the news that we are formally partnering with @tccafrica , a nonprofit trust committed to improving African researchers’ visibility and impact through training in scholarly communication. #OpenScience #OpenResearch
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In an effort to strengthen the integrity and reproducibility of our published articles @plosone and @plosbiology are now requiring raw blot and gel image data. Read more on the Official PLOS Blog.
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Today we're excited to announce a two-year agreement with @UofCalifornia that will make it easier and more affordable for UC researchers to publish in #PLOS journals. @CalDigLib #OpenAccess #OpenScience 🔓 Details:
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Joining our highly experienced team of staff editors, @npariente officially came on board earlier this month as Editor-in-Chief and is eager to get started on the newest @PLOSBiology initiatives. Hear more about her vision for the journal:
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. @PLOS stands up for science & we will be represented at the #MarchForScience in WA DC on 4/22
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How do you measure the reach of your research? (If your preferred answer isn’t listed, let us know what it is in the replies!)
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Excited to announce that Yale University Library ( @YaleLibrary ) has signed two agreements that will allow @Yale -affiliated authors to publish in any PLOS journal without paying article processing charges. #OpenAccess #OpenScience
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Best is DeNiro says he listened to the scientific comm & realized showing the antivaxx film would be grave mistake
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Showing somebody directly what 500,000 neurons look like; Q&A w/ @GDunnArt #neuroscientist turned artist @PLOSNeuro
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Today we launch 2 new @PLOSONE article types: Lab and Study Protocols! Developed in partnership with @protocolsIO , these article types are aimed at improving #reproducibility and transparency. #PLOSProtocols #OpenScience
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Not done yet...an alternative EPA @UngaggedEPA is born & acts to resist censorship of govt scientists #USofScience #standupforscience
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Scientists report in @PLOSBiology of revolutionary “dipstick” technology enables DNA and RNA purification from living organisms in under 30 seconds. Read an article summary in PLOS #ResearchNews
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Proud to join a cohort of #scholcomm orgs to support proposed Administration policy that would enhance scientific discovery, American jobs, & our global competitiveness. #OAintheUSA ➡️Read the letter: 🔁Please show support & RT @WHOSTP @realDonaldTrump
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🥊CRISPR/Cas9 vs #malaria 🥊 We're betting on the new gene editing technology in this match. A new @PLOSPathogens study shows scientists can use #CRISPR to knockout development of plasmodium, the malaria parasite, in the carrier, the anopheles #mosquito
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All #OpenAccess journals are not the same. Before choosing a publisher check "How Open Is It?" http://t.co/RjPgdN9Mr4 http://t.co/mJ880YcvL8
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@David_Dobbs @phylogenomics 🦷🪥 *Special dental-hygiene research edition.
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So far this is actual SF Bay Area @NatlParkService account; we support scientists & #OpenAccess to taxpayer supported scientific research
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2016 was the hottest year on record for the 3rd year in a row. Check out this @NASA & @NOAA report:
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"Hold up your signs!" Enormous crowd of scientists & advocates at #MarchForScienceSF @ScienceMarchSF #WhyWeMarch
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Have a question about completing a peer review? 🤔 Use our Peer Review Checklist to help you work through writing your review #PeerReviewWeek18
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Good new for public health! " @katerbland : Robert De Niro says Tribeca will not screen VAXXED: "
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A study of more than half a million PLOS and BMC papers found that researchers who stored their data in a repository were associated with an average 25% increase in citations to their research papers #OpenAccessWeek2019 @iainh_z @figshare @digitalsci
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We're thrilled to announce a #PowerToThePreprint 💥 milestone: our 1000th preprint posted to @biorxivpreprint , 5 months after launching our transfer service. Thanks to all our preprinters!
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Raise your hand if you'd describe yourself as a "perfectionist" in your approach to work and life 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ But what happens when it falls apart? Research shows practicing self-compassion helps mitigate harmful effects of perfectionism @PLOSONE
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“Nobody will care abt science unless they care about the scientist" Connecting w yr audience via story @PLOSSciComm
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Fun for fans of #StarWarsTheLastJedi & weary #peerreviewers : "If the Script for 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Was Peer-Reviewed" | PLOS SciComm @wjsullivan @SciCommPLOS #scicomm #scied #peerreview
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Archeologists found evidence that 13,000 years ago, two adults and a child walked barefoot on Calvert Island, making these the earliest footprints ever found in NAmerica. Today, the article on the @PLOSONE study about the discovery is trending in @nytimes
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A reviewer has two main jobs: 1) Determine whether the authors’ claims are supported 2) Help the journal editors make their decision The new PLOS #PeerReview Center has all the tools & tips you need to help strengthen science in your field
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Open Access Forges Ahead In Europe. #OpenAccess
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PLOS now requires @ORCID_Org iDs when submitting a manuscript to improve author credit, learn more about our policy
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What’s the story on #preprints ? Follow this thread each week to learn the ways preprints benefit scientists at every career stage, and help enrich the scientific enterprise in general #PowerToThePreprint 💥
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Excited to debut a new logo and "look” for #PLOS ! The new visual brand represents our excitement & energy as we work with researchers around the world to build trust and break boundaries in #OpenScience . Learn more about the new look of #PLOS ➡️
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Scientists, science societies organize to resist govt gag orders #OnScienceBlogs @PLOSBLOGS @tamfecit #USofScience
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Better materials deposition means more open, reproducible science. We encourage authors to deposit materials into repositories, like @Addgene , and use #RRID to make their materials easily citable. Authors @JKamens and @ZebraElement weigh in on @PLOSBlogs
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New evidence shows beaks provided survival advantage in last extinction via @PLOSPaleo
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Inviting researchers, sciwriters, citizenscientists & others interested in #scicomm to contribute to a new @PLOS blog http://t.co/NhONNZiz9D
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The @PLOSNeuro team at #PLOS assembles at #SFN15 . Look for their tweets & blog posts throughout the conference! http://t.co/07PTyZ0xIY
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This spring, we asked scientists on Twitter to tell us what they see as the BIGGEST reason to make #NegativeResults , #NullResults , and #ReplicationStudies publicly available. ↙️ See what they had to say↘️
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We like preprints because they put your research first. Our journals make it easy for you to preprint by providing an opt-in to post a @biorxivpreprint during your PLOS submission. Join more than 1,300 papers in using this service! #PowerToThePreprint
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To support increased sharing of open research methodologies — and in an exciting extension to our partnership with @protocolsIO — we are announcing two new peer-reviewed article types in @PLOSONE in 2021: Lab Protocols and Study Protocols. #OpenScience
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@BadlandsPPS not yet completely scrubbed of climate info; kudos to working scientists in the @NPS
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#DYK deforestation & degradation account for up to 12% of global carbon emissions? #climate
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Is Open Science inevitable? How will hurdles be scaled? Pitfalls addressed? Guest post on @PLOSNeuro : "Open science: Sharing is caring, but is privacy theft?" by David Mehler and Kevin Weiner | PLOS Neuroscience Community
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Happy #oaweek2019 . This year's theme: “Open for whom?” Read on for why we think that question is so important. And...watch this space for other 'happenings' this week.
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Pleased to announce new @PLOS CEO is Alison Mudditt [ @alison_Mudditt ]; formerly Director @UCPress #OfficialPLOSblog
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What opportunities can publishers increase or improve to help connect researchers and research communities? -Contributor resources (authors, reviewers, etc.) -Featured article collections -Digital communities (social media groups, forums, etc.) -Broad publishing opportunities
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. @PRI interviews @ignotofsky , author of "Women in Science", about the women whose innovations changed history #STEM
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We are excited to announce two new journals coming soon to the PLOS portfolio: PLOS Complex Systems and PLOS Mental Health! These journals are rooted in the full values of #OpenScience to support rigor, reproducibility, and rapid dissemination of research in their fields. 🧵 1/4
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Read up for #OAWeek2016 "Between Science’s Secretive, Elitist Past & Open, Accessible Future" @Hildabast @PLOSBLOGS
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A Brief Guide To Writing Your First Scientific Manuscript | PLOS #SciComm @wjsullivan @SciCommPLOS #scied
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Exciting new findings by @JLOrtegaPriego indicate research published in academic journals with @Twitter presence are more widely disseminated & receive a higher number of citations!
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. @BillGates : Foreign aid spending keeps Americans safe. For one thing, it helps prevent epidemics #scicomm
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On double dipping: charging for the ability to read (via subs) & publish (APCs) @hildabast
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J Ioannidis: 12 practices to help inc proportion of true research findings; in @PLOSMedicine http://t.co/tuf61wXZek http://t.co/hh3a7uZ71l
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