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💡 PCI recently took part in a CSE webinar focusing on the publish-review-curate model. Read about the discussions and discover innovative strategies for decentralized publishing at:
www.csescienceeditor.org/article/new-...

Navigating Scientific Publishing: Challenges and Paths Toward Equity Current changes in scientific publishing are among the most radical in over 50 years, with the range of publishing options rapidly expanding. Publisher-owned journals often dominate the landscape, …

Hey, check out this new reflection on the challenges and paths for making scientific publishing more affordable, accessible, and equitable:
peeer.net/2025/09/08/n...

PCI Webinar Series - Peer Community In The PCI webinar series is a series of seminars on research practices, publication practices, evaluation, scientific integrity, meta-research, organised by Peer Community In

📣 Save the date for the 12th PCI webinar on September 18, 2025, at 4 PM CET!! Dorothy Bishop (@deevybee.bsky.social) will present "Editors matter: How negligent publishers subvert quality control in scientific publishing ". For more details and registration, visit:

Rethinking Scientific Publishing: A Call for Change Scientific publishing lies at the core of academic life. It is the main mechanism through which knowledge is shared, careers are built, and progress is evaluated. However, this system has evolved i…

Science deserves better than profit-driven publishing. Change starts from within the community — here’s how we can reclaim it: peeer.net/2025/08/18/r... #BetterPublishing

Two problems with scientific conferences Akin to the problems in scientific publishing driven by the ever-increasing influence of for-profit publishers since the 1950s and particularly emphasized in the past two decades, problems are also…

Scientific societies should rethink allowing for‑profit publishers at meetings. They may support the meeting in part, but these same publishers charge unsustainable fees year‑round and undercut academic independence. The trade‑off? Researchers lose. peeer.net/2025/08/04/t...

Two problems with scientific conferences Akin to the problems in scientific publishing driven by the ever-increasing influence of for-profit publishers since the 1950s and particularly emphasized in the past two decades, problems are also…

Do we outsource research conferences at our peril? For‑profit event firms reduce our effort, but fees are high and returns to academia low. Would not-for-profit society-organized meetings held at universities benefit the academic community more? peeer.net/2025/08/04/t...

Rising editorial resignations underscore disputes over academic independence Mass resignations of managing editors and entire editorial boards from scholarly journals aren’t new, but the frequency has picked up in recent years. Since 2023, editors of over 25 journals have r…

Another addition to the growing list of mass editorial resignations: editors of a math journal resign and launch a diamond open-access journal ‘free from pressure or influence’. Check out our latest post at peeer.net/2025/07/31/r....
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📢🌍 Biogeography.News is teaming up with top journals to connect the biogeography community and highlight global research. We're fostering equity, accessibility & collaboration. Want to contribute? Learn more: tinyurl.com/mv2ccftb or email biogeographynews@gmail.com! #Biogeography

News Author-pays model and growing inequities in global science (Dec’24) Scientific publishing, in a form similar to what we know today, has existed for hundreds of years. However, in recent times…

Author-pays model: Check out our recent post at peeer.net/news/ to better understand the growing inequities in global science associated with high Article Processing Charges in Open Access publications. #BetterPublishing #APC #OA

PEEER fosters a culture in which authors, editors, and reviewers choose publication venues that support affordable and equitable access plus a healthy research community. We welcome others committed to changing the publishing ecosystem for the better to join us! #BetterPublishing #OpenAccess

PEEER - Publishing for an Ethical and Equitable Environment in Research, embeds authors, editors, reviewers, journal managers, and other society members around the world working to make scientific publishing more accessible, affordable, and equitable. peeer.net #BetterPublishing #OpenAccess

Events 3rd Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology link 26 June 2024: NAVIGATING SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING (GLOBAL EDITION)Workshop description: Current changes in scientific publishing are among the most radical...

Join us after lunch at the #Evol2024 symposium on “Evolving the Publishing Ecosystem” 2:30 pm in room 516D. #BetterPublishing peeer.net/events/

Events 3rd Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology link 26 June 2024: NAVIGATING SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING (GLOBAL EDITION)Workshop description: Current changes in scientific publishing are among the most radical...

Tomorrow at #Evol2024! Symposium on “Evolving the Publishing Ecosystem” 2:30 pm in room 516D at the Palais de Congres. #BetterPublishing peeer.net/events/

Join us and help make scientific publishing more affordable, accessible, and equitable #BetterPublishing #Evol2024 peeer.net

(2/2) …PEEER also is hosting the symposium on “Evolving the Publishing Ecosystem” on Tuesday 30th at 2:30 pm in room 516D at the Palais de Congres. #BetterPublishing #Evol2024

(1/2) If you missed PEEER’s workshop for Early Career Researchers on “Navigating Scientific Publishing” Friday 26th at 1:00–5:30 pm in room 519AB at the Palais de Congres. #BetterPublishing #Evol2024 catch us any time, or at our symposium …

PEEER’s mission is to foster a culture that supports affordable and equitable access plus a healthy scientific and research community. #BetterPublishing #Evol2024

Really excited to be hosting the pre-conference Early Career Workshop on Navigating the Publishing System at #Evolution2024 #Evol2024 - a timely topic, and one that disproportionately affects ECRs. Hope to see some of you there! @peeer.bsky.social www.evolutionmeetings.org/workshops-an...

PEEER: Publishing for an Ethical and Equitable Environment in Research No Researcher Left Behind

PEEER is a community of scientists focused on Publishing for an Ethical and Equitable Environment in Research peeer.net. We're at #Evol2024 hosting a workshop and symposium, and happy to chat at any time, about #BetterPublishing