Danny Kingsley
@dannykay68.bsky.social
Scholarly Communication - all of it, Open Research, research assessment, research culture, research integrity. They are parts of the same whole.
"Progress in open research so far has mainly come from sustained, grassroots efforts by a relatively small group of science reform and open research advocates. Without structured training, this progress will stall"
YES on structuring the training! See my 2021 article: popjournal.ca/issue03/king...
YES on structuring the training! See my 2021 article: popjournal.ca/issue03/king...
February 13, 2026 at 5:05 AM
"Progress in open research so far has mainly come from sustained, grassroots efforts by a relatively small group of science reform and open research advocates. Without structured training, this progress will stall"
YES on structuring the training! See my 2021 article: popjournal.ca/issue03/king...
YES on structuring the training! See my 2021 article: popjournal.ca/issue03/king...
BLUE IN THE FACE "Unless students are explicitly taught how and why to conduct transparent, rigorous & ethical research, the progress achieved so far could stall." www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/if-p...
I don't know how many times we can say this, yet universities & ILS courses seem oblivious
I don't know how many times we can say this, yet universities & ILS courses seem oblivious
If progress is not to falter, students must be trained in open research
The how and why of conducting transparent, rigorous, ethical research must be explicitly taught, say Madeleine Pownall, Charlotte Pennington and Flavio Azevedo
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:00 AM
BLUE IN THE FACE "Unless students are explicitly taught how and why to conduct transparent, rigorous & ethical research, the progress achieved so far could stall." www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/if-p...
I don't know how many times we can say this, yet universities & ILS courses seem oblivious
I don't know how many times we can say this, yet universities & ILS courses seem oblivious
It’s a deconstructed post modernist loaded nachos. Come on! Get with the haps!
February 12, 2026 at 6:01 AM
It’s a deconstructed post modernist loaded nachos. Come on! Get with the haps!
COMPARISON: btw original journal & journal of defected editors. New journal publishing more than expected, with many of traditional authors from original journal, but original journal now has a higher % of authors from China.
Outcome = more inclusivity scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/02/11/s...
Outcome = more inclusivity scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/02/11/s...
So... IS the Essence of a Journal Portable? Checking in on _NeuroImage_ and _Imaging Neuroscience_ - The Scholarly Kitchen
How are two competing neuroscience journals faring since the editorial board of one departed to create the other?
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
February 11, 2026 at 8:24 PM
COMPARISON: btw original journal & journal of defected editors. New journal publishing more than expected, with many of traditional authors from original journal, but original journal now has a higher % of authors from China.
Outcome = more inclusivity scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/02/11/s...
Outcome = more inclusivity scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/02/11/s...
SURPRISED that the number is not greater TBH blog.cabells.com/2026/02/03/c... "Journals are included in Predatory Reports if they meet some of the 70+ criteria that the Cabells’ team of experts employs to judge if a journal is deceptive or not."
Cabells Expands Predatory Reports Database to 20,000 Journals
Cabells' Predatory Reports database now includes over 20,000 journals, empowering academics to navigate and verify reliable publishing options.
blog.cabells.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:39 AM
SURPRISED that the number is not greater TBH blog.cabells.com/2026/02/03/c... "Journals are included in Predatory Reports if they meet some of the 70+ criteria that the Cabells’ team of experts employs to judge if a journal is deceptive or not."
Reposted by Danny Kingsley
I'm quoted in this piece on UK universities and journal big deals. Not all institution who walk away will do so with publicity. And it's not all about the money - dissatisfaction with the model is growing for many.
University of York latest to decline offer from publisher Elsevier, with several more expected to walk away after previous agreements expired #highered #AcademicSky https://ow.ly/zUjv50Y9maa
February 6, 2026 at 9:51 AM
I'm quoted in this piece on UK universities and journal big deals. Not all institution who walk away will do so with publicity. And it's not all about the money - dissatisfaction with the model is growing for many.
PILE ON: www.timeshighereducation.com/news/silent-... York & Swansea have joined the group of 'non signers' to the Elsevier deal (paywalled)
'Swansea confirmed it was also opting out of the Springer Nature deal, saying “we have concluded that currently it is not sustainable for the university”.'
'Swansea confirmed it was also opting out of the Springer Nature deal, saying “we have concluded that currently it is not sustainable for the university”.'
February 11, 2026 at 7:33 AM
PILE ON: www.timeshighereducation.com/news/silent-... York & Swansea have joined the group of 'non signers' to the Elsevier deal (paywalled)
'Swansea confirmed it was also opting out of the Springer Nature deal, saying “we have concluded that currently it is not sustainable for the university”.'
'Swansea confirmed it was also opting out of the Springer Nature deal, saying “we have concluded that currently it is not sustainable for the university”.'
RELATED CONCEPT - scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/02/10/g... this article is arguing the need to make data not just Finable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR), but also 'Understandable'.
February 11, 2026 at 6:51 AM
RELATED CONCEPT - scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/02/10/g... this article is arguing the need to make data not just Finable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR), but also 'Understandable'.
A lovely, kind, intelligent, inspiring and wonderful colleague.
Touching tribute to Paul Ayris. The UK open research community owes him a great debt.
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
Paul Ayris obituary
Other lives: Library leader at UCL committed to the movement for open science
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:49 AM
A lovely, kind, intelligent, inspiring and wonderful colleague.
POSITIVE: the advantages outweighs the challenges in running a library based publishing program according to this article insights.uksg.org/articles/10....
Shine bright like a diamond: what can library hosting services offer in the academic publishing market? | Insights
insights.uksg.org
February 9, 2026 at 9:41 PM
POSITIVE: the advantages outweighs the challenges in running a library based publishing program according to this article insights.uksg.org/articles/10....
MY LANGUAGE! As a science communicator who pivoted with my PhD into scholarly communication I cannot agree more with this argument (I am a Visiting Fellow at ANU's Centre for Public Awareness of Science). Answering the 'who cares?' question is essential. scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/02/06/g...
Guest Post — Why Science Communication Must be the Next Competitive Edge for Scholarly Publishers - The Scholarly Kitchen
Today's guest bloggers assert that the future of the scholarly publishing depends on mastering science communication with the same rigor that global consumer brands apply to marketing.
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
February 8, 2026 at 9:57 PM
MY LANGUAGE! As a science communicator who pivoted with my PhD into scholarly communication I cannot agree more with this argument (I am a Visiting Fellow at ANU's Centre for Public Awareness of Science). Answering the 'who cares?' question is essential. scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/02/06/g...
Reposted by Danny Kingsley
“My contribution may be only a small step, but with strong commitment and collective community effort, I hope Indonesia will one day become a leading publisher of open access books in the world.”
Maria Lamury, DOAB Ambassador for Indonesia 🌏📚
#OpenAccess #OAbooks
Maria Lamury, DOAB Ambassador for Indonesia 🌏📚
#OpenAccess #OAbooks
February 6, 2026 at 11:01 AM
“My contribution may be only a small step, but with strong commitment and collective community effort, I hope Indonesia will one day become a leading publisher of open access books in the world.”
Maria Lamury, DOAB Ambassador for Indonesia 🌏📚
#OpenAccess #OAbooks
Maria Lamury, DOAB Ambassador for Indonesia 🌏📚
#OpenAccess #OAbooks
I think the piece articulates what I have called in my head ‘library fairy dust’ - that there is something magic about libraries and librarianship. Don’t get me wrong I love libraries and librarians, but I have never internalised that perspective - despite over 20 years in the game.
February 6, 2026 at 2:37 AM
I think the piece articulates what I have called in my head ‘library fairy dust’ - that there is something magic about libraries and librarianship. Don’t get me wrong I love libraries and librarians, but I have never internalised that perspective - despite over 20 years in the game.
Reposted by Danny Kingsley
Are you going to be @uksg.bsky.social Annual Conference? To make it easier to plan your days we've curated session themes. I'm speaking for @countermetrics.bsky.social in the research infrastructure theme!
Register at www.uksg.org/events/confe...
Register at www.uksg.org/events/confe...
February 5, 2026 at 9:10 AM
FUTURE STATE? scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/02/05/b... "Instead of asking research to fit the article, we should allow the article to emerge as one expression of a much richer research output — grounded in data, methods, provenance, and governed change over time."
Back to the (Article of the) Future: An interview with Sami Benchekroun and Rod Cookson - The Scholarly Kitchen
In this interview with Alice Meadows, Sami Benchekroun (Morressier/Molecular Connections) and Rod Cookson (The Royal Society) share their thoughts about how and why scholarly publishing needs to move ...
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:06 AM
FUTURE STATE? scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/02/05/b... "Instead of asking research to fit the article, we should allow the article to emerge as one expression of a much richer research output — grounded in data, methods, provenance, and governed change over time."
ADVICE: If universities want their journals to be sustainable, and to serve scholarship well, three practical implications follow.
First, treat journals as infrastructure.
Second, invest in metadata as a public good.
Third, recognise diversity as a feature, not a failure.
First, treat journals as infrastructure.
Second, invest in metadata as a public good.
Third, recognise diversity as a feature, not a failure.
February 6, 2026 at 2:03 AM
ADVICE: If universities want their journals to be sustainable, and to serve scholarship well, three practical implications follow.
First, treat journals as infrastructure.
Second, invest in metadata as a public good.
Third, recognise diversity as a feature, not a failure.
First, treat journals as infrastructure.
Second, invest in metadata as a public good.
Third, recognise diversity as a feature, not a failure.
FASCINATING: this essay is more relevant for public rather than academic libraries, but it describes what I have never quite understood as a non-MLIS leader in academic libraries. The problem of the 'unicorn' roles (not her language) in libraries is very much something we are trying to address
If you're not familiar with Fobazi Ettarh's scholarship, her essay on vocational awe is a foundational text in critical librarianship. The best time to read it was any time since it was published, the second best time is right now: www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2018/vocatio...
Vocational Awe and Librarianship: The Lies We Tell Ourselves – In the Library with the Lead Pipe
Vocational awe describes the set of ideas, values, and assumptions librarians have about themselves and the profession that result in notions that libraries as institutions are inherently good, sacred notions, and therefore beyond critique. I argue that the concept of vocational awe directly correlates to problems within librarianship like burnout and low salary. This article aims to describe the phenomenon and its effects on library philosophies and practices so that they may be recognized and deconstructed.
www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org
February 6, 2026 at 1:53 AM
FASCINATING: this essay is more relevant for public rather than academic libraries, but it describes what I have never quite understood as a non-MLIS leader in academic libraries. The problem of the 'unicorn' roles (not her language) in libraries is very much something we are trying to address
LOVE THIS! ctan.math.illinois.edu/graphics/pgf... "This package provides an essential feature to LATEX that has been missing for too long.
It adds a coffee stain to your documents. A lot of time can be saved by printing stains directly on the page rather than adding them manually."
It adds a coffee stain to your documents. A lot of time can be saved by printing stains directly on the page rather than adding them manually."
February 5, 2026 at 9:34 PM
LOVE THIS! ctan.math.illinois.edu/graphics/pgf... "This package provides an essential feature to LATEX that has been missing for too long.
It adds a coffee stain to your documents. A lot of time can be saved by printing stains directly on the page rather than adding them manually."
It adds a coffee stain to your documents. A lot of time can be saved by printing stains directly on the page rather than adding them manually."
CUMULATIVE: How much more can AI completely screw up the research endeavour? copyrightfightclub.substack.com/p/licensing-... "Licensing Is Speedrunning the Destruction of the Historical Record (Again)
Or, please stop setting the open web on fire and then invoicing libraries for the smoke damage."
Or, please stop setting the open web on fire and then invoicing libraries for the smoke damage."
Licensing Is Speedrunning the Destruction of the Historical Record (Again)
Or, please stop setting the open web on fire and then invoicing libraries for the smoke damage.
copyrightfightclub.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:50 PM
CUMULATIVE: How much more can AI completely screw up the research endeavour? copyrightfightclub.substack.com/p/licensing-... "Licensing Is Speedrunning the Destruction of the Historical Record (Again)
Or, please stop setting the open web on fire and then invoicing libraries for the smoke damage."
Or, please stop setting the open web on fire and then invoicing libraries for the smoke damage."
But part of the lifecycle is the publication and socialisation of the work?
February 4, 2026 at 10:48 PM
But part of the lifecycle is the publication and socialisation of the work?
Reposted by Danny Kingsley
This launch last week was fantastic news for the future of scholarly publishing, with hundreds of #diamondopenaccess journals listed - check them out at www.openjournalscollective.org/catalogue/
@cphjournal.bsky.social is proud to be included.
@cphjournal.bsky.social is proud to be included.
February 4, 2026 at 10:43 AM
This launch last week was fantastic news for the future of scholarly publishing, with hundreds of #diamondopenaccess journals listed - check them out at www.openjournalscollective.org/catalogue/
@cphjournal.bsky.social is proud to be included.
@cphjournal.bsky.social is proud to be included.
RIGHT DIRECTION - aligning open practices around the entire research lifecycle. Well done NHMRC and MRFF
The new NHMRC and MRFF Open Science Policy is a big expansion on previous open access publishing mandates. Emphasis on FAIR data across the lifecycle
www.nhmrc.gov.au
February 4, 2026 at 8:37 AM
RIGHT DIRECTION - aligning open practices around the entire research lifecycle. Well done NHMRC and MRFF
Reposted by Danny Kingsley
The new NHMRC and MRFF Open Science Policy is a big expansion on previous open access publishing mandates. Emphasis on FAIR data across the lifecycle
www.nhmrc.gov.au
February 4, 2026 at 1:41 AM
The new NHMRC and MRFF Open Science Policy is a big expansion on previous open access publishing mandates. Emphasis on FAIR data across the lifecycle
SIGH: 57% of respondents use at least one of journal reputation, lab reputation or JIF – to evaluate whether or not “research is credible”.
The study claims “there is a large area of opportunity to provide [new] signals of credibility & trustworthiness” www.timeshighereducation.com/news/journal...
The study claims “there is a large area of opportunity to provide [new] signals of credibility & trustworthiness” www.timeshighereducation.com/news/journal...
Journal impact factors still exert ‘undue influence’
‘Lack of alternatives’ blamed as majority of researchers admit they rely on journal prestige metrics to make decisions on grants and hiring
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:38 AM
SIGH: 57% of respondents use at least one of journal reputation, lab reputation or JIF – to evaluate whether or not “research is credible”.
The study claims “there is a large area of opportunity to provide [new] signals of credibility & trustworthiness” www.timeshighereducation.com/news/journal...
The study claims “there is a large area of opportunity to provide [new] signals of credibility & trustworthiness” www.timeshighereducation.com/news/journal...
FRIGHTENING - if it only takes two generations to render the information clinically useless, how long before the entire corpus is so badly contaminated with garbage that we cannot use the internet any longer? We used to worry about 'grey goo' nanobots, now it is the 'AI slop tsunami'.
"AI is rapidly populating medical records with synthetic content, creating a feedback loop [that] drives a rapid erosion of pathological variability and diagnostic reliability...this renders AI generated documentation clinically useless after just two generations" www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
AI-generated data contamination erodes pathological variability and diagnostic reliability
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly populating medical records with synthetic content, creating a feedback loop where future models are increasingly at risk of training on uncurated AI ...
www.medrxiv.org
February 3, 2026 at 4:22 AM
FRIGHTENING - if it only takes two generations to render the information clinically useless, how long before the entire corpus is so badly contaminated with garbage that we cannot use the internet any longer? We used to worry about 'grey goo' nanobots, now it is the 'AI slop tsunami'.