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.
THIS!!! see my 2021 rant about the exploitation of our time by commercial organisations force11.org/post/the-uns... "... it is immensely frustrating to be approached by an extraordinarily profitable organisation to be asked to give my knowledge and expertise to them for free. ..."
February 17, 2026 at 9:37 PM
THIS!!! see my 2021 rant about the exploitation of our time by commercial organisations force11.org/post/the-uns... "... it is immensely frustrating to be approached by an extraordinarily profitable organisation to be asked to give my knowledge and expertise to them for free. ..."
CONTINUING www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-o... joining the rejectors are London South Bank University and Sheffield Hallam University (apologies that all these stories are paywalled - the university websites have press releases)
February 17, 2026 at 9:26 PM
CONTINUING www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-o... joining the rejectors are London South Bank University and Sheffield Hallam University (apologies that all these stories are paywalled - the university websites have press releases)
LIES & DAMN STATISTICS - people are using AI summaries and not clicking through and are moving away from searching, so how to we track usage? scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/02/12/g...
Guest Post — There's an Elephant in the Room, but Not in Your Usage Reports - The Scholarly Kitchen
Today's guest bloggers spotlight a gap in traditional usage reporting, third-party AI usage, and recommend steps needed to recover missing usage data.
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February 17, 2026 at 9:22 PM
LIES & DAMN STATISTICS - people are using AI summaries and not clicking through and are moving away from searching, so how to we track usage? scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/02/12/g...
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At @oapenbooks.bsky.social we are struggling with bad AI robotic scraping behaviour. I am thankful to the organisers of #OxFOS26 for giving me the opportunity to share our concerns at their event on 2nd March.
February 3, 2026 at 10:18 AM
At @oapenbooks.bsky.social we are struggling with bad AI robotic scraping behaviour. I am thankful to the organisers of #OxFOS26 for giving me the opportunity to share our concerns at their event on 2nd March.
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Sharing the load: Building a collective to support open research information online. New post on @upstreamblog.bsky.social!
Can we share resources and burdens to make available key open research information resources in actionable and connectable form in the cloud?
doi.org/10.54900/2pn...
Can we share resources and burdens to make available key open research information resources in actionable and connectable form in the cloud?
doi.org/10.54900/2pn...
Sharing the load: Building a collective to support open research information online
Can we share resources and burdens to make available key open research information resources in actionable and connectable form in the cloud? Through sharing processes and systems, is it possible, ove...
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February 17, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Sharing the load: Building a collective to support open research information online. New post on @upstreamblog.bsky.social!
Can we share resources and burdens to make available key open research information resources in actionable and connectable form in the cloud?
doi.org/10.54900/2pn...
Can we share resources and burdens to make available key open research information resources in actionable and connectable form in the cloud?
doi.org/10.54900/2pn...
JOINING FORCES: www.uksg.org/newsletter/u... OIPA officially launched in 2023 w 10 members. This new community of practice now forms vital infrastructure supporting non-profit open access publishing in universities and offers authors important alternative publishing venues.
Exciting times for the Open Institutional Publishing Association (OIPA) - UKSG
With the coming of digital publishing and new technologies, increasing awareness of the benefits of open access publishing and growing criticism of the practices and profits of commercial publishers, ...
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February 17, 2026 at 6:12 AM
JOINING FORCES: www.uksg.org/newsletter/u... OIPA officially launched in 2023 w 10 members. This new community of practice now forms vital infrastructure supporting non-profit open access publishing in universities and offers authors important alternative publishing venues.
DELAY: the work associated with protecting Australian research from foreign interference are causing hold ups and issues for grant applications. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/grant-d... “The requirements we now have to go through…are more extensive and time-consuming than we had imagined,”
Grant delays feared as ARC ramps up ‘due diligence’
Researchers brace for renewed funding uncertainty as security checks prove ‘more time-consuming than imagined’
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:32 AM
DELAY: the work associated with protecting Australian research from foreign interference are causing hold ups and issues for grant applications. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/grant-d... “The requirements we now have to go through…are more extensive and time-consuming than we had imagined,”
EATING ITSELF - the AI industry is destroying (at scale) the very system it relies on for training. Keep this up and the whole thing just collapses. Brilliant.
This is what AI scrapers are doing to our platform. Our database capacity is just being ruined every time they initiate a fresh scrape and our tech team has to scramble, taking radical measures, to keep the platform up.
February 16, 2026 at 7:43 PM
EATING ITSELF - the AI industry is destroying (at scale) the very system it relies on for training. Keep this up and the whole thing just collapses. Brilliant.
WHO KNEW? "Thousands of paywalled research papers could be freed with this simple fix" (yes it is good ol' green open access, but in Australia we have been so fixated on read and publish deals the humble repository has been lost in the melee) theconversation.com/thousands-of...
Thousands of paywalled research papers could be freed with this simple fix
‘Green open access’ has existed for decades – and it’s not hard to get academics to use it more.
theconversation.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:42 AM
WHO KNEW? "Thousands of paywalled research papers could be freed with this simple fix" (yes it is good ol' green open access, but in Australia we have been so fixated on read and publish deals the humble repository has been lost in the melee) theconversation.com/thousands-of...
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💎 The 3rd Global Summit on Diamond Open Access was held in Bangalore, India 2-6 February
The Summit featured plenaries, thematic tracks, and interactive workshops on equity, multilingualism, research assessment, and policy alignment #DiamondOA
🔗 Read more: oaaustralasia.org/3rd-global-s...
The Summit featured plenaries, thematic tracks, and interactive workshops on equity, multilingualism, research assessment, and policy alignment #DiamondOA
🔗 Read more: oaaustralasia.org/3rd-global-s...
3rd Global Summit Diamond Open Access 2026 | Open Access Australasia
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February 16, 2026 at 4:41 AM
💎 The 3rd Global Summit on Diamond Open Access was held in Bangalore, India 2-6 February
The Summit featured plenaries, thematic tracks, and interactive workshops on equity, multilingualism, research assessment, and policy alignment #DiamondOA
🔗 Read more: oaaustralasia.org/3rd-global-s...
The Summit featured plenaries, thematic tracks, and interactive workshops on equity, multilingualism, research assessment, and policy alignment #DiamondOA
🔗 Read more: oaaustralasia.org/3rd-global-s...
SIGH: We need new 'Norms of Science'. AI has completely broken the scholarly publishing system as it was, so we need a new system. Or do we just not bother - the AI slop goes back into the system to feed the next query, it will all be nonsense pretty soon. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How AI slop is causing a crisis in computer science
Preprint repositories and conference organizers are having to counter a tide of ‘AI slop’ submissions.
www.nature.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:58 PM
SIGH: We need new 'Norms of Science'. AI has completely broken the scholarly publishing system as it was, so we need a new system. Or do we just not bother - the AI slop goes back into the system to feed the next query, it will all be nonsense pretty soon. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"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
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?
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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."
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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
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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.
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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...
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“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
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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 ...
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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.