Mark Huskisson
@markhusk.bsky.social
All opinions are mine (sometimes I do not agree and are subject to change without notification). Scholarly Publishing Technology | Open Infrastructure | Consultant | Dive Bar Enthusiast | Open Science
I'm doing a joint task where I returned to using @microsoft.com Word for the first time in ages. What an utter pile of [insert word here] that software is. Why on earth do your institutions spend so much money for what is, at best, a very average program? It's awful, crashing, buggy, clunky... yuk.
February 18, 2026 at 5:53 PM
I'm doing a joint task where I returned to using @microsoft.com Word for the first time in ages. What an utter pile of [insert word here] that software is. Why on earth do your institutions spend so much money for what is, at best, a very average program? It's awful, crashing, buggy, clunky... yuk.
I mean... you would, wouldn't you?
February 10, 2026 at 3:48 PM
I mean... you would, wouldn't you?
Pragya Chaube is absolutely smashing it at the Global #DiamondOA Summit. Expressing her deep frustration at the barriers that the academic incentives system creates for early-career researchers and researchers worldwide. A gifted, dynamic, and erudite communicator cutting through clear frustration.
February 5, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Pragya Chaube is absolutely smashing it at the Global #DiamondOA Summit. Expressing her deep frustration at the barriers that the academic incentives system creates for early-career researchers and researchers worldwide. A gifted, dynamic, and erudite communicator cutting through clear frustration.
Devika Madalli describes the Bharat Open Science Platform during her One Nation, One Subscription presentation at the Global #DiamondOA Summit. BOSP is the new OA publishing infrastructure by INFLIBNET for Indian Journals based on #OJS from PKP (@pkp.sfu.ca) for open research for all Indian research
February 5, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Devika Madalli describes the Bharat Open Science Platform during her One Nation, One Subscription presentation at the Global #DiamondOA Summit. BOSP is the new OA publishing infrastructure by INFLIBNET for Indian Journals based on #OJS from PKP (@pkp.sfu.ca) for open research for all Indian research
Tracy Creagh (QUT) from the Australasian Diamond Community of Practice assesses OA initiatives across ANZ at the #DiamondOA Summit. Stressing the importance of OASPA, DOAJ, ALMASI, and DIAMAS amongst many others
@oaspa.bsky.social
@creaght.bsky.social
@doaj.bsky.social
@almasiproject.bsky.social
@oaspa.bsky.social
@creaght.bsky.social
@doaj.bsky.social
@almasiproject.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Tracy Creagh (QUT) from the Australasian Diamond Community of Practice assesses OA initiatives across ANZ at the #DiamondOA Summit. Stressing the importance of OASPA, DOAJ, ALMASI, and DIAMAS amongst many others
@oaspa.bsky.social
@creaght.bsky.social
@doaj.bsky.social
@almasiproject.bsky.social
@oaspa.bsky.social
@creaght.bsky.social
@doaj.bsky.social
@almasiproject.bsky.social
Vanessa Proudman introduces the ALMASI Project to the Global DiamondOA Summit. A landscape scan of Africa, Europe, and Latin America indicates this critical infrastructure operates on $6m per year, calling for better support for these tools & services @almasiproject.bsky.social @operaseu.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Vanessa Proudman introduces the ALMASI Project to the Global DiamondOA Summit. A landscape scan of Africa, Europe, and Latin America indicates this critical infrastructure operates on $6m per year, calling for better support for these tools & services @almasiproject.bsky.social @operaseu.bsky.social
Loving Zoom's captions at this #DiamondOA conference. I quote:
"Read before.
And so, I mean? And let's say, right?
Okay, well, my relative stress on them.
Well, please.
She now said, ah!
dysactic.
rational.
vocation. Okay, that was your lap.
On an array platform with Zoom. Exists okay
for ourselves"
"Read before.
And so, I mean? And let's say, right?
Okay, well, my relative stress on them.
Well, please.
She now said, ah!
dysactic.
rational.
vocation. Okay, that was your lap.
On an array platform with Zoom. Exists okay
for ourselves"
February 3, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Loving Zoom's captions at this #DiamondOA conference. I quote:
"Read before.
And so, I mean? And let's say, right?
Okay, well, my relative stress on them.
Well, please.
She now said, ah!
dysactic.
rational.
vocation. Okay, that was your lap.
On an array platform with Zoom. Exists okay
for ourselves"
"Read before.
And so, I mean? And let's say, right?
Okay, well, my relative stress on them.
Well, please.
She now said, ah!
dysactic.
rational.
vocation. Okay, that was your lap.
On an array platform with Zoom. Exists okay
for ourselves"
Anuradha Agrawal (ICAR) – Agricultural research needs to be shared for the wide harvest of humanity ...the current dominant model of scholarly communications builds walls where we build bridges. We aim to dismantle those walls to enable a true open sharing of knowledge for the public good #DiamondOA
February 3, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Anuradha Agrawal (ICAR) – Agricultural research needs to be shared for the wide harvest of humanity ...the current dominant model of scholarly communications builds walls where we build bridges. We aim to dismantle those walls to enable a true open sharing of knowledge for the public good #DiamondOA
Arbain Arbain, Chairman of Relawan Jurnal Indonesia, explains Why Indonesia Matters Today: the rise of open journal systems at #DiamondOA Summit in Bengaluru, India. 28,000 journals and counting. My blog from February 2023 in @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social covers this - share.google/jDbTnBnYGTN5...
February 2, 2026 at 5:34 AM
Arbain Arbain, Chairman of Relawan Jurnal Indonesia, explains Why Indonesia Matters Today: the rise of open journal systems at #DiamondOA Summit in Bengaluru, India. 28,000 journals and counting. My blog from February 2023 in @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social covers this - share.google/jDbTnBnYGTN5...
And we're off. The 3rd Global Diamond Open Access Summit begins in Bengaluru, India. #DiamondOA
February 2, 2026 at 5:23 AM
And we're off. The 3rd Global Diamond Open Access Summit begins in Bengaluru, India. #DiamondOA
Hey, that's me! See you at the Global Summit in India? A quick bounce from the librarians and publishers in Bangkok at #CharlestonAsia onto the policy makers at the 3rd Global Summit on DiamondOA #DOASummit in Bengaluru. Fun times, tiring times, but honoured to be here in the company of good people.
PKP joins the 3rd Global Summit on Diamond Open Access!
🧩 Mon 2 Feb Concurrent Workshop 1: Publishing Platforms and Services for Diamond OA - diamondoasummit.org
Come say hi to @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca and @markhusk.bsky.social!
▶️ Live: www.youtube.com/@IIHRMM
#DiamondOA #DOASummit2026
🧩 Mon 2 Feb Concurrent Workshop 1: Publishing Platforms and Services for Diamond OA - diamondoasummit.org
Come say hi to @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca and @markhusk.bsky.social!
▶️ Live: www.youtube.com/@IIHRMM
#DiamondOA #DOASummit2026
February 1, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Hey, that's me! See you at the Global Summit in India? A quick bounce from the librarians and publishers in Bangkok at #CharlestonAsia onto the policy makers at the 3rd Global Summit on DiamondOA #DOASummit in Bengaluru. Fun times, tiring times, but honoured to be here in the company of good people.
Goodnight Bangkok, good morning Bengaluru. Bleary eyed day ahead of sorting the suitcase and doing the laundry.
February 1, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Goodnight Bangkok, good morning Bengaluru. Bleary eyed day ahead of sorting the suitcase and doing the laundry.
Reposted by Mark Huskisson
PKP joins the 3rd Global Summit on Diamond Open Access!
🧩 Mon 2 Feb Concurrent Workshop 1: Publishing Platforms and Services for Diamond OA - diamondoasummit.org
Come say hi to @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca and @markhusk.bsky.social!
▶️ Live: www.youtube.com/@IIHRMM
#DiamondOA #DOASummit2026
🧩 Mon 2 Feb Concurrent Workshop 1: Publishing Platforms and Services for Diamond OA - diamondoasummit.org
Come say hi to @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca and @markhusk.bsky.social!
▶️ Live: www.youtube.com/@IIHRMM
#DiamondOA #DOASummit2026
February 1, 2026 at 2:41 AM
PKP joins the 3rd Global Summit on Diamond Open Access!
🧩 Mon 2 Feb Concurrent Workshop 1: Publishing Platforms and Services for Diamond OA - diamondoasummit.org
Come say hi to @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca and @markhusk.bsky.social!
▶️ Live: www.youtube.com/@IIHRMM
#DiamondOA #DOASummit2026
🧩 Mon 2 Feb Concurrent Workshop 1: Publishing Platforms and Services for Diamond OA - diamondoasummit.org
Come say hi to @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca and @markhusk.bsky.social!
▶️ Live: www.youtube.com/@IIHRMM
#DiamondOA #DOASummit2026
Reposted by Mark Huskisson
#ERAAct #PositionPaper | 📢 Following the European Commission's consultation on the ERA Act, OPERAS has just released a position paper with a powerful message: Don't let commercial interests capture the research agenda.
👉Learn more: https://operas.hypotheses.org/9636
👉Learn more: https://operas.hypotheses.org/9636
Shaping Europe’s Research Future: OPERAS Calls for a Sovereign and Equitable ERA Act
A Critical Juncture for Open Science, SSH, and Community-Led Infrastructure The European research landscape stands at a pivotal moment. The European Commission’s consultation for the European Research Area (ERA) Act, finalised on January 23rd,...
operas.hypotheses.org
January 29, 2026 at 12:22 PM
#ERAAct #PositionPaper | 📢 Following the European Commission's consultation on the ERA Act, OPERAS has just released a position paper with a powerful message: Don't let commercial interests capture the research agenda.
👉Learn more: https://operas.hypotheses.org/9636
👉Learn more: https://operas.hypotheses.org/9636
Madhura Amdekar from @crossref.bsky.social launches the Crossref day in Bangkok, Thailand. A lot to get through today, with @abartell.bsky.social up next with the importance of quality metadata. Already lots of questions and comments from the community.
January 29, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Madhura Amdekar from @crossref.bsky.social launches the Crossref day in Bangkok, Thailand. A lot to get through today, with @abartell.bsky.social up next with the importance of quality metadata. Already lots of questions and comments from the community.
On my way to the Crossref event in Bangkok. The air quality may be declining and it may be a little too hot (even at 7am) for the average North European like me, but I'm really looking forward to spending the day with the Thai librarians and @crossref.bsky.social colleagues on behalf of @pkp.sfu.ca.
January 29, 2026 at 3:30 AM
On my way to the Crossref event in Bangkok. The air quality may be declining and it may be a little too hot (even at 7am) for the average North European like me, but I'm really looking forward to spending the day with the Thai librarians and @crossref.bsky.social colleagues on behalf of @pkp.sfu.ca.
Continuing my career-long habit and preference of not staying in the conference hotel (for costs alone, if not just a little separation), it always brings an enjoyable commute with the locals. Although my arrival in the high aircon after the humid 34C means I'm a hot mess for at least the first hour
January 27, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Continuing my career-long habit and preference of not staying in the conference hotel (for costs alone, if not just a little separation), it always brings an enjoyable commute with the locals. Although my arrival in the high aircon after the humid 34C means I'm a hot mess for at least the first hour
I received a job description for a role a recruiter would like me to consider. It's a senior leadership role (insert fake blush emoji for a self deprecating LinkedIn style humblebrag) and a main quality required is, "Must be comfortable using Excel and Powerpoint." For the 1st time I feel qualified.
January 20, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I received a job description for a role a recruiter would like me to consider. It's a senior leadership role (insert fake blush emoji for a self deprecating LinkedIn style humblebrag) and a main quality required is, "Must be comfortable using Excel and Powerpoint." For the 1st time I feel qualified.
The #CharlestonAsia Conference comes at a good time due to not travelling to events in the USA. I'm excited to kick off 2026 in Thailand as Asia is a leader in the creation of open access knowledge. This will be a conference of listening, learning, and building the foundations for collaboration.
January 13, 2026 at 2:46 PM
The #CharlestonAsia Conference comes at a good time due to not travelling to events in the USA. I'm excited to kick off 2026 in Thailand as Asia is a leader in the creation of open access knowledge. This will be a conference of listening, learning, and building the foundations for collaboration.
The last OPERAS Conference was excellent. I'm delighted that the organisers have forgotten how painful it was to host conferences and decided to do another one. @operaseu.bsky.social is a place of real community and innovative ideas that is hard to rival anywhere in European scholarly communication
January 12, 2026 at 2:20 PM
The last OPERAS Conference was excellent. I'm delighted that the organisers have forgotten how painful it was to host conferences and decided to do another one. @operaseu.bsky.social is a place of real community and innovative ideas that is hard to rival anywhere in European scholarly communication
Reposted by Mark Huskisson
🎆 What a way to close out 2025 as we celebrate PKP's Founder, John Willinsky, and his appointment to the Order of Canada for more than 25 years of dedication to #OpenAccess and #PublicKnowledge!
-> www.gg.ca/en/media/new...
Image from Muttercraig CC BY-SA at uottawa-mpsp.fandom.com/wiki/Order_o...
-> www.gg.ca/en/media/new...
Image from Muttercraig CC BY-SA at uottawa-mpsp.fandom.com/wiki/Order_o...
December 31, 2025 at 10:37 PM
🎆 What a way to close out 2025 as we celebrate PKP's Founder, John Willinsky, and his appointment to the Order of Canada for more than 25 years of dedication to #OpenAccess and #PublicKnowledge!
-> www.gg.ca/en/media/new...
Image from Muttercraig CC BY-SA at uottawa-mpsp.fandom.com/wiki/Order_o...
-> www.gg.ca/en/media/new...
Image from Muttercraig CC BY-SA at uottawa-mpsp.fandom.com/wiki/Order_o...
Reading year-end posts from some open initiatives has been extremely encouraging. But, I've also started to get a feel for which of those initiatives have signed up to and reflect the #POSI principles (openscholarlyinfrastructure.org), especially lobbying to cement their own narrow self-interest.
The Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure (v2.0, 2025)
POSI version 2.0 released October 2025
The POSI Adopters reviewed the version 1.1 principles and consulted with the community to create version 2.0, released in October 2025. The new/always-current ve...
openscholarlyinfrastructure.org
December 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Reading year-end posts from some open initiatives has been extremely encouraging. But, I've also started to get a feel for which of those initiatives have signed up to and reflect the #POSI principles (openscholarlyinfrastructure.org), especially lobbying to cement their own narrow self-interest.
Reposted by Mark Huskisson
The inaugural article of Reviews of Economic Literature is fittingly titled
"It Is Time to Bring Scholarly Publishing Back to the Academic Community"
It argues that open access crucially needs to be coupled with a new non-profit publishing model
rel.journals.sup.org/index.php/re...
"It Is Time to Bring Scholarly Publishing Back to the Academic Community"
It argues that open access crucially needs to be coupled with a new non-profit publishing model
rel.journals.sup.org/index.php/re...
November 25, 2025 at 10:29 AM
The inaugural article of Reviews of Economic Literature is fittingly titled
"It Is Time to Bring Scholarly Publishing Back to the Academic Community"
It argues that open access crucially needs to be coupled with a new non-profit publishing model
rel.journals.sup.org/index.php/re...
"It Is Time to Bring Scholarly Publishing Back to the Academic Community"
It argues that open access crucially needs to be coupled with a new non-profit publishing model
rel.journals.sup.org/index.php/re...
Reposted by Mark Huskisson
Just remember that given the abundance of neurodivergent people in science, it’s far more likely that autism causes vaccines.
November 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Just remember that given the abundance of neurodivergent people in science, it’s far more likely that autism causes vaccines.
Is Zoom just terrible for everyone this past month or two, or just me? I'm on a fully paid-up plan and running 128mbps/23mbps minimums on fully up-to-date versions of Mac OS and Zoom. But the image is laggy and about 4fps. Incoming sound is good but it is broken when I'm speaking. Just shocking.
October 22, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Is Zoom just terrible for everyone this past month or two, or just me? I'm on a fully paid-up plan and running 128mbps/23mbps minimums on fully up-to-date versions of Mac OS and Zoom. But the image is laggy and about 4fps. Incoming sound is good but it is broken when I'm speaking. Just shocking.