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AIMOS @aimosinc.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you to our #AIMOS2025 sponsors: @ardc.edu.au, @sydney.edu.au, Proofig AI, and Tricky Goose Training!

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AIMOS @aimosinc.bsky.social · 5d

@anniewham.bsky.social @drjbeaudry.bsky.social @alexh.bsky.social

AIMOS @aimosinc.bsky.social · 5d

12 days to #AIMOS2025! If you are looking for affordable accommodations, note that some pubs (hotels) have rooms that don't show up on standard search engines. The Erko pub (about 15 minutes walking from the conference) has $150 rooms last we checked! www.guestreservations.com/the-erko-hot...

The Erko Hotel - Guest Reservations

As an independent booking service offering over 100,000 hotels worldwide, we can get you the same deals you expect with a bigger travel agency or direct from the hotel.

www.guestreservations.com

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AIMOS @aimosinc.bsky.social · 8d

At the past two AIMOS conferences, we have had a free public lecture for the local community. #AIMOS2025 follows suit! Join us for Ivan Oransky's public lecture: events.humanitix.com/public-talk-... but do so soon, seats are limited!

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AIMOS @aimosinc.bsky.social · 11d

@forrt.bsky.social's diamond open access replication journal is accepting submissions: www.uni-muenster.de/Ejournals/in...

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AIMOS @aimosinc.bsky.social · 14d

A collab between universities, forensic labs, and the Australian Academy of Science

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AIMOS @aimosinc.bsky.social · 14d

And released today, a metascience project featuring AIMOS board member @jasonchin.bsky.social, former AIMOS prez Matt Page, Merryn McKinnon, Rachel Searston, Kaye Ballantyne, Stephanie Summersby, Anna Heavey, Carolyne Bird, and Anna-Maria Arabia.

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AIMOS @aimosinc.bsky.social · 14d

They are lucky to have you!

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AIMOS @aimosinc.bsky.social · 15d

Exciting new metascience project just funded, led by AIMOS founder @fidlerfm.bsky.social, Kate Williams, and James Wilsdon.

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AIMOS @aimosinc.bsky.social · 20d

With only about 10 spots left, #AIMOS2025 will almost surely sell out this year. Register now to make sure you don't miss out! aimos-inc.github.io/aimos.confer...

AIMOS2025 Conference

AIMOS conference 2025

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AIMOS @aimosinc.bsky.social · 20d

Please leave our favourite rebel, pilot, and engineer out of it!

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AIMOS @aimosinc.bsky.social · 29d

Early-bird registrations for @AIMOS2025 end tomorrow!
aimos-inc.github.io/aimos.confer...

Register

Conference Template

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World Conferences on Research Integrity @wcrifoundation.bsky.social · Oct 10

⏰ 5 days left!

Both abstract submissions and travel grant applications for the 9th #WCRI2026 close on October 15, 2025!

📍 May 3–6, 2026 | Vancouver, Canada 🇨🇦

Share your work and join global conversations.

🔗 wcri2026.org/call-for-abstr…#ResearchIntegrityty

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AIMOS @aimosinc.bsky.social · Oct 8

Very glad to see the ANU Journal of Law and Technology has agreed to be @metaror.bsky.social's first partner journal from the field of law: cms.metaror.org/partner-jour...
MetaROR partners accept MetaROR reviews as part of their editorial process, making the publishing ecosystem more efficient.

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Ludo Waltman @ludowaltman.bsky.social · Sep 26

We need good practices for DOI registration for publish-review-curate platforms like @metaror.bsky.social and others.

@andre-brasil.bsky.social and I wrote a blog post about this: doi.org/10.64000/76j...

Together with @crossref.bsky.social we hope to receive input from the community on this issue!

Innovation in scientific publishing and its implications for Crossref DOI registration practices - Request for input - Crossref

Lots of exciting innovations are being made in scientific publishing, often raising fundamental questions about established publishing practices. In this guest post, Ludo Waltman and André Brasil disc...

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Jack Wilkinson @jdwilko.bsky.social · Sep 5

www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

INSPECT-SR: A tool for assessing trustworthiness of randomised controlled trials.

INSPECT-SR: a tool for assessing trustworthiness of randomised controlled trials

The integrity of evidence synthesis is threatened by problematic randomised controlled trials (RCTs). These are RCTs where there are serious concerns about the trustworthiness of the data or findings....

www.medrxiv.org

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Jennifer Byrne @jabyrnesci.bsky.social · Sep 14

International #ResearchIntegrity conference 16-18 November 2025
Come to hear @elisabethbik.bsky.social Ivan Oransky @jamesheathers.bsky.social @retractionwatch.com Lisa Bero @liammannix.bsky.social @jdwilko.bsky.social @jacksonwryan.com +many others, stay for Sydney in late Spring @sydney.edu.au 🧪

Simon Gandevia @simongandevia.bsky.social · Sep 12

International Research Integrity Conference researchintegrityconf.com has been moved to University of Sydney (Refectory and Cullen rooms) Nov 16-18th 2025. Registrations filling fast

International Research Integrity Conference | 16-18 November 2025, Sydney, Australia

researchintegrityconf.com

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Michael Inzlicht @minzlicht.bsky.social · Sep 10

Major new paper by finds implicit measures like the IAT are no better than asking people directly about their biases. After decades of avoiding self-reports, turns out our sophisticated replacement tools work no better than what we abandoned. New post!

The Great Implicit Bias Bamboozle

Where were you when you first learned about implicit bias?

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AIMOS @aimosinc.bsky.social · Sep 10

Thank you Hans for sharing your positive experience with @metaror.bsky.social, using your reviews and assessment to publish at our partner journal, Quantitative Science Studies: www.openscience.nl/en/cases/the...

The MetaROR Publish-Review-Curate Model: our experience as authors | Open Science NL

www.openscience.nl

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MetaROR @metaror.bsky.social · Sep 3

⌛ How is preprinting adopted over time across disciplines and regions? Our latest article attempts to answer this.

The reviewers praised the comprehensive analysis & clear presentation, while requesting more background information & addressing data availability issues.

👇 Read it now on MetaROR

Adoption of Preprinting Across Scientific Disciplines and Geographical Regions (1991-2023)

metaror.org

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AIMOS @aimosinc.bsky.social · Sep 3

AIMOS is pleased to make the following submission regarding the Australian Research Council's consultation draft for its new research evaluation framework: osf.io/mpvbc

OSF

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AIMOS @aimosinc.bsky.social · Aug 28

You have three more days to get your proposals in for our conference in November!

AIMOS @aimosinc.bsky.social · Aug 19

Submissions for #AIMOS2025 in Sydney close in just under two weeks!
aimos-inc.github.io/aimos.confer...

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AIMOS @aimosinc.bsky.social · Aug 24

Two days away now!

AIMOS @aimosinc.bsky.social · Aug 12

The best way to protect the scientific record is to prevent stats errors from entering it in the first place! Two weeks 'til our webinar featuring @tomhardwicke.bsky.social & @michelenuijten.bsky.social. Register here: qut.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Jennifer Byrne @jabyrnesci.bsky.social · Aug 19

A paper that combines #peerreview & cheese... what could be better? Answer: writing said paper with @abalkina.bsky.social @image-integrity.bsky.social & Marie Souliere. Read on to learn how the Swiss Cheese Model could help peer review & #researchintegrity onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Rethinking Peer Review Using the Swiss Cheese Model to Better Flag Problematic Manuscripts

Click on the article title to read more.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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AIMOS @aimosinc.bsky.social · Aug 19

Submissions for #AIMOS2025 in Sydney close in just under two weeks!
aimos-inc.github.io/aimos.confer...

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