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Have we already hit the peer review breaking point?

Academic Publication Explosion Model Gradual AI Adoption Rapid AI Takeover AI Explosion Custom Scenario AI Adoption Year: Growth Multiplier: 10x Adoption Speed: 5 Model Assumptions: This model assumes AI adoption follows a sigmoid curve, with publications growing exponentially once AI tools become mainstream. The peer review crisis threshold is estimated

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AI Needs New Facts – The Value of Novel Scientific Research

At SXSW London, I had the pleasure of seeing DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis speak on the future of artificial intelligence. Among many thought-provoking points, two remarks stuck with me. First, he emphasised the importance of understanding the fundamentals. Second, he championed the scientific method as a guiding principle for making

From Gold to Diamond: Is Equitable Open Access Still a Mirage?

A few years ago, I wrote that Open Access is an inevitability. And in many ways, the data supports that view—at least at a glance. Gold Open Access—the model where authors (or their funders) pay article processing charges to make work freely available—has grown steadily over the

The Perpetual Research Cycle: AI's Journey Through Data, Papers, and Knowledge

Academics hypothesize, generate data, make sense of it and then communicate it. If AI can help to generate, mine, and refine knowledge faster than human researchers, what does the future of academia look like? The answer lies not in replacing human intellect but in enhancing it, creating a collaborative synergy

How is every country/funder/ institution doing at data sharing?

The 'Make Data Count Data Citation Corpus' looks for both DataCite DOIs and Accession numbers in the published literature. It basically tells you that "this publication DOI" mentions "this DataCite DOI or Accession number". By taking this unstructured data and combining it with the

The Role of Foundations and Technology Companies in Fuelling Optimism in Academic Research

The landscape of grant funding in North America has recently, rapidly, evolved, leading to a sense of nervousness and even pessimism within academia. However, remarkable technological advancements emerging from foundations and companies are counteracting this trend and fostering a renewed sense of optimism. In the last week, we have seen

DataCite DOI prevalence in the published literature by country

Types of AI Agents and Their Applications in Academic Research

AI agents have the potential to revolutionise how researchers approach complex problems and manage information in academic research. These intelligent systems can automate tasks, analyse vast datasets, and even generate hypotheses, significantly accelerating the pace of discovery and innovation. AI agents can be categorised into different types, based on their

Have we all forgotten about SciHub?

A Preprint was published on Preprints.org at the end of November by SciHub founder Alexandra Elbakyan. From Black Open Access to Open Access of Color: Accepting the Diversity of Approaches towards Free Science - [v2][v2] It describes an interesting idea—using more OA colors to replace illegal OA,

Are we ready to start rewarding researchers for Open data?

The State of Open Data 2024: Special Report Bridging policy and practice in data sharing has gone live today. In it, we explored global trends in data sharing practices, focusing on bridging the gap between policy and practice. For the first time, the report incorporates not only survey data but