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Nicolas Galtier

@nicolasgaltier.bsky.social

New preprint: we advertise DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly eco-evo-archaeo journals. 1/6
#AcademicPublishing #ecoevo #archaeology #EthicalPublishing #SocietyJournals #DiamondOpenAccess
doi.org/10.32942/X24...

Time to publish ethically: DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly journals in ecology and evolutionary biology.

doi.org

June 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM

Devang Mehta🌱🧬

@mehta-lab.com

Every action counts.

#ethicalpublishing

July 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM

Sophien Kamoun

@kamounlab.bsky.social

Given the discussion today. #EthicalPublishing is possible.

Our ethos for many years now:

1. All papers preprinted along with data.
2. No commercial publishers.
3. Only publish in scientific society journals and with reputable non-profit publishers.
4. Collaborators do what they want.

Sophien Kamoun @kamounlab.bsky.social · Feb 24

Society journals vs. #NatureRipoffs @manavellalab @ASPB @NaturePlants

February 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM

Devang Mehta🌱🧬

@mehta-lab.com

Everyone’s acting as if scientists don’t have any agency over where they publish and whether they choose to play the for-profit publishing game. If I, as a pre-tenure PI, can implement an #EthicalPublishing policy without fearing for my career, you can too.

December 11, 2024 at 10:59 AM

Sophien Kamoun

@kamounlab.bsky.social

#NatureRipoffs in full predatory mode… @nature @NaturePortfolio @SpringerNature

I don’t work on antimicrobials. Not even close.

Why many worship this predatory rotten publisher is insane. BOYCOTT NOW. #EthicalPublishing

July 19, 2024 at 6:57 AM

The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN)

@thebrokenspine.co.uk

Not who you know. Not how many blurbs you’ve got.
Not the MFA. Not the mentions.

If your work bleeds and bites — if it risks something real — we want it.

🖤 We publish risk, not reputations.

#SpineEdicts | #IndependentPress | #EthicalPublishing

July 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM

Integra

@integranxt.bsky.social

Choosing the right research integrity partner isn’t a checkbox—it’s a strategy.

At Integra, we offer expert + AI synergy, proactive detection, and editorially aligned solutions to protect credibility. Ready to raise the bar?

Let’s connect. shorturl.at/jMfhX
#ResearchIntegrity #EthicalPublishing

June 18, 2025 at 11:59 AM

The Violet Index

@thevioletindex.bsky.social

The Violet Index has a strict no-AI policy. Here's why ↓

#TheVioletIndex #NoAI #HumanMadeArt #HumanCreativity #ArtistsRights #WritersRights #SupportHumanArtists #EthicalPublishing #AIEthics #ArtistsAgainstAI #HumanMade #CreativeRights #IndiePublishing #STRANGE #ArtZine

July 17, 2026 at 6:09 PM

MSK Library

@msklibrary.bsky.social

science.org/content/article/how-academic-betrayal-led-me-change-my-authorship-practices

#Authorship #AcademicIntegrity #ResearchEthics #PublicationEthics #AcademicLife #ResearchCommunity #TransparencyInResearch #Scholarship #EthicalPublishing

How an academic betrayal led me to change my authorship practices

“Every cleaned data set, debugged script, and refined figure deserves acknowledgment,” this researcher writes

science.org

September 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM

Journal of Experimental Botany

@jxbotany.bsky.social

🌱 The final invited speaker of the conference is Devang Mehta (KU Leuven, Belgium) presenting “Re-engineering plant chronobiology: from genome to proteome and from molecules to future geographies” 🌿

Devang also shared his lab’s ethical publishing pledge 📝 🙌

#JXB75 #PlantScience 🧪 @mehta-lab.com

Devang Mehta (KU Leuven, Belgium) presenting his talk, “Re-engineering plant chronobiology: from genome to proteome and from molecules to future geographies,” with a picture of earth from space on slides projected behind him at the JXB 75th Anniversary Conference.

Devang is at the podium presenting his talk, and on the slide he shares his lab’s ethical publishing pledge:
"Reimagining Science Publishing
Stop playing a rigged game
Our #EthicalPublishing pledge
All our original research articles will be published in non-profit/charitable journals, preferably as Open-Access with a CC-BY licence. (Rare exceptions might occur in the case of collaborative projects). All papers will be first published as preprints (Read Plan U). All research data and code will be shared freely, with the exception of protected IP. Read about KU Leuven's Open Science policies."

September 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM

DOAJ

@doaj.bsky.social

@thinkchecksub.bsky.social are presenting a webinar with our friends over at #Research4Life on how TCS can help spot predatory book publishers and journals

Registration details:

www.research4life.org/other/webina...

#scholcomm #thinkcehcksubmit #researchethics #ethicalpublishing

Webinar on Understanding Predatory Publishing and How Think. Check. Submit. Can Help - Research4Life

Join us for a webinar on the topic of predatory publishing and how researchers can protect their work by using Think. Check. Submit.

www.research4life.org

October 24, 2024 at 1:01 PM

Asian Council of Science Editors

@theacse.bsky.social

We are excited to introduce Hin Lyhour as an Official ACSE Ambassador 🌟✨

🔥 Ready to make your mark in global academia?

👉 Apply now:

🔗 theacse.com/ambassadors....

#ACSE #AmbassadorProgram #ResearchIntegrity #EthicalPublishing #GlobalResearch #AcademicExcellence

April 21, 2026 at 11:00 AM

Curiosus.app : Daily Random Facts

@curiosusapp.bsky.social

A magazine for kids that refuses to publish ads? 'KIDS DISCOVER' is all about learning, not selling to minors. 📚 #RandomFact #EthicalPublishing #KidsMedia #NoAds #ChildhoodEducation

April 2, 2026 at 2:52 PM

JSAMS

@jsamsofficial.bsky.social

Editorial 📌

JSAMS EiC, Prof Tim Meyer, shares that avoiding citations from #predatoryjournals is key to maintaining #researchintegrity, and #JSAMS remains firmly committed to #ethicalpublishing.
👉 Read at zurl.co/w0Af7