Biologist, university professor, journal editor; All views are my own
Lexington, KY
Joined March 2008
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Ecological Entomology @Ecol_Ent is recruiting new Associate Editors. If you are interested in getting experience being an editor please consider applying. Details here royensoc.co.uk/opportunities…
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THIS WINS THE DAY!!!! xitter.cf/TheKiffness/status/183…
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Srivastava et al. Editors are biased too: An extension of Fox et al. (2023)'s analysis makes the case for triple‐blind review besjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
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An exciting development from @EcolEnt - we are now switching to double-anonymous reviewing!
The initiative will support @RoyEntSoc journal efforts to address bias in #PeerReview.
More details here royensoc.co.uk/news/double-a…
#AcademicPublishing @WileyEcolEvol
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This little 2006 article by @AndyPurvisNHM contains the best bit of comic timing I've ever seen in an academic paper. cell.com/trends/ecology-evol…
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Tenure track job alert! Our department is hiring an assistant professor in Arthropod Molecular Biology. We welcome anyone who uses modern molecular tools to address fundamental and applied questions in arthropod biology. App deadline of December 31. ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/4938…
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💥New: Double-anonymous review is an effective way of combating status bias in scholarly publishing
#PeerReviewWeek23 @BritishEcolSoc wp.me/p4m9em-cz4
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Dryad’s membership model for academic institutions is changing.
We’re inviting community input on how we can make sure the new model is equitable, transparent, and fair.
Learn more and participate in our open consultation: buff.ly/3XJivv0
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We’re looking for #ResearchData leaders to join the Dryad Board of Directors. Are you passionate about research data and eager to shape the future of our organization during this pivotal time?
Read more and self-nominate by July 23: buff.ly/3PJ6Pqq
Nature wrote about our peer review work: nature.com/articles/d41586-0… original paper here: doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14…
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People worry a lot about bias in peer review. The bad news: it's real (but doesn't work quite like I expected). The good news: it's quite easy to make a huge dent in it. scientistseessquirrel.wordpr… (On a new study in @FunEcology by @Callomac et al.)
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⚖️The double-anonymous peer review trial indicates reviewer bias is reduced when author identities are anonymised: when reviewers did not know whose paper they were reviewing, peer review outcomes were similar across author demographics...
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Our new paper @FunEcology: Double-blind peer review affects reviewer ratings and editor decisions at an ecology journal - doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14…
We also argue that offering *optional* blinding of author identities, as some journals allow, is unlikely to substantially reduce these biases because authors from high income countries are less likely to choose to be anonymized
Full paper is here: doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14…; summary on the @FunEcology blog here: fesummaries.wordpress.com/20…