Are there some people on Mastodon discussing #GatesOpenResearch and its associated preprint server #VeriXiv? I have some questions
#scholcomm @academicchatter

Update: FTR, in this case "associated" means that Gates-funded authors subject to the 2025 OA Policy *can* but don't *have* to use VeriXiv; they *have* to use a preprint server
HT @Lisalibrarian https://hcommons.social/@Lisalibrarian/113088754933659138

Another sign that gold open access was a mistake, and that diamond open access is the future

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is one of the most influential funding bodies in the world. According to one ranking, it is the second largest charitable foundation, and as of 31 December 2023 had an endowment of around $75.2 billion. That makes a shift in its publishing policy hugely important.

An article in Chemical & Engineering […]

#apcs #coalitionS #diamondOa #funding #gatesFoundation #goldOa #peerReview #planS #preprints #publishers #unesco #verixiv

https://walledculture.org/another-sign-that-gold-open-access-was-a-mistake-and-that-diamond-open-access-is-the-future/

Pour aider les chercheurs à se conformer à sa nouvelle politique #OpenAccess, la #GatesFoundation va lancer une nouvelle plateforme de #Préprints « vérifiés », #VeriXiv, qui conduira une série de vérifications rigoureuses avant publication du préprint.

➡️ https://www.f1000.com/verixiv/