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1: 🌐 Introducing Scientific Multilingualism at PCI 📢 Our goal? To enhance the visibility and accessibility of research across languages. #ScienceForAll #Multilingualism
https://peercommunityin.org/2024/04/04/multilingualism/
Developing publication multilingualism at PCI: A modest strategy to improve equity in research dissemination and to give a better visibility to scientific results - Peer Community In

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2: 🚨 Non-English readers have limited access to scientific knowledge. Time for a change! #LanguageBarrier #ResearchAccessibility
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3: 📊 Inspired by Amano et al. 2023, we're embracing the advice to "Disseminate research in several languages." This approach aims to improve the discoverability of research evaluated by PCI and published by PCJ. #GlobalScience #ResearchDissemination
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4: 🤖 🌍 PCI now offers 8 automatic translations of titles, abstracts, and keywords for recommended articles. Authors can refine these or add translations in their preferred languages. #InnovationInScience #LanguageInclusion
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5: ⚠️ A note on automatic translations: They contain a disclaimer for potential inaccuracies. However, once authors edit these, they're marked as "author generated," enhancing credibility. #TranslationAccuracy #Authorship
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6: 🌈 Selection of languages is strategic, focusing on global reach and number of readers. Our initial list: Arabic, Chinese, French, Hindi, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. Future updates may expand this list. #DiversityInScience
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7: 🔁 For now, translations are powered by Google Translate. We're open to exploring other AI translation tools, like DeepL, to cover more languages and improve accuracy. #TechForScience #TranslationTools
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8: 📝 Submission and evaluation of articles remain in English to ensure the largest possible group of putative reviewers. #PeerReview #AcademicStandards
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9: 🌟 This initiative marks a modest but vital step towards fostering multilingualism in the scientific community. By breaking language barriers, we aim to make science more inclusive and accessible globally. #BreakingBarriers #ScienceForAll