Jonas R. Kunst

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Professor of Psychology @ University of Oslo. Past @Yale @Harvard @UiB
Founder of Advances.in. Views are my own.
Lab page:https://www.csblab.com
Advances.inhttps://advances.in
Show threadJonas R. KunstJun 14, 2023

Do you share our vision of a more equitable and inclusive academic publishing model? Then we invite you to join us. Submit your work to advances.in/psychology, and be part of a publishing movement that values every academic voice, irrespective of geographical or financial backgrounds.

#AcademicPublishing #FairCompensation #PeerReview #EquityInPublishing #AdvancesDotIn #Academia #InclusionMatters

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Show threadJonas R. KunstJun 14, 2023

We've already begun reshaping the landscape with our psychology journal, advances.in/psychology (https://advances.in/psychology). This is not just about fair compensation; it's about fostering inclusivity and equity in academic publishing.

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advances.in/psychology - an innovative psychology journal

We are an international, peer-reviewed open access journal that financially compensates editors and reviewers for their important work.

advances.in/psychology
Show threadJonas R. KunstJun 14, 2023

Is this how we envision the future of knowledge sharing?
At Advances.in (https://advances.in), we're saying 'No More.' We believe in dismantling these barriers to create a more equitable academic publishing ecosystem. Our approach? Paying reviewers for their work. By acknowledging the professional service that peer reviewers offer, we ensure that financial constraints are not a deterrent to participating in the academic discourse.

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Advances.in - Reinventing Academic Publishing

Traditional publishers take advantage of free labor by overburdened academics. Advances.in aims to change this by paying editors and reviewers for their work.

Advances.in
Show threadJonas R. KunstJun 14, 2023

Academics worldwide are expected to contribute their valuable time and expertise freely. However, this creates an invisible barrier for many scholars, particularly in regions where working for free is simply not feasible. It turns academic publishing into a closed fortress, accessible only to those who can afford to unlock its gates.

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Jonas R. KunstJun 14, 2023
It's a sobering paradox that peer review, designed to uphold the sanctity of academic discourse, inadvertently perpetuates an inequitable system that prevents full participation from disadvantaged communities. But hold on. It can be done differently.🧵 1/
Jonas R. KunstJun 9, 2023
🚨PublicationAlert! Jeffrey & William Fisher unveil their IMB Model of Pandemic Risk & Prevention in http://advances.in psychology. #COVID19 won't be our last pandemic, their model equips us to foster the behavior change crucial for future outbreaks. https://advances.in/psychology/10.56296/aip00004/
Advances.in - Reinventing Academic Publishing

Traditional publishers take advantage of free labor by overburdened academics. Advances.in aims to change this by paying editors and reviewers for their work.

Advances.in
Jonas R. KunstJan 30, 2023
🚨 The madness of misperceptions: Anger contributes to political misperceptions by increasing reliance on partisan heuristics, affecting info-seeking behavior, and shaping media consumption. High-anger partisans are more likely to believe false claims. https://academic.oup.com/joc/article-abstract/73/1/60/6884097?redirectedFrom=fulltext
madness of misperceptions: evaluating the ways anger contributes to misinformed beliefs

Abstract. Drawing from established theoretical traditions in cognitive consistency, motivated reasoning, heuristic–systematic processing, and the anger-activism

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Jonas R. KunstJan 28, 2023
🚨New meta-analysis finds elevated levels of inflammatory & vascular biomarkers in COVID-19 survivors with #LongCovid. C-reactive protein, D-dimer, lactate dehydrogenase, leukocytes, lymphocytes & interleukin-6 all significantly higher. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/rmv.2424
Jonas R. KunstJan 27, 2023
California’s law sought to punish doctors who give patients false information about Covid-19. Should be a no-brainer, right? The federal court clearly thinks otherwise....
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/26/technology/federal-court-blocks-california-medical-misinformation-law.html
A Federal Court Blocks California’s New Medical Misinformation Law

California’s law sought to punish doctors who give patients false information about Covid-19.

Jonas R. KunstJan 27, 2023
🚨New study with an animal model shows that the senolytics dasatinib and quercetin (D/Q) significantly reduced SARS-CoV-2-related mortality, delayed its onset, and reduced the number of other clinical symptoms. Could it reduce risks of #LongCovid? https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/acel.13771