Tony Ross-Hellauer

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Leader - Open and Reproducible Research Group
http://orrg.eu ⁞ TU Graz & Know-Center ⁞ Team #OpenScience
2/ TL;DR. Mohammad Hosseini, Serge Horbach, @kristiholmes and I explore GenAI's enormous potential to enhance accessibility and efficiency in science. But we emphasise that to do so, GenAI must bespeak Open Science principles of openness, fairness, and transparency.

1/ 🚨 NEW PAPER! “Open Science at the Generative AI Turn”

In a new study just published in Quantitative Science Studies, we explore how GenAI can both enable and challenge Open Science, and why GenAI will benefit from adopting the values of Open Science. 🧵

#OpenScience #AI #GenAI

New Paper!

“Understanding the social and political dimensions of research(er) assessment: evaluative flexibility and hidden criteria in promotion processes at research institutes”, just published in Research Evaluation by me, Noemie Aubert Bonn and Serge Horbach.

https://doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvae055

Understanding the social and political dimensions of research(er) assessment: evaluative flexibility and hidden criteria in promotion processes at research institutes

Abstract. Debates about appropriate, fair and effective ways of assessing research and researchers have raged through the scientific community for decades,

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New publication day! 😀

Our article consolidating the evidence on the societal impact of Open Science is now live at Royal Society Open Science

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.240286

#OpenScience #impact

Direct link to preprint: https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/zns7g
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NEW PREPRINT exploring possible positive and negative impacts of Generative AI (e.g., LLMs) on Open Sciences processes and practices.

Hosseini, M., Horbach, S., Holmes, K. L., & Ross-Hellauer, T. (2024). Open Science at the Generative AI Turn: An Exploratory Analysis of Challenges and Opportunities.

https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/zns7g

#openscience #LLMs

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The LSE Impact Blog covering our recent scoping review on evidence regarding the uptake, attitudes and efficacy of Open Peer Review.

Conclusion: many persistent and crucial questions remain poorly explored. We suggest ways to move forward and invite collaboration!

https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2024/03/21/lack-of-experimentation-has-stalled-the-debate-on-open-peer-review/

Lack of experimentation has stalled the debate on open peer review

Open peer review is often discussed more in theory than practice. Drawing on evidence from a recent systematic review of open peer review studies, Tony Ross-Hellauer and Serge P.J.M. Horbach find m…

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New preprint on the societal impact of Open Science!

As part of the PathOS project, we have scoped the academic, societal and economic impacts of Open Science. The first of three upcoming preprints (each covering one theme) is now available! #openscience

https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/tqrwg

https://pathos-project.eu/

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New article, just out in Research Evaluation!

Serge Horbach and I review recent evidence on uptake, attitudes, efficacy of Open Peer Review

https://doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvae004

The tl;dr is all in Table 4 ;)

#openscience #peerreview

Additional experiments required: A scoping review of recent evidence on key aspects of Open Peer Review

Abstract. Diverse efforts are underway to reform the journal peer review system. Combined with growing interest in Open Science practices, Open Peer Review

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Practices of open and responsible research, as well as ‘research citizenship’ are especially comparatively undervalued, while funding, publication venue and quantity of publications are too over-valued by institutions at present.