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F1000 has created Open Thinking as a place and program where open research communities can come together to discuss the opportunities to seize, as well as challenges to overcome, to truly embrace open research.

Research Assessment – let’s talk synergies and let’s walk collaboration  


Next year F1000 celebrates its 10th anniversary. I have been with this pioneering open research publisher since its inception and the model of publication that we developed was deemed as revolutionary and radical at the time. Our proposition of pre-review publication with associated underlying data, followed by open, transparent peer review focuses on accelerating social impact, improving integrity, and reducing bias in the process. In addition, the model enables the recognition of a much broade...

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Open research management for biodiversity and climate science in Indonesia


In 2019, a group of 267 young Indonesian scientists and 50 members of the Indonesian Young Academy of Sciences (ALMI) published a book entitled SAINS UNTUK BIODIVERSITAS INDONESIA, essentially a consensus report on the biodiversity of Indonesia. The book has invited a call for scientists of the younger generation to always stand and base their thoughts on science. The transformation from a resource-based economy to a knowledge-based economy in Indonesia, and many places around the world now, has...

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Publisher’s Picks: Open Access Week 2022 


International Open Access Week brings communities together to make openness the default for research and to ensure that equity is at the center of this work. At F1000, we believe that innovation and openness are essential to putting research into the hands of those that will shape the future. Therefore, we make research findings rapidly accessible so that knowledge can be used and reused with real-world impact.  This year’s Open Access Week theme is ‘Open For Climate Justice’. This is to...

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Peer Review Week discussion with Knowledge E


F1000's Director of Strategic Initiatives, Liz Allen, recently joined Knowledge E's Head of Publishing, Emily Choynowshi, and President of EASE, Duncan Nicholas, for a discussion centered around why peer review is important. "Peer review is an essential part of research integrity. It's all about trust, use, and maximizing the potential impact of research." Tune into the episode below and hear their reflections on peer review and its integral role in maintaining the scientific integrity an...

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