Top Posts of 2022 — So Far

The following list represents the top posts of 2022 in my view — that is, the posts that seem more important in one way or another. Some represent an analysis I haven’t seen elsewhere; others break news or reveal new information; and, finally, the third category represents perspectives that seem novel and make sense.

Here is the list, in reverse-chronology order:

When a Fox and a Mouse Eat a Magazine

A surprising sale in 2015 has not led to the security the non-profit may have sought

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F1000 Research Platforms Lurch On

The approach is aging, activity is low, and the review process may be a repellent

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Canada Drops More Preprint Bombs

Two preprints about Covid detonate deadly misinformation about vaccines

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Is Biomedicine at “Peak Preprint”?

From bioRxiv to medRxiv to PLOS, available data suggest stagnation or disinterest

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Journals Lose Citations to Preprints

Even after publication, unreviewed versions divert citations at PLOS

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SPARC, PACs, and Paychecks

Dark money, hidden influence, and selective secrecy fan the flames at SPARC

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A Board Seat, Then a Top Donor

Exploiting a conflict-of-interest at SPARC seems to have paid dividends

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Citation Loss to Preprints — The Totals

Across nearly 140,000 preprint-paper pairs, losses show general acceleration

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Preprints May Steal Media Coverage

By exhausting novelty, media uptake suffers — but the effect is harder to study

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ORCID May Have Cleaned Up

Exploitative entries are locked, and scrubbing seems ongoing

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Russia Burns Scholarly Bridges

An effort at collaboration collapses, and sanctions pose existential threats

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Why Aren’t APC Payers Disclosed?

Between giving credit and adhering to transparency, it seems a good approach

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Did We Ruin Online Publishing?

Hot Takes & Deep Thinking on the Information Economy

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Journals Without Communities

OA journals with no community affiliation suggests a commodity mindset

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Do Critics of Peer Review Even Understand It?

ASAPBio continues to push its agenda, but with laughable results — as usual

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Diversity, Meet Dogma

Can diversity initiatives pay dividends if options for innovation don’t exist?

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