Incentivizing Open and Collaborative Research (ICOR)

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Join us for 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, a multidisciplinary gathering designed for researchers, funders, technologists, and policymakers to meet, exchange ideas & make new connections. 📅 June 16–18, 2027 | Montreal 👉 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁 | 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 www.convergescience.org #𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳 #OpenScience #CallFor…

Coming up tomorrow, Sept. 16: “Open Research Policy - Private Funders' Perspectives," a webinar hosted by Incentivizing Open and Collaborative Research (ICOR) @icoropen.bsky.social & the Open Research Funders Group @orfg.bsky.social. It's not too late to book your spot!

📅 Don't forget to book your spot at the next ICOR webinar “Open Research Policy - Private Funders' Perspectives” on Sep 16 (8 am PT, 11 am ET, 4 pm BST, 5 pm CET). 🔎Find out more and ✏️ register for the event here: incentivizingopen.org/2026/08/open...

📑 ORFG Annual Report 2025-2026 is now available! Over the past year ORFG members have shared successes, gained inspiration, made new connections, and increased the availability and reusability of open outputs.  Download and read more: doi.org/10.5281/zeno.... #OpenResearch #OpenScience

💡 How to redesign the publishing paradigm? Our recent webinar unpacked work towards a new framework for sharing, versioning, and verifying research. Thanks to our speakers! 🙌 🎬 Recording & summary out now: incentivizingopen.org/2026/07/want...

📅 Don't forget to book your spot at the next ICOR public meeting “Want to Make Science Work Better? Let’s Talk About How” on Jun 29 (8 am PST, 11 am EST, 4 pm BST, 5 pm CST). 🔎Find out more and ✏️ register for the event here: incentivizingopen.org/2026/06/want...

The full recording and meeting summary of our recent webinar, "Aligning Research Curation and Assessment," are now available. Thanks again to @katiecorker.bsky.social, Kathleen Shearer and @ludowaltman.bsky.social Waltman for their great, engaging talks! incentivizingopen.org/2026/04/alig...

Our next meeting tackles a big question: Can we turn reviews and curation into a reliable, trackable part of research evaluation? 📊 As research moves toward a modular, transparent future, it’s time to coordinate change through open assessment. Join us! 🚀 incentivizingopen.org/2026/03/alig...

The latest edition of Re:Port is live! Check it out and make sure to subscribe to get the latest updates from openRxiv right to your inbox. openrxiv.org/wp-content/u...

As 2025 draws to a close, we pause to reflect, and consider what's ahead for Open Science in the new year. #openaccess #openscience #openresearch bit.ly/455FeGu

From Tools to Adoption: A Path to Modular and Interactive Scientific Publishing | ICOR https://incentivizingopen.org/2025/11/from-tools-to-adoption-a-path-to-modular-and-interactive-scientific-publishing/

Join us for the @icoropen.bsky.social webinar recapping the meeting, ‘From Tools to Adoption: A Path to Modular & Interactive Scientific Publishing’. Come find out how we could potentially pivot from the PDF & print based publishing... Registration details: incentivizingopen.org/2025/11/from...

Really inspired by the energy at the @openrxiv.bsky.social Meeting last week — feels like a turning point for preprints and open research. 🌌 Excited to see how this community is connecting data, code, and narrative into something more open, interactive, and alive. 🚀

ORFG Members celebrated @openrxiv.bsky.social at the @cziscience.bsky.social meeting! @gatesfoundation.bsky.social @hhmi.org @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org @schmidtsciences.bsky.social and others! We're excited about the future of preprints! #preprints #OpenScience #OpenFunders

The #OpenScience movement aims to transform how scientists work with each other and with society. These shifts pull in different directions — and “scientific cultures” helps make sense of the tension. NEW BLOG: Tensions in Open Science and Scientific Culture www.scholcommlab.ca/2025/10/21/t...

@icoropen.bsky.social launched Open Research Beacon, a hub for those in the open community to connect products, projects, and services. It's a great way to find out what's going on in "open" especially if you're a funder. #OpenScience #OpenResearch #OpenData #OpenCode www.orfg.org/news/2025/10...

NEW POST: NIH explores capping APCs: Let’s look at the evidence! We used data of NIH funded from 2025, and found that APCs for a few as 7% journals (or 6% of papers) would be fully covered by a $2K cap, 25% of journals (or 21% of papers) by a $3K cap. Read more! www.scholcommlab.ca/2025/09/03/n...

🚀 New study out! Together with @volkswagenstiftung.de, we’ve tested distributed peer review - a model where applicants also act as reviewers - to see how it compares with conventional panel review: researchonresearch.org/democratisin...

Passionate about driving positive change in science communication? We need your guidance! asapbio.org/asapbio-seek... @asapbio.bsky.social @katiecorker.bsky.social @iaincheeseman.bsky.social @ludowaltman.bsky.social

Please help us welcome @schmidtsciences.bsky.social as the newest ORFG supporting member! 🎉https://www.orfg.org/news/2025/8/4/schmidt-sciences-joins-orfg #openscience #philanthropy #openresearch #opendata #sciencefunding

"Who controls the scientific literature?" New guest blog post by @fionahutton.bsky.social, Damian Pattison and @drpeterrodgers.bsky.social explores the @elife.bsky.social model and the challenges of driving change in scientific publishing. Read it here 👉 sfdora.org/2025/07/30/s...

Excellent work to show alignment with funder preprint policies! Keeping the work going in the #openscience and #openoutput space. #preprints #funderpolicies

Great to see our workshop report on the future of scientific publishing mentioned in @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social. We couldn't invite everyone, but this got the conversation going, we'd love to get feedback from all stakeholders and incorporate more diverse voices: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

My comment about open research and qualitative methods is out! I argue that open research needs to take seriously the notion that "rigour" looks different for different methods and can learn from qualitative traditions. It feels very apt to be at #QMIP2025 for this publication day rdcu.be/evEpk

Like the parable of the elephant in the dark, those of us working #scholcomms point to different issues depending on our role and what parts of the system we touch. What happens if we turn on lights and examine the complete picture? strategiesos.org/systematic-p... #openscience #openresearch

We’ve arrived here, and just in time for #Metascience2025. For those who don’t know us, our goals are to collect data on the impact of open research policies and practices and connect open research to improved collaboration and outcomes. Say hi to @mmmarksman.bsky.social in London to find out more!