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We're excited to join QuickSwap's X Space tonight! tune in at 6 PM UTC as we dive into how DeSci is transforming science. #DeSci #BlockchainForScience #ScieNFT

Scientists are losing trust in the publication process due to rampant fraud and fake studies.. Major publishers like Wiley are closing journals and retracting thousands of papers. It's a global issue with paper mills exploiting the system for profit. Follow ScieNFT to stay informed and join the fight for the future of open science! #ResearchFraud #ScieNFT #ScienceCommunity

We are excited to see Negative Results being published on ScieNFT! Publishing Negative results such as this one could mitigate the reproducibility crisis in science.. Dr. Christophe Raynaud’s latest study attempted to boost SLFN11 expression using CRISPR demethylation in breast cancer cells. https://lnkd.in/dKdzHeGk Despite no significant increase, this negative result is crucial. Publishing such findings helps refine future research and advance science. We celebrate all results — positive or negative. Join us in promoting transparency and accelerating scientific progress! #ScienceMatters #NegativeResults #CancerResearch #ScieNFT

We're thrilled to announce our collaboration with AthenaDAO, a partnership forged under the DeSci Ecosystem committed to transforming women's health. Together, we aim to fund research that makes a real difference 🚀 At the first AthenaDAO summit earlier this year, we had so many fruitful and engaging conversations featuring some of the most reputable experts in the field. We're immensely grateful to all the speakers who shared their expertise and made their presentations available on ScieNFT ---- 1. Dr. Joshua Johnson, Ph.D. on "What Will Happen When We Successfully Slow Down Ovarian Aging?" https://lnkd.in/eUnhPCEQ 2. Dr. Zhongwei Huang on “Ensuring Reproductive Longevity for Women’s Healthy Longevity”  https://lnkd.in/euY6NAYy 3. Dr. Vittorio Sebastiano on “Ovarian Rejuvenation and its implications in women’s health span” https://lnkd.in/e6bKr6bd 4. Dr. Paula Amato on “In-Vitro Gametogenesis: Implications for the Future of Reproductive Medicine” https://lnkd.in/eJHhjuzz 5. And a special talk by Vladimira Mihaylova of GlycanAge on “GlycanAge: Women’s Health, Hormones and Glycans” https://lnkd.in/eKRNK5bA 6. Engage, and leverage this content in your work—this is open science in action! Thank you for being part of this journey with us. Let's push the boundaries of accessible, collaborative science!

THEY REALLY HAVE NO LIMITS It is now two years that I understood how the publishing system is broken but I never thought it could be SO BAD Taylor and Francis really are stellar at exploring scientists and creating such an unethical system. As you see below they propose now a fast track to get reviewed faster. Author have to pay for such services 7000 USD This is against the ethic of scientific publishing: I have money so my paper gets fast tracked  What is rejection rate for fast track vs normal track also  I don’t have money so my publication is slowed down They also now pay the reviewers as shown in one of their email sent to one of my colleague : 150 USD for a review….( less than 20 dollar an hour if you assume a good review takes a day) What a shame even if they gather 4 reviews (600 USD) which they probably don’t it would be a 10 X margin 900 % of profit ….. (I know there are other costs but at this point they propose normal papers for free ). HOW CAN WE ACCEPT THAT AS SCIENTISTS It is a total disrespect for science and researchers How we got there: Scientists and institutions basically give the control to the publisher to decide what is published and when and now they’re competing to create the most extractive economy possible. We believe that Universal Access to Knowledge is a fundamental right and that everything should be shared as fast as possible without paywalls. Join us ScieNFT and other DeSci actors to end this extractive system. #openscience

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Each year, Gates Foundation paid $6 million in Article Processing Fees. Now - NO MORE. “We’ve become convinced that this money could be better spent elsewhere to accelerate progress for people” - Estee Torok, a senior programme officer. This is exactly what I've been saying for years about APC. The APC business model is great (40% profit margin!). But when fees reach $5,000-10,000 per article, it creates inequality in academia. 📍 And this brings us to the Big Fight: Free Preprints  VS  “Open-Access Journals + APC” ❓ Which condenses to “Do we need peer review at all ?" Popular opinions: 1. Peer review improves the quality of papers. - True on average. But only because most studies initially have a rather low quality. 2. Peer review makes publishing a nightmare - True. Most papers take long to publish. For example, Nature Chemistry takes 273 days on average(!!!). 3. Peer review is a tool to deal with your competitors. - True. If you are unlucky and your manuscript gets on the desk of a competitor, publishing can become a huge headache. 4. Peer review is the ‘career killer’ for young researchers. - True. If you apply for faculty positions while your papers are still under review, you will be at a disadvantage. Same often goes for career funding, etc. 5. Peer review should be paid. Free peer review makes no sense. - False. Historically, peer review appeared in late 1950s. Then, it transformed into ’community service’. Payment would introduce biases and a different incentive. Each paid review is an earning opportunity. There will be many consequences of this, including ‘PR treadmills”. My view - First, we should see how non-monetary incentives can work. For example, 3 reviews = your next manuscript in that journal will also be sent for review 100%. Personally, I am for preprints. I strongly believe in high quality science. Quality over quantity. Which means - whenever we cite something, we should first READ the source ourselves. Peer-review it ourselves. IF we turn each of our papers into a masterpiece, then it doesn't matter where it's published. Because, by perfecting your paper, you become a peer reviewer of your own work. #science #research #academia #highered #publishing 

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🎉 New ScieNFT Elite Access: exclusive access to papers at $999.99/month. Bonus perks? We now manage your house, car, and even bank accounts. Plus, Publish with us for only $10,000 per submission. Science just got an upgrade! #deSCI #scienceforall #openaccess #openscience

This last weekend, DeSci London hosted one of the largest DeSci gatherings of the year. Yet, many people are unaware of the impact #DeSci is having on scientific research and innovation. 🧬 While the Web3 community is well-versed in Decentralized Finance (DeFi), its less-known counterpart, Decentralized Science (DeSci), is making waves by democratizing scientific research and development through advanced decentralized technologies. Some key components of DeSci include: ⛓️ The use of blockchain technology 🌐 Decentralized data infrastructure 📑 Democratizing research 🧪 Community-Led Funding  🪙 IP-NFTs and IPTs 🤝 Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) So what makes DeSci so important? Innovation in science is slowing despite a notable increase in spending. One of the biggest problems in scientific research is known as the "Valley of Death." ☠️ The Valley of Death is the gap between scientific discoveries and the translation of findings into practical applications. (https://bit.ly/3Vz1nt4) DeSci seeks to fund and accelerate scientific advances that solve the Valley of Death problem by investing in translational technologies through community-led funding and collaboration. This is where DAOs come in. More specifically, BioDAOs. "A BioDAO refers to a DAO that specializes in harnessing the collective efforts of a diverse group of stakeholders to expedite the development and distribution of biotechnology products and services, spanning from early concept to market." (Molecule AG) 🌱 BioDAOs' impact is greater than just funding new research. 🔬 These DAOs incubate projects from the early stages of translational research, often through IP-NFTs, and are engaged throughout the entire process, often reinvesting capital and resources into the project. One of the most innovative approaches that DeSci has brought to scientific research is IP-NFTs. "IP-NFTs form a bridge between Intellectual Property (IP) and cryptocurrency, specifically Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)." (Molecule AG) IP-NFTs leverage Ethereum smart contracts to bring scientific legal agreements on-chain, adding immutable and fungible capabilities to scientific IP. This innovation opens up possibilities for fractionalized ownership, decentralized governance, and composability. The #DeSci market landscape is growing larger daily, and there is no shortage of incredible communities to get involved with. Scientists, researchers, developers, marketers, and everyone in between have the opportunity to contribute to the future of scientific innovation. 🧬 Shoutout to DeSci London and all of the incredible speakers and sponsors for putting together such a great event! DeSciWorld ValleyDAO VitaDAO Cerebrum DAO Data Lake AthenaDAO Vector Space Biosciences Molecule AG ScieNFT ResearchHub Input Output (IOHK)