Mark Richards

Journals Strategic Initiatives Manager @CambridgeUP | Views are my own | Pronouns: he/him

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In a @bmj_company survey of 183 patient/public reviewers assaying their experience, perspectives on
payment (£50 or online #BMJ journal subscription) (69% response rate), 84% reported good/very good experience, 48% might be more likely to review if paid
@SaraSchroter @emmajdoble

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.@zakkohane on #AI in #PeerReview: the surge in scientific publication is straining the conventional review system beyond capacity. @NEJM_AI piloting AI-augmented fast track review: mss w high prior of being good gets assigned to #GPT5 + a human, dispo reviewed by editorial team!

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The great @Maclomaclee on the future of journal articles: as the numbers of journals, articles increase, the value of the information they provide diminishes or depreciates. Discrete actions can help sustain the value as an economic (and moral?) good.
@EdinburghUni #CAMARADES

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At @CIHR_IRSC @IRSC_CIHR, ‘equalization' aims to match % funded grant applications to % those from underrepresented groups w/out others’ displacment. In 2022 the effort increased the funding success rate for early career, female, French language applicants.
@clare_ardern @UBC

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UK higher-ed research environment elements that promoted excellent science in ’21 included responsible leadership, collab culture, staff/financial support, employment security/progression, responsible assessment
@naubertbonn @LHughesNoehrer @uhasselt @OfficialUoM @csmcr @ref2029

[Mark Richards @Mark__Richards]

Analysis of authors disclosing use of AI in submissions to @bmj_company journals at @peerrevcongress

#peerreviewcongress

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8 mo post-@bmj_company mandate that authors disclose #AI use, 6% of 25.1K submissions reported use, most commonly of chatbots (57%), writing assistant (13%) & visual/image processing tools (3%). @SaraSchroter @LexBouter @drHelMac @MaastrichtUMC @bmj_latest #peerreview

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8 mo post-@bmj_company mandate that authors disclose #AI use, 6% of 25.1K submissions reported use, most commonly of chatbots (57%), writing assistant (13%) & visual/image processing tools (3%). @SaraSchroter @LexBouter @drHelMac @MaastrichtUMC @bmj_latest #peerreview

[Mark Richards @Mark__Richards]

Fascinating research into nefarious activity! @bmj_latest

#peerreviewcongress

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In a non-randomized comparison of published (open) vs unpublished #PeerReview from 233 @ElsevierNews @SpringerNature journals 2016-2021, open reviews were longer (median 22 vs 17 sentences) & had higher info scores (0.52 vs 0.46)
@dagarcos @Mario_Malicki @squazzoni @mehmanib

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24 hours until the 10th Peer Review Congress!

3 days of research and conversation on #AI, #PeerReview, #ResearchIntegrity, and more!

Stop by the Swissotel on Wacker Drive in Chicago Tue-Fri to say hi & for in-person 1- and 3-day registration.

https://t.co/pydyCrdZqk

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1 week to the Peer Review Congress!

3 days of original research on AI, Authorship, Misconduct, and more

Advanced registration to attend in-person closes Tuesday, Aug 26, after which on-site day-of registration is available.

Register now at https://t.co/pydyCrdZqk!

[Mark Richards @Mark__Richards]

@SaraSchroter @AngeleGayet @MessaoudKhaoula

[Retraction Watch @RetractionWatch]

Researchers found no evidence of "gender bias during the editorial decision-making process" for peer-reviewed papers.
https://t.co/FvDUZf9ddc

[Retraction Watch @RetractionWatch]

Researchers found no evidence of "gender bias during the editorial decision-making process" for peer-reviewed papers.
https://t.co/FvDUZf9ddc

[The BMA @TheBMA]

Today we celebrated LGBTQI+ doctors, colleagues, and patients across the NHS at #PrideInLondon. Were you there? Tag us in your pics @TheBMA.

[Mark Richards @Mark__Richards]

A great day showing @TheBMA and @bmj_company’s support of the LGBTQ+ community at Pride in London #LondonPride2024

[Tom Dolphin🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @thomasdolphin]

Very proud of the team from @theBMA and @bmj_latest representing us at the #pridelondon march today.

So pleased to see our new LGBTQ+ member network, Proud@BMA, out on the streets standing up for human rights!

(photo by @naeimhos)

[Mark Richards @Mark__Richards]

Not everyday that you have an article cited by @TheLancet and helping to make an impact on gender diversity in scholarly publishing and peer review

https://t.co/O9N2pXafnu

https://t.co/VhEqk86WWT

@SaraSchroter @AngeleGayet @MessaoudKhaoula @bmj_latest

#bmj #lancet #gender

[medRxiv @medrxivpreprint]

Assessment of gender and geographical bias in the editorial decision-making process of biomedical journals: A Case-Control study. https://t.co/MvUyu0B9CF #medRxiv

[ALPSP @alpsp]

Session 2 of #alpsp2023 Conference discusses Building an Inclusive Workplace Culture.

Join us this September: https://t.co/ilcU9hBKCZ

@ElsevierConnect @rcpsych @BloomsburyBooks @bmj_latest @iulibraries #scholcomm

[Heart_BMJ @Heart_BMJ]

.@Open_HeartBMJ has announced a call for papers for a Topic Collection:

📣 'Improving Implementation of Advanced Guideline-Recommended Heart Failure Therapies'

Submit your paper by 17th Sept 2023 👇
https://t.co/AucVgifnPa
@AShchendrygina | @clara_clarais

[Mark Richards @Mark__Richards]

Latest research published today in @bmj_latest on gender and geographical inequalities in peer review invites and responses across 21 @bmj_company journals

@MessaoudKhaoula calls for more insights and greater inclusivity in her BMJ Opinion https://t.co/NQSZmQFvK3

[Angele Gayet-Ageron @AngeleGayet]

We need better #genderbalance & #diversity during the peer reviewing process of biomedical research articles

@MessaoudKhaoula @SaraSchroter @Mark__Richards @AngeleGayet

Link to https://t.co/4UqIUDbNhR