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Oh! I finally got to see a comic in Scientometrics! 😄

:doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-026-05780-1

The authors took the famous #xkcd joke about the "hierarchy of sciences" and decided to test whether sciences can really be arranged so neatly in a single line. It turns out there is no clear ladder from "soft" to "hard" sciences, and some disciplines that seem far apart are actually surprisingly similar.

#Scientometrics #ScienceOfScience #ScholarlyCommunication #Research

Oh! I finally got to see a comic in Scientometrics! 😄

:doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-026-05780-1

The authors took the famous #xkcd joke about the "hierarchy of sciences" and decided to test whether sciences can really be arranged so neatly in a single line. It turns out there is no clear ladder from "soft" to "hard" sciences, and some disciplines that seem far apart are actually surprisingly similar.

#Scientometrics #ScienceOfScience #ScholarlyCommunication #Research

Oh! I finally got to see a comic in Scientometrics! 😄

:doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-026-05780-1

The authors took the famous #xkcd joke about the "hierarchy of sciences" and decided to test whether sciences can really be arranged so neatly in a single line. It turns out there is no clear ladder from "soft" to "hard" sciences, and some disciplines that seem far apart are actually surprisingly similar.

#Scientometrics #ScienceOfScience #ScholarlyCommunication #Research

Oh! I finally got to see a comic in Scientometrics! 😄

:doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-026-05780-1

The authors took the famous #xkcd joke about the "hierarchy of sciences" and decided to test whether sciences can really be arranged so neatly in a single line. It turns out there is no clear ladder from "soft" to "hard" sciences, and some disciplines that seem far apart are actually surprisingly similar.

#Scientometrics #ScienceOfScience #ScholarlyCommunication #Research

Oh! I finally got to see a comic in Scientometrics! 😄

:doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-026-05780-1

The authors took the famous #xkcd joke about the "hierarchy of sciences" and decided to test whether sciences can really be arranged so neatly in a single line. It turns out there is no clear ladder from "soft" to "hard" sciences, and some disciplines that seem far apart are actually surprisingly similar.

#Scientometrics #ScienceOfScience #ScholarlyCommunication #Research

DataCite DOIs support the preservation, accessibility, and recognition of research software. Join us at our community Open Hours on 23 September to hear from DataCite member organizations about how they use software DOIs for key use cases.
Register: https://datacite.org/event/datacite-open-hours-september-2026/

#DataCite #DOI #ResearchSoftware #OpenScience #OpenHours #SoftwareCitation #PersistentIdentifiers #ResearchData #FAIRdata #ScholarlyCommunication #OpenSource #ResearchInfrastructure

DataCite DOIs support the preservation, accessibility, and recognition of research software. Join us at our community Open Hours on 23 September to hear from DataCite member organizations about how they use software DOIs for key use cases.
Register: https://datacite.org/event/datacite-open-hours-september-2026/

#DataCite #DOI #ResearchSoftware #OpenScience #OpenHours #SoftwareCitation #PersistentIdentifiers #ResearchData #FAIRdata #ScholarlyCommunication #OpenSource #ResearchInfrastructure

DataCite DOIs support the preservation, accessibility, and recognition of research software. Join us at our community Open Hours on 23 September to hear from DataCite member organizations about how they use software DOIs for key use cases.
Register: https://datacite.org/event/datacite-open-hours-september-2026/

#DataCite #DOI #ResearchSoftware #OpenScience #OpenHours #SoftwareCitation #PersistentIdentifiers #ResearchData #FAIRdata #ScholarlyCommunication #OpenSource #ResearchInfrastructure

DataCite DOIs support the preservation, accessibility, and recognition of research software. Join us at our community Open Hours on 23 September to hear from DataCite member organizations about how they use software DOIs for key use cases.
Register: https://datacite.org/event/datacite-open-hours-september-2026/

#DataCite #DOI #ResearchSoftware #OpenScience #OpenHours #SoftwareCitation #PersistentIdentifiers #ResearchData #FAIRdata #ScholarlyCommunication #OpenSource #ResearchInfrastructure

DataCite DOIs support the preservation, accessibility, and recognition of research software. Join us at our community Open Hours on 23 September to hear from DataCite member organizations about how they use software DOIs for key use cases.
Register: https://datacite.org/event/datacite-open-hours-september-2026/

#DataCite #DOI #ResearchSoftware #OpenScience #OpenHours #SoftwareCitation #PersistentIdentifiers #ResearchData #FAIRdata #ScholarlyCommunication #OpenSource #ResearchInfrastructure

Can #GenAI help scrutinise the scientific literature, not just create it?

:doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10805-026-09761-0

In our new paper, we tested #ChatGPT and #DeepSeek as triage tools for post-publication peer review. The result: useful potential, but human verification remains essential.

#ResearchIntegrity #PeerReview #LLMs #ScholarlyCommunication

The Scholarly Kitchen: From Hub to Hustle: The Scattered Social Landscape in Scholarly Comms. “In the most recent SSP Pulse Check, the community weighed in on the way social media is being used and trusted (or neither) in scholarly communications. The insights revealed a complex picture of a time that remains uncertain and very much still evolving. To build on this data, we looked at past […]

Taking place next June in Singapore: FORCE2026. “Join us for FORCE2026, where researchers, publishers, librarians, developers, funders, and other stakeholders come together to discuss challenges and opportunities in the evolving landscape of scholarly communication. Building on the success of previous FORCE11 conferences, the 2026 edition will focus on fostering collaboration and inclusive […]

What should I read about the potential (or pitfalls) of #OverlayJournals "curated" by AI/LLMs/ChatGPT? #scholcomm #ScholarlyCommunication #publishing