Open Access, Inclusivity, and Pre-Prints: What's the Future of Academic Publishing?

Insights Xchange: Conversations Shaping Academic Research

In this episode of Insights Xchange, Nikesh Gosalia hosts a compelling conversation with Ashley Farley, of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Together Nikesh and Ashley explore the transformative landscape of academic research, delving into open research, the shift towards open access, sustainable publishing models, and the evolving role of AI in academic publishing. Advocating for inclusivity and addressing gaps in academic publishing, they discuss the potential of pre-prints and stress the importance of re-evaluating academic evaluation systems. Ashley shares success stories and emphasizes the need for global collaboration, highlighting the colonial roots of academic publishing. The episode urges researchers to own the distribution of their work and emphasizes a move towards a more collaborative and transparent research world.

Nikesh Gosalia

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikeshgosalia/

Ashley Farley

https://twitter.com/ashleydfarley

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleyfarley/

Show notes

Thank you for listening! Here are links to some of things that Ashely and Nikesh discussed in the podcast.
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The Gates Foundation 2023 Report
https://www.gatesfoundation.org/goalkeepers/report/2023-report
Seattle Public Library
https://www.spl.org/
The Nelson Memo
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/08-2022-OSTP-Public-access-Memo.pdf
Coalition-S and Plan S
https://www.coalition-s.org/
OA Works
https://oa.works/
F1000
https://f1000research.com/
Gates Open Research
https://gatesopenresearch.org/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=sem&utm_campaign=JRF29311&gclid=CjwKCAjwmbqoBhAgEiwACIjzEA8ggZj6RdFS-QrXfGFxbeDzTFuP7demO9AZL8m8xHYzsQ2DJIRUjRoCCv4QAvD_BwE
SPARC – Open Con Community Calls
https://sparcopen.org/event/coapi-community-call/
Open Research Funders Group
https://www.orfg.org/

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