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Cerâmica, Volume: 69, Issue: 392, Published: 2023

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2024-04-17 13:18:21

Representing the Humanities collection on the SciELO platform (2022-2023)

In this post, the representatives of the Humanities and Applied Social Sciences Collection on the SciELO platform's Advisory Committee discuss their work fronts in the 2022-2023 biennium and the challenges that remain for the coming years. Besides issues related to the Open Science Program, we discuss the threats posed to our journals’ sustainability. … The post Representing the Humanities collection on the SciELO platform (2022-2023) first appeared on SciELO in Perspective.
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2024-04-10 13:24:54

SciELO Program pays tribute to the 70th anniversary of the Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia (IBICT)

IBICT celebrates its seventieth anniversary in 2024 with a remarkable track record of policies, programs, products, and services aimed at democratizing the publication, registration and dissemination of scientific and technical information that have shaped the development of library and information science in Brazil. … The post SciELO Program pays tribute to the 70th anniversary of the Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia (IBICT) first appeared on SciELO in Perspective.
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2024-01-31 18:45:55

Paper mills

Paper mills have begun to produce and sell large numbers of low-quality articles with false or plagiarized data. And, more recently, they are trying to entice journal editors by offering generous sums in exchange for the rapid acceptance of articles and by offering questionable editors and reviewers for special issues. … The post Paper mills first appeared on SciELO in Perspective.
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2024-01-24 14:00:49

The influence of implicit biases on the adoption of DEIA principles

Adherence to the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) has been hampered by implicit biases, relating to implicit memory, which influences actions and decisions unconsciously. Progress involves institutional commitment, changing the culture, setting goals, and developing operational strategies. … The post The influence of implicit biases on the adoption of DEIA principles first appeared on SciELO in Perspective.
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2024-01-19 12:30:47

Large Language Publishing [Originally published in the Upstream blog in January/2024]

The New York Times ushered in the New Year with a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft. OpenAI and its Microsoft patron had, according to the filing, stolen “millions of The Times’ copyrighted news articles, in-depth investigations, opinion pieces, reviews, how-to guides,” and more—all to train OpenAI’s LLMs. … The post Large Language Publishing [Originally published in the Upstream blog in January/2024] first appeared on SciELO in Perspective.
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2024-01-12 19:00:15

Preprints in debate… six years later

Six years have passed since social science publishers began debating preprints. A look back shows that the "risks" and "promises" raised in that debate rested on an inadequate understanding of the nature of preprints in the field. The SciELO preprints server, however, ended up showing some unexpected benefits. … The post Preprints in debate… six years later first appeared on SciELO in Perspective.
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2023-12-20 17:30:15

Does Artificial Intelligence have hallucinations?

AI applications have demonstrated impressive capabilities, including the generation of very fluent and convincing responses. However, LLMs, chatbots, and the like, are known for their ability to generate non-objective or nonsensical statements, more commonly known as "hallucinations." Could it be that they are on drugs? Available in Spanish only. … The post Does Artificial Intelligence have hallucinations? first appeared on SciELO in Perspective.
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2023-12-13 13:30:15

How to reformulate scholarly publishing to face the peer review crisis

The time between submission and publication of articles in the field of microbiology has been increasing in recent years. In addition, editors are having to invite more and more reviewers to identify those willing to evaluate manuscripts. What are the implications of this for peer review? Available in Portuguese only. … The post How to reformulate scholarly publishing to face the peer review crisis first appeared on SciELO in Perspective.
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2023-12-06 13:30:42

Can AI do reliable review scientific articles?

The cost of reviewing scientific publications, both in terms of money and time spent, is growing to unmanageable proportions with current methods. It is necessary to use AI as a trust system and thus free up human resources for research tasks. It would be important for SciELO to progressively incorporate AI modules for evaluation in its preprints server as a new advance and development of the technologies it manages. Available in Spanish only. … The post Can AI do reliable review scientific articles? first appeared on SciELO in Perspective.
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2023-11-29 14:15:09

The scientific community is publishing (much) more and that’s a problem

A study posted on arXiv reports an exponential increase in the number of refereed scientific articles published in recent years, disproportionately outstripping the increase in the number of researchers. Scientific output per researcher as author, reviewer, and editor has increased dramatically, a phenomenon referred to as "pressure on scientific publication", classified as a problem to be identified and resolved. Available in Portuguese only. … The post The scientific community is publishing (much) more and that’s a problem first appeared on SciELO in Perspective.
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