An exploratory project to explore the uncertain future of scholarly communication, research practices and academic publishing amid accelerating change. By @sarahgreaves18.bsky.social @jontreadway.bsky.social and the wonder that was @roobina.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/scholarlyfutures.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/scholarlyfutures.bsky.social/post/3mkkyzzhnpk2eThis week on Scholarly Futures, @sarahgreaves18.bsky.social ponders on the future for foundational research and whether we're at the risk of losing the fundamentals as grants and funding shift to 'fashionable' areas. #openresearch #funding #openscience https://scholarlyfutures.substack.com/p/what-gets-funded-what-gets-lost-will28 Apr 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:pbqxf4kwceao7ng65gpy4frf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkyzzhnpk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/scholarlyfutures.bsky.social/post/3mk3u4sj6vv2bAnother plug for our latest article by @jontreadway.bsky.social about the different emerging versions of metascience, and whether any of them care about academic publishing any longer [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Apr 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:pbqxf4kwceao7ng65gpy4frf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3u4sj6vv2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/scholarlyfutures.bsky.social/post/3mjywbdxpos2y@jontreadway.bsky.social ponders on the rise of metascience in todays post and if big data even cares about publishers any more https://scholarlyfutures.substack.com/p/the-changing-locus-of-scientific21 Apr 2026 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:pbqxf4kwceao7ng65gpy4frf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjywbdxpos2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/scholarlyfutures.bsky.social/post/3mj2rubslq227This week we have a guest post from @loupeck.bsky.social on the 'click' legacy the industry has been focussed on for quite a long time. Let us know what you think! https://open.substack.com/pub/scholarlyfutures/p/the-great-decoupling-why-the-click?r=5xk0jy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true09 Apr 2026 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:pbqxf4kwceao7ng65gpy4frf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2rubslq227https://bsky.app/profile/scholarlyfutures.bsky.social/post/3miixxyf47s2lThis week we look at the economies of Open Science - and how it might not be about the economy after all #openscience #openresearch02 Apr 2026 10:15 +0000at://did:plc:pbqxf4kwceao7ng65gpy4frf/app.bsky.feed.post/3miixxyf47s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/scholarlyfutures.bsky.social/post/3mhaqusoah22cA message about @roobina.bsky.social from the whole Scholarly Futures team https://open.substack.com/pub/scholarlyfutures/p/a-message-about-ruth-francis?r=5xk0jy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true17 Mar 2026 10:22 +0000at://did:plc:pbqxf4kwceao7ng65gpy4frf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhaqusoah22chttps://bsky.app/profile/scholarlyfutures.bsky.social/post/3mgu3v633xc2mThis week's Substack from @jontreadway.bsky.social looks at the paradox facing mission-driven remote organisations within the research and scholarly communications ecosystem https://scholarlyfutures.substack.com/p/mission-driven-remote-organisations It's a complicated one #STM #scholarlycommunications12 Mar 2026 09:34 +0000at://did:plc:pbqxf4kwceao7ng65gpy4frf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgu3v633xc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/scholarlyfutures.bsky.social/post/3mg5suvsfqs2qInternational Women's Day is nearly here - come and see what we think about gender equality in scholarly communications https://open.substack.com/pub/scholarlyfutures/p/women-in-science-gaining-ground-but?r=5xk0jy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #IWD #ScholarlyCommunications #ScholarlyPublishing03 Mar 2026 12:54 +0000at://did:plc:pbqxf4kwceao7ng65gpy4frf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5suvsfqs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/scholarlyfutures.bsky.social/post/3mf2oepqnnc2vScholarly communication has been a high-trust industry, but faces significant challenges if it is to remain so. Is there a way we can get ahead of research integrity issues while maintaining a system based on trust? Latest from @roobina.bsky.social on our Substack 👇 https://open.substack.com/pub/scholarlyfutures/p/could-we-get-ahead-of-research-integrity?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=88jux17 Feb 2026 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:pbqxf4kwceao7ng65gpy4frf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2oepqnnc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/scholarlyfutures.bsky.social/post/3mdxcekawek27Is something truly ever free? We dig into the issues and impact of Diamond OA and ask 'who is going to pay?' https://open.substack.com/pub/scholarlyfutures/p/the-diamond-dilemma-who-pays-for?r=5xk0jy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true03 Feb 2026 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:pbqxf4kwceao7ng65gpy4frf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxcekawek27https://bsky.app/profile/scholarlyfutures.bsky.social/post/3mdfqextrik2rDebates about paying peer reviewers go back and forth, but @grnr25.bsky.social presents experience of doing just that at a small, gold OA journal. The economics make sense. Find out why 👇 https://open.substack.com/pub/scholarlyfutures/p/if-the-economics-make-sense-should?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=88jux27 Jan 2026 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:pbqxf4kwceao7ng65gpy4frf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdfqextrik2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/scholarlyfutures.bsky.social/post/3mcumkumjqk2pOur first guest post! Emma Green @majordoma.bsky.social attended last week's APE conference and pondered whether we are truly doing enough to transform the industry in the face of current challenges. What do you think? 🤔 https://open.substack.com/pub/scholarlyfutures/p/while-the-forests-are-burning-are?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=88jux20 Jan 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:pbqxf4kwceao7ng65gpy4frf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcumkumjqk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/scholarlyfutures.bsky.social/post/3mcdgqc6lgk2aThe latest post on our Scholarly Futures Substack is live and digs into how AI is used in peer review. It aids in technical checks & helps reviewers with their reports. But is there any governance or best practice out there? By @roobina.bsky.social 👇 https://open.substack.com/pub/scholarlyfutures/p/peer-review-needs-a-revolution-ai?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&shareImageVariant=overlay&r=88jux13 Jan 2026 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:pbqxf4kwceao7ng65gpy4frf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcdgqc6lgk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/scholarlyfutures.bsky.social/post/3mbr6k3qbok2dLots of predictions out there about the year ahead, so we asked AIs what they thought would happen in scholarly communications in 2026. AI predicts more AI! Do you agree? https://open.substack.com/pub/scholarlyfutures/p/what-to-expect-in-scholarly-communications?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&shareImageVariant=overlay&r=88jux @roobina.bsky.social @sarahgreaves18.bsky.social @jontreadway.bsky.social @grnr25.bsky.social06 Jan 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:pbqxf4kwceao7ng65gpy4frf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbr6k3qbok2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/scholarlyfutures.bsky.social/post/3manzvj3az22wInstead of scholarly communication or academic publishing, this week we share on and off topic content we have enjoyed this year. Plus @grnr25.bsky.social shares some lessons learned @jontreadway.bsky.social @sarahgreaves18.bsky.social @roobina.bsky.social https://open.substack.com/pub/scholarlyfutures/p/christmas-gifts?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&shareImageVariant=overlay&r=88jux23 Dec 2025 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:pbqxf4kwceao7ng65gpy4frf/app.bsky.feed.post/3manzvj3az22whttps://bsky.app/profile/scholarlyfutures.bsky.social/post/3ma6myoawpc2sLatest post by @jontreadway.bsky.social explores what the shortlist and winners of the Vesalius Innovation Award say about changes in the research workflow system. https://open.substack.com/pub/scholarlyfutures/p/innovation-with-receipts?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&shareImageVariant=overlay&r=88jux17 Dec 2025 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:pbqxf4kwceao7ng65gpy4frf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma6myoawpc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/scholarlyfutures.bsky.social/post/3m7kgeutnss2zWill AI help or hinder the Publish, Read, Curare model? New post from @sarahgreaves18.bsky.social for our Substack 👇 https://open.substack.com/pub/scholarlyfutures/p/ai-calls-time-on-curation?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=88jux09 Dec 2025 11:19 +0000at://did:plc:pbqxf4kwceao7ng65gpy4frf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7kgeutnss2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/scholarlyfutures.bsky.social/post/3m6hegrotvk2mHow much further can consolidation go in scholarly publishing, and could winds of change blow in from elsewhere to reshape the market, perhaps even ‘disrupt’ the way things are done? Latest by @roobina.bsky.social 👇 https://open.substack.com/pub/scholarlyfutures/p/the-last-large-acquisition-before?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=88jux25 Nov 2025 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:pbqxf4kwceao7ng65gpy4frf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6hegrotvk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/scholarlyfutures.bsky.social/post/3m5y66hjshc2hFascinating post by @jontreadway.bsky.social this week about the 'Chuna Cycle' and how well it could map onto academic publishing. Find out more 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Nov 2025 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:pbqxf4kwceao7ng65gpy4frf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5y66hjshc2h