ASAPbio, a scientist-driven nonprofit working to drive open and innovative communication in the life sciences, is delighted to announce that the Gates Foundation has joined our Member Advisory Group. Members of the group contribute financially and offer advice and guidance in support of ASAPbio goals and operations. The Gates Foundation joins existing members Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Simons Foundation, and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
The Gates Foundation’s support bolsters ASAPbio’s efforts to create lasting culture change that fosters open, rapid research communication and evaluation. Achieving these goals will accelerate and advance scientific discovery and the development of tangible solutions for human health. However, for researchers to adopt preprinting, open peer evaluation, and other innovations in research communication, they need to feel that (a) they are part of a research community where such activities are normative and valued and (b) it will benefit (and not harm) their careers to do so. Consequently, ASAPbio is working to build a supportive community that is advancing our vision of open, rapid, and rigorous research communication and to facilitate the creation of conditions where researcher-led, open, rigorous research communication is more attractive and valued.
Since 2018, ASAPbio has been supported in its work by a Member Advisory Group. New members are invited to join the group in furtherance of our vision of a life sciences communication ecosystem where all papers and other outputs are shared rapidly and without restrictions on access or reuse, and open and constructive exchanges take place on research products at all stages. Organizations that are interested to join the Member Advisory Group are encouraged to get in touch.
ASAPbio, a scientist-driven nonprofit working to drive open and innovative communication in the life sciences, is delighted to announce that the Gates Foundation has joined our Member Advisory Group. Members of the group contribute financially and offer advice and guidance in support of ASAPbio goals and operations. The Gates Foundation joins existing members Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Simons Foundation, and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
The Gates Foundation’s support bolsters ASAPbio’s efforts to create lasting culture change that fosters open, rapid research communication and evaluation. Achieving these goals will accelerate and advance scientific discovery and the development of tangible solutions for human health. However, for researchers to adopt preprinting, open peer evaluation, and other innovations in research communication, they need to feel that (a) they are part of a research community where such activities are normative and valued and (b) it will benefit (and not harm) their careers to do so. Consequently, ASAPbio is working to build a supportive community that is advancing our vision of open, rapid, and rigorous research communication and to facilitate the creation of conditions where researcher-led, open, rigorous research communication is more attractive and valued.
Since 2018, ASAPbio has been supported in its work by a Member Advisory Group. New members are invited to join the group in furtherance of our vision of a life sciences communication ecosystem where all papers and other outputs are shared rapidly and without restrictions on access or reuse, and open and constructive exchanges take place on research products at all stages. Organizations that are interested to join the Member Advisory Group are encouraged to get in touch.