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devSJR :python: :rstats:

Is there an analog for in the ?

In a way, bookwyrm.social/ comes close to this. Bibliometric information like the number of citations might be taken from different sources like and .

bookwyrm.socialBookWyrmSocial Reading and Reviewing

@fresseng Thanks, this looks promising!

@fresseng I just looked at their goals/plans.

"Topic groups that could act as journals."

This is one of the many things I would find great.

It seems to be a very ambitious project.

Good that they have as support.

@devSJR I edited my first answer as the link to their fediverse account was broken. It is here : @bonfire

@bonfire @fresseng @OpenAlex @ORCID_Org

The administrative labeling function presents an intriguing solution for managing predatory journals. It would provide a valuable resource for evaluating the credibility of papers outside one's area of expertise, which can often be a time-consuming and challenging task.

Reminder to myself. Update ORCID.

@devSJR Can you say more about what you like about #researchgate that you'd want in a new fediverse-compatible system? I think I'm struggling to understand because I see #researchgate as just a capitalist version of #scihub (just a big internet pile of PDFs) but I suspect I'm missing something since I'm not a frequent user

@da5nsy The answer is mostly answered by the actions taken by @bonfire

basically enables users to talk about science (papers, conference announcements …). That's just about all I like about it.

Please look at their goals

bonfirenetworks.org/app/open-s

bonfirenetworks.orgBonfireA federated social network for individuals and communities to design, operate and control their own digital lives.