Envisioning the future of trusted and reusable research communication - DataSeer

"We all want to ensure that scholarly research is efficient, reproducible, reusable, and trustworthy. Shifting the format of scholarly communication from a flat PDF article to a networked package of research outputs including data, code, methods, and other assets, may be the best way to do that. And with editorial support from AI publishing tools like DataSeer SnapShot, that vision of holistic research communication is on the verge of becoming a practicable reality.

Earlier this month, at the NISO Plus conference in Baltimore, presenters Kristen Ratan of Stratos (who is also a member of the DataSeer advisory board) and Jennifer Heimberg of the National Academy of Sciences unpacked the notion as part of a panel discussion entitled Research Stacks and Research Integrity. They explored how alternative forms of research communication can cultivate accountability and research integrity, and help science function more effectively.

The concept of a more complete communication of science, shared by researchers when they feel ready, has been offered as an alternative to traditional publishing for years. The notion of a research stack could augment the process currently in place for preprints...."