Category: Sam’s Scholarly Snacks

2023: The Year of Open Science

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced 2023 as the year of open science! They also shared an official definition of open science, which all federal agencies will use:  The principle and practice of making research products and processes available to all, while respecting diverse cultures, maintaining security and privacy, and… Read more 2023: The Year of Open Science

Preprints Are Now in PubMed

The NIH Preprint Pilot, which aims to expand access to NIH-funded research by increasing the discoverability of preprints, entered its second phase on January 1, 2023. Read on to find out what this means for the Stanford Medicine community. What is It? Starting January 2023, phase two of the NIH Preprint Pilot begins. All preprints… Read more Preprints Are Now in PubMed

Open Science with Preprints

An interview with Dr. Maya Mathur, Assistant Professor at Stanford University’s Quantitative Sciences Unit and the Department of Pediatrics. Associate Director of Stanford Data Science’s Center for Open and REproducible Science (SDS-CORES). Did you know that posting preprints is one method of contributing to the open access movement? We sat down with Dr. Mathur to… Read more Open Science with Preprints

Who Looks at your Stanford Profile?

An interview with Dr. Joseph Forrester, Assistant Professor of Surgery,Department of Surgery, Stanford University (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8558-6180) We turned to the Stanford Medicine community to find examples of real people using tools to track and promote their online scholarly presence. We sat down with Dr. Forrester to learn how he uses Stanford Profiles to do just that*.… Read more Who Looks at your Stanford Profile?

Exploring Types of Peer Review

Celebrating Peer Review Week 2022’s theme, Research Integrity: Creating and supporting trust in research People often say that transparency builds trust. Do you feel that the peer review process is transparent? In the spirit of the Peer Review Week 2022 theme, Research Integrity: Creating and supporting trust in research, let’s peel back the curtain and… Read more Exploring Types of Peer Review

#MedTwitter as a Professional Tool

An interview with Dr. Michael Gisondi, Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Education, Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine (@MikeGisondi) In preparation for the 2022 Research Impact Challenge, we turned to the Stanford Medicine community to find examples of real people using tools to track and promote their online scholarly presence. We… Read more #MedTwitter as a Professional Tool

Boosting Impact as a PhD Candidate

An Interview with Elysse Grossi-Soyster, PhD Candidate in the Microbiology & Immunology Department at Stanford University School of Medicine (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2719-1973) In preparation for the 2022 Research Impact Challenge, we turned to the Stanford Medicine community to find examples of real people using tools to track and promote their online scholarly presence. We sat down with… Read more Boosting Impact as a PhD Candidate

5 ways to Utilize your ORCID iD

Did you know that according to the Stanford Open Access Policy, all members of the Academic Council are required to obtain an ORCID iD? Whether or not you are required to have one, there are many benefits to claiming your ORCID iD. Read on for five easy ways to utilize your ORCID!  1. Use it… Read more 5 ways to Utilize your ORCID iD