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F1000 has created Open Thinking as a place and program where open research communities can come together to discuss the opportunities to seize, as well as challenges to overcome, to truly embrace open research.

Peer Review Week 2023: How peer review supports sound science reporting


Ahead of this year’s Peer Review Week (25-29 September) Taylor & Francis and F1000 held a discussion with global experts spanning science and humanities research, science journalism and research communications. The lively conversation explored the future of publishing and public/media relations through the lens of peer review and how this helps provide the best science, both for further research and for the public understanding of science communication.   The discussion drew on ...

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Open Insights: Opening up the language of research & how the University of Tsukuba increased the visibility of research written in Japanese


The Japan Institutional Gateway is the world’s first dual language (English/Japanese) open research publishing venue founded and supported by the University of Tsukuba, powered by F1000's open research publishing model. Professor Morimoto of the University of Tsukuba spoke to us about how the University of Tsukuba increased the visibility of research written in Japanese when they encountered a problem with how humanities and social sciences (HSS) research, especially in non-English languages, is...

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Rebecca Lawrence joined Jo Havemann on the Access 2 Perspectives Podcast 


F1000’s Managing Director Rebecca Lawrence recently joined Dr Jo Havemann on the Access 2 Perspectives – Conversations. All about Open Science Communication podcast.   Jo discussed with Rebecca her journey from a pharmaceutical background to becoming the Managing Director of F1000. The conversation explored the evolving landscape of scholarly communication and efforts to improve transparency and efficiency in the peer review process. The discussion also explored the challenges of shiftin...

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Peer Review to PR: How peer review supports sound science reporting


Following F1000’s and Taylor & Francis’ successful Peer Review Week discussion with researchers and journalists in 2022, we are back again this year to further explore how peer review supports the best science reporting with an international line up of leading researchers and science journalists.   This ‘in-conversation’ style event will discuss the process of peer review (both open and closed) and how this helps provide the best science, both for further research and for the public ...

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