Science Communication Magazine

[mlbonatelli]

Project Lead: @mlbonatelli and @graciellehigino

Mentor: @Zebetus

Welcome to OL6, Cohort D! This issue will be used to track your project and progress during the program. Please use this checklist over the next few weeks as you start Open Leadership Training :tada:.

---

Before Week 1 (Sept 12): Your first mentorship call

• [x] Complete the OLF self-assessment (online, printable). If you're a group, each teammate should complete this assessment individually. This is here to help you set your own personal goals during the program. No need to share your results, but be ready to share your thoughts with your mentor.
• [x] Make sure you know when and how you'll be meeting with your mentor.

Before Week 2 (Sept 19): First Cohort Call (Open by Design)

• [x] Complete Assignment 'Write Your Vision or Mission Statement'. Leave a comment on this issue with your draft vision statement & be ready to share this on the call.
• [x] Watch 'Mozilla & Working Open'.
• [x] Check the Syllabus for notes and connection info for all the cohort calls.

Before Week 3 (Sept 26): Mentorship call

• [x] Look up two other projects and comment on their issues with feedback on their vision statement.
• [x] Complete your Open Canvas (instructions, canvas). Comment on this issue with a link to your canvas.
• [x] Start your Roadmap. Comment on this issue with your draft Roadmap.

Before Week 4 (Oct 3): Cohort Call (Build for Understanding)

• [x] Look up two other projects and comment on their issues with feedback on their open canvas.
• [x] Pick an open license for the work you're doing during the program.
• [x] Use your canvas to start writing a README, or landing page, for your project. Link to your README in a comment on this issue.

This issue is here to help you keep track of work during the first month of the program. Please refer to the OL6 Syllabus for more detailed weekly notes and assignments past week 4.

[mlbonatelli]

I wanna work with scientists from different areas and software developers to create an online SciComm magazine so that graduate scientists can have a space where they better communicate science to society, whereas they can publish a paper that will have impact on their carrers.

[xolotl]

@mlbonatelli: I have recently begun to work a lot in the open science community and so I'm enthusiastic about your project! I'm not sure what the word "carrier" means in your mission statement, could you describe more to help me understand?

I'm also curious, are you thinking authors would publish in the magazine using open licenses (eg, Creative Commons)?

[hnstone]

I think this is a great idea. I have recently started going to trainings and workshops about Science Communication. The one thing that is always brought up is making sure the language/vocabulary of the scientists is that where those not directly in their field can understand their work. Have you thought about this challenge?

[mlbonatelli]

Link to SciComm Magazine Canvas - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1seoQy951a5BLpw0xMuyLisXATEKsFUl0s2oHySqS-N0/edit?usp=sharing

[mlbonatelli]

@mlbonatelli: I have recently begun to work a lot in the open science community and so I'm enthusiastic about your project! I'm not sure what the word "carrier" means in your mission statement, could you describe more to help me understand?

I'm also curious, are you thinking authors would publish in the magazine using open licenses (eg, Creative Commons)?

Yey! Nice that you are excited! Please, come on board :) Ops, I think I misspelled the word, it is carrer :D For the second question, I actually don't know! I haven't thought about that. Do you think scientists will be willing to do that?

[mlbonatelli]

I think this is a great idea. I have recently started going to trainings and workshops about Science Communication. The one thing that is always brought up is making sure the language/vocabulary of the scientists is that where those not directly in their field can understand their work. Have you thought about this challenge?

Hey! Yeah, I've thought about that actually, my idea is that the peer-review process will be made by both scientists and science communicators. And for their training, prior submission, I don't know what can the Magazine do. Do you have any suggestions?

[akeshavan]

I really like this idea! Have you seen https://distill.pub/ ? I love the interactive visualizations. It would be cool if the magazine could support interactive data viz :)

[xolotl]

@mlbonatelli OK, I think I understand your mission statement better now.

Maybe the end where you have "whereas they can public a paper that will have impact on their carrer" might be more clear as "where they can publish papers that can have impact on their careers".

[xolotl]

@mlbonatelli regarding open licensing: Yes, I think a large subset of scholars would be willing to publish on an "open access" model using open licensing. You may already be familiar with the very vibrant and broad efforts around open access.

Given how graduate students encounter significant friction in getting published and thus generating support for their careers via traditional publishing models, I can imagine how a magazine like you describe that followed a open practices would make it unique. So for example, in addition to publishing content under open licenses, the magazine might also follow open editorial practices, like open peer review.

A knotty question would be the magazine's sustainability model: Will it run advertising? Will it charge authors a fee to publish (the "APC" model)? Will it sell subscriptions (not well aligned with open licensing)? Will it subsist on donations and/or philanthropic funding?

[mlbonatelli]

I really like this idea! Have you seen https://distill.pub/ ? I love the interactive visualizations. It would be cool if the magazine could support interactive data viz :)

This is so awesome! Such a good idea :smile:

[mlbonatelli]

@mlbonatelli OK, I think I understand your mission statement better now.

Maybe the end where you have "whereas they can public a paper that will have impact on their carrer" might be more clear as "where they can publish papers that can have impact on their careers".

You are absolutely right! thanks for correcting me :+1:

[mlbonatelli]

@mlbonatelli regarding open licensing: Yes, I think a large subset of scholars would be willing to publish on an "open access" model using open licensing. You may already be familiar with the very vibrant and broad efforts around open access.

Given how graduate students encounter significant friction in getting published and thus generating support for their careers via traditional publishing models, I can imagine how a magazine like you describe that followed a open practices would make it unique. So for example, in addition to publishing content under open licenses, the magazine might also follow open editorial practices, like open peer review.

A knotty question would be the magazine's sustainability model: Will it run advertising? Will it charge authors a fee to publish (the "APC" model)? Will it sell subscriptions (not well aligned with open licensing)? Will it subsist on donations and/or philanthropic funding?

First, thanks for all the comments! It gave me something (a lot! haha) to think about. :heart_eyes:

So yeah, I haven't thought about the peer-review process, I mean, in terms of being open or not. But it makes sense to be open. The only thing that I think is crucial is the all the papers should be reviwed by both scientists and communicators.

But to be honest, I haven't thought about the magazine's sustainability model! Do you have any advice on that? I mean, now I am so focus on it's structure that I completly forgot about that!

[xolotl]

There’s a lot to think about, but the cool thing is you are doing it!

I came across this publication and thought it might resonate with you: https://www.storiesinscience.org

[mlbonatelli]

There’s a lot to think about, but the cool thing is you are doing it!

I came across this publication and thought it might resonate with you: https://www.storiesinscience.org

Wow! Thanks for the suggestion! It does resonates with the SciCommMgz

[mlbonatelli]

Last but not least, my roadmap :confetti_ball: :confetti_ball:

https://github.com/mlbonatelli/SciCommMgz/issues/3