New paper out examining fish food web degradation in the Anthropocene. We show the structure of aquatic food webs are changing-- even when species richness doesn’t. These signals are strongly associated with decreases in body size within fish communities. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🌐🐠🐡🦈🐟
As authors, reviewers and editors, we can actively shape the publishing ecosystem, where different journal models entail different choices. Ideally, ethics—despite occasional compromises—should become and remain the primary driver of our decisions. Check: peeer.net/2026/02/20/d... #BetterPublishing
First ECR Feature of 2026! PhD student at New Mexico State University, Rohit Subhedar, talks about his recent work on the often overlooked tree-tree interactions in shaping savannas, by assessing tree spatial distributions in a south Indian savanna. Read more about his work in our Q+A here:
The last paper of my PhD is out! Together with @duarteldas.bsky.social and Gabriel Nakamura, we investigated how in situ diversification and lineage dispersal have shaped assemblage level diversity in the Atlantic Forest.
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Of course!!
Are we thoroughly thinking/discussing about Open Access models? We invite you to think about OA not only as a chance to read science freely, but as an opportunity to make science more equitable, inclusive, with more voices from different places
For those interested in exploring Site-Based Estimation of Ancestral Range of Species (SBEARS), this material can be very helpful.
gabrielnakamura.github.io/Herodotools/...
New paper out today, 'Global North-South science inequalities due to language and funding barriers'
We highlight how language and funding barriers can compound inequity and offer practical recommendations to bridge these gaps.
Read the Open Access paper here! 👉 tinyurl.com/654ztk3w
OpenAccess science sounds great! But what if authors have to pay (Gold OA)? Well, clear biases appear: less participation from low and middle-income countries.
Find all about it in our new study led by Pablo Huais and Javi Nori 👇@oikosjournal.bsky.social
shorturl.at/bheb6
@peeer.bsky.social
Her finding points to different pressures and context-dependent speciation rates between marine and freshwater fishes. Dive in to get more insights on the potential explanations of this discrepancy between marine and freshwater 🐠🐟🐠🐟
Juliana shows that freshwater fishes exhibit a much weaker gradient compared to their marine counterpart, with higher speciation only at northern latitudes and when considering whole assemblages (instead of considering individual species)
We know that marine fishes 🐠 have an inverse gradient of speciation compared to that of spp richness, with higher speciation at higher latitudes. But, what about freshwater 🐟?
Find out in the new PhD paper by Juliana Herrera-Pérez and friends (not just colleagues) 🤿 👇
shorturl.at/zgKfA
What do we know about mammal biodiversity patterns in the American tropics? Find out in the new book chapter by @liomys.mx and yours truly 👇
link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/...
The whole book is a gem for those interested in the study of mammals of one of the world's most diverse regions!
network showing more diverse connections over time for editors and reviewers
cover of the paper with title and authors
last paragraph of the abstract: Synthesis and applications. Our results show that editorial diversification is a practical lever for making peer review more inclusive and better aligned with the global distribution of ecological research. These changes make the publication process fairer and improve the quality and global impact of the papers published.
New paper, Great news:
We have been saying for years that making the editorial board more diverse was needed
We now show that diverse team of editors makes for more diverse reviewers
More Inclusive=Better Science
Things are getting better on this❤️
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We've got ISSUES. Literally.
We scraped >100k special issues & over 1 million articles to bring you a PISS-poor paper. We quantify just how many excess papers are published by guest editors abusing special issues to boost their CVs. How bad is it & what can we do?
arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563
A 🧵 1/n
Researchers at TIBS meeting. From left to right: Hanna Tuomisto, Barnabas Daru, Michael Dawson, Fabricio Villalobos, and Christine Meynard in the front
TIBS @biogeography.bsky.social meeting in Aarhus was fun, lots of discussions were had, things were learnt, and the last diner in an open venue was a great idea. Thanks Hanna Tuomisto and all the organizing committe for a very successful conference! @fabrovillalobos.bsky.social @peeer.bsky.social
@biogeographynews.bsky.social @wearelyrasis.bsky.social @stanfordpress.bsky.social
TIBS 2026 conference was a great opportunity to keep disseminating the @peeer.bsky.social initiative and to present the field's New, Diamond 💎 Open Access journal @biogeographyjfab.bsky.social
Grateful to Michael N. Dawson for the leadership and trust to co-lead this new endeavour
#TIBS2026
Glad to be back at TIBS conference #TIBS2026. Specially, to find my former students and now colleagues @axelarango.bsky.social and @aberenicega.bsky.social presenting their cool postdoc work.
Got to see old friends and met new ones, always the best part ;)
I’ve asked this exact question 👇to editors-in-chief of
many (even society) journals. Many answered “because it’s been always like that”.
Even though we know that it can reduce some biases. So what’s to loose by being double-blinded?!
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
This is excellent: Tips and Tricks for Writing Constructive Peer Reviews
Perhaps the most excellent part is this subhead: "Remember that peer review is not meant to crush souls". Right? Peer review should improve papers (and OK, gatekeep a little) - not make an author regret their career choices!
PEEER stands behind the Stockholm Declaration, a call to rethink academic publishing in response to a global crisis marked by paywalls, predatory journals and paper mills—threats that undermine what was once a reliable foundation for social progress. Check peeer.net/2025/12/09/t... #BetterPublishing
All invited! Tune in to hear about the findings of our BIOSHIFTS working group, brilliantly led by Lise Comte, Gaël Grenouillet and the fabulous @jonlen.bsky.social 👇with a bunch of great researchers
Very nice work by @liomys.mx questioning traditional ecomorph classification in rodents and instead suggesting convergent evolutionary regimes for single and multiple traits. All by leveraging data from museums and collections, mainly from the Global South. Check it out!!
"Share Knowledge" with person offering stack of books.
This #GivingTuesday, invest in Diamond Open Access! Support our new OACIP journals and help make research freely accessible. Learn more: https://ow.ly/wIXA50XAh8S #SupportScholarship #ScholComm #DiamondOA
Conceptual framework for extinction risk forecasting that outlines key elements and tradeoffs associated with forecasting on different time horizons.
Online now: Forecasting extinction risk for future-proof conservation decisions.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Should conservation focus on threatened species? Or should we be proactive and protect species before they become threatened? This paper explores how to get the balance right.
Congrats, Jonathan! Well deserved.
