Seeds of Science
An open-access journal for speculative science, with free publication and peer review through community voting and commenting by science enthusiasts.User Review
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Reviewed on 13 Feb 2024 05:17 PM
Projects should directly support the mission of DeSci to innovate scientific research by exploring novel mechanisms of funding, conducting, and disseminating scientific research in an open, inclusive, and accessible manner.
Seeds of Science supports the mission of DeSci through its open access publishing model and community-based peer review process which are innovative mechanisms for disseminating scientific research inclusively.
DeSci projects most commonly support this mission by building and testing necessary technological infrastructure, but projects may also be eligible if they are deploying existing DeSci infrastructure in a scientific research context or if they are educating and recruiting members of the scientific community to contribute to the mission.
The project deploys an innovative peer-review process within the scientific research context and it actively recruits and educates members of the scientific community, which aligns with the goals of DeSci projects.
Concrete examples of issues covered by the DeSci mission include: the data reproducibility crisis and archaic data sharing practices; misaligned incentives and poor practices in scientific publishing and peer review; financial, linguistic, and academic barriers to globally inclusive research; intellectual property, patents, and financial incentives to trade progress for profits; academic disconnect and poor science/health literacy and trust in the lay public and government representatives.
Seeds of Science addresses issues of misaligned incentives and poor practices in scientific publishing and peer review through its community-based voting and commenting system.
Projects must satisfy the Gitcoin Program General Eligibility Policy in addition to the requirements described above.
There is insufficient information provided to determine whether 'Seeds of Science' satisfies the Gitcoin Program General Eligibility Policy.