PubPub folk here - our landing page is pretty much 6 months past its shelf life. A rework that helps people find relevant communities is in the pipeline. In the meantime - we have a simple Explore page[1]. Some of my favorite communities are the newly launched Harvard Data Science Review[2], The Journal of Design and Science[3], _Cursor[4], and the Stanford Journal of Blockchain Law and Policy[5].
We're also encouraged by a handful of communities that are experimenting with new formats of pre-publication review and training such as: Collective Wisdom[6], EFPT Psychotherapy Guidebook[7], and Data Feminism[8].
At a more meta-level, the challenge here is that this ecosystem is overwhelmingly complex. The business-models, culture, and technical infrastructure are all unhealthy and self-reinforcing. There's no single platform that can fix this - it needs a political campaign in parallel with a social movement in parallel with some really good tech infrastructure. The US healthcare challenge is a good parallel in a lot of ways. Both are going to need new economic and governance models. At the risk of straying too far from the original question, PubPub's parent - the Knowledge Futures Group[9] - is working to push on all of these fronts. Feel free to reach out if this is the kind of thing you care about!
PubPub | Full-Stack Web Developer | Cambridge, MA | Full-time Onsite | https://www.pubpub.org
We're building an open-source publishing platform for collaborative scientific (and other) documents.
Started as an MIT Media Lab project, PubPub is being put into production pipelines in close collaboration with the MIT Press. You'll work from the MIT Press and MIT Media Lab offices with the current team of 3-5. As a small team, you will play a critical role in the design and development of the product going forward.
Requirements: Javascript, React, Node, and open source community management experience. 3+ years web dev experience. Frontend design experience (Sketch, or similar).
We're also encouraged by a handful of communities that are experimenting with new formats of pre-publication review and training such as: Collective Wisdom[6], EFPT Psychotherapy Guidebook[7], and Data Feminism[8].
At a more meta-level, the challenge here is that this ecosystem is overwhelmingly complex. The business-models, culture, and technical infrastructure are all unhealthy and self-reinforcing. There's no single platform that can fix this - it needs a political campaign in parallel with a social movement in parallel with some really good tech infrastructure. The US healthcare challenge is a good parallel in a lot of ways. Both are going to need new economic and governance models. At the risk of straying too far from the original question, PubPub's parent - the Knowledge Futures Group[9] - is working to push on all of these fronts. Feel free to reach out if this is the kind of thing you care about!
[1] https://www.pubpub.org/explore
[2] https://hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu
[3] https://jods.mitpress.mit.edu
[4] https://cursor.pubpub.org
[5] https://stanford-jblp.pubpub.org
[6] https://wip.mitpress.mit.edu/collectivewisdom
[7] https://epg.pubpub.org
[8] https://bookbook.pubpub.org/data-feminism
[9] https://kfg.mit.edu