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MPDL is excited to announce a groundbreaking collaboration with the University College London (UCL) Department of Computer Science. The SciBoost – Decentral Continuous Publication project aims to revolutionize how research findings are shared and accessed.

SciBoost is designed to enhance openness in the scientific community by providing a transparent, accountable, and decentralized system. This innovative platform will ensure that all research findings, including minor results, negative results, publications, and technology transfers, are accounted for and accessible. The continuous updates and corrections facilitated by SciBoost will ensure that research and credit attribution communication remains accurate, fostering transparency and integrity in scientific research.

Within the SciBoost project, UCL and MPDL will focus on creating a decentralized, continuous process that integrates: data harvesting, modeling, discovery, collaboration, publication, and knowledge transfer of research data. This comprehensive approach aims to streamline the research process and make scientific data more accessible and reliable. The collaboration manifests the first milestone in combining traditional and decentralized science methods with two renowned research institutions, MPG and UCL.

"I am thrilled to explore the potential impact of what we call continuous publishing. This concept allows research findings to be shared and published as they emerge. Publications can evolve, change, and diverge in different directions, reflecting the dynamic nature of the research process, which is not linear and doesn't conclude with a single publication. The idea of continuous publishing aims to capture exactly this essence." Says Friederike Kleinfercher, deputy general manager of the Max Planck Digital Library. "It is equally important to involve existing publishers and to complement the current processes in academic publishing, rather than introducing new, parallel processes that would complicate scholarly work," adds Tomaso Aste, Professor of Complexity Science at UCL.

We look forward to the innovative solutions and advancements from this collaboration. Stay tuned for more updates on the SciBoost project!