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Melinda Baldwin

@mbaldwin.bsky.social

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#histSTM studying scientific publishing, funding, and peer review. Associate prof @ UMD College Park. All opinions mine!

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@sjangtenhagen.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 1:03 PMReposted by @mbaldwin.bsky.social

What a great dedication, @mbaldwin.bsky.social ! "To all the referees who have been Reviewer 1.
You may not be the subject of memes, but your positive feedback
is appreciated."

@polecopub.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 5:28 PMReposted by @mbaldwin.bsky.social

Already in chapter 1. A must read on the social history of #peerreview, #reviewers and #referees

@mbaldwin.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 1:08 PM

Thank you so much Sjang! I liked it a lot too!

@mbaldwin.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 12:50 PM

Oh thank goodness!

@mbaldwin.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 12:45 PM

Take Two!! I believe the previous download link issues have been resolved. You *should* be able to visit this page and download the entire book with no login required. Thank you everyone so much for the interest and support!

@mbaldwin.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 12:44 PM

I believe this is now resolved! When you visit this page, you should see a "Book PDF" download option that requires no login, hopefully: direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...

@mbaldwin.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 12:44 PM

I think they've now fixed that too! Anyone should be able to download it with or without an account now. I hope.

@mbaldwin.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 12:43 PM

I believe this is now resolved! You should see a "Book PDF" download option that requires no login, hopefully? direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...

@philipcball.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 7:22 AMReposted by @mbaldwin.bsky.social

For those interested in the scientific publishing process this looks fabulous. Melinda is a great writer. And it's free to download (I've done so)! And you can find out why Einstein never published in Phys Rev...

@danlarremore.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 3:01 PMReposted by @mbaldwin.bsky.social

Looking forward to digging into @mbaldwin.bsky.social's new book, How Peer Review Became a Mark of Scientific Legitimacy!

And it's Open Access thanks to Sloan support!

direct.mit.edu/books/monogr...

@mbaldwin.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 4:45 PM

It's not working the way it should right now unfortunately! Other MIT Press Open Access books can be downloaded with no login. I've got some inquiries out to folks at MIT Press to see if we can figure out what's going on and get it fixed. Fingers crossed that this gets solved soon.

@askhistorians.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 3:28 PMReposted by @mbaldwin.bsky.social

Looking for a hot new #AMA that #Skystorians can participate in? Join Mary Mitchell to discuss everything about her new book "Unsettling Sovereignty: International Law, Nuclear Weapons, and US Extraterritorial Power in Postwar Oceania" from @uchicagopress.bsky.social !
www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...

reddit.comFrom the AskHistorians community on Reddit: AMA: I am lawyer and historian of science Mary X. Mitchell, author of the new book UNSETTLING SOVEREIGNTY: INTERNATIONAL LAW, NUCLEAR WEAPONS, AND US EXTRAT...Explore this post and more from the AskHistorians community
@mbaldwin.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 12:44 PM

Being called a "great writer" by a truly fantastic writer has made my week! Thank you so much for the kind words.

@mbaldwin.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 12:43 PM

Hopefully the login requirement will be fixed soon! Other MIT Press OA books just download with no login, including ones released last week -- I think there's just something odd with my page at the moment.

@mbaldwin.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 12:42 PM

I am on it and so is my editor! Hopefully it will be resolved soon. 🤞

@mbaldwin.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 12:41 PM

That is so kind of you Eleanor, thank you so much!

@mbaldwin.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 1:20 AM

It shouldn't need a login though! Other MIT Press OA books don't require logins to download. And my editor noticed it's missing the little green OA "unlocked" symbol. Hopefully it gets sorted, sigh.

@mbaldwin.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 11:04 PM

cc @mitpress.bsky.social -- open access download options for my new book seem to be broken (it's requiring payment or a login), any help would be appreciated!

@mbaldwin.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 11:01 PM

Oh my gosh I had no idea!!! Thank you Michael! (The conclusion is brand-new from what you read -- Certain Developments necessitated a complete rewriting. Also, apparently all the download links are currently not working, so stay tuned. 🫠)

@mbaldwin.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 10:58 PM

... and apparently NONE of the download links are working! Oh dear. Hopefully this is resolved soon.

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