IndiaBiospeaks

IndiaBioscience: science communication and outreach

A podcast series by IndiaBioscience. IndiaBioscience, is an organisation, which fills a unique niche in the ecosystem of life sciences in India. We function as a catalyst to promote changes that affect the culture and practice of science in India - through engagement with academia, government and industry at various levels.

  1. Transparency in Peer Review of Scientific Publications- Ep. 4 ft. Magdalena Skipper

    JAN 28

    Transparency in Peer Review of Scientific Publications- Ep. 4 ft. Magdalena Skipper

    IndiaBioscience, through its podcast channel IndiaBiospeaks, presents a special feature series titled "Transparency in Peer Review of Scientific Publications." This multi-guest series gathers community perspectives on the peer review process in scientific publishing. It specifically addresses the implications of Nature's decision to require the publication of peer review reports alongside submitted manuscripts. The series features a diverse panel, including researchers and policy experts from India, as well as the Editor-in-Chief of Nature. IndiaBioscience aims to understand the motivations behind these changes, their potential benefits and challenges, and the broader impact on scholarly publishing, science, and research. It offers valuable insights for all participants in the research ecosystem, from those submitting and reviewing manuscripts to those involved in the publishing process.  If you are curious to look into the articles to know the process- check out this article and its peer review file About this episode:  This podcast episode features Magdalena Skipper, Editor-in-Chief of Nature's magazine and research editorial teams. Speaking with Sreshtha Mondal from IndiaBioscience, Magdalena provides the editorial and publisher's perspective on Nature's policy change from mid-June 2025. Hear her share details about how the decision came through after a period of trial, advice on how to make the best of this decision by reviewers, authors and communicators and a lot more.

    20 min
  2. Transparency in Peer Review of Scientific Publications- Ep. 3 ft. Deepti Jain

    JAN 21

    Transparency in Peer Review of Scientific Publications- Ep. 3 ft. Deepti Jain

    IndiaBioscience, through its podcast channel IndiaBiospeaks, presents a special feature series titled "Transparency in Peer Review of Scientific Publications." This multi-guest series gathers community perspectives on the peer review process in scientific publishing. It specifically addresses the implications of Nature's decision to require the publication of peer review reports alongside submitted manuscripts. The series features a diverse panel, including researchers and policy experts from India, as well as the Editor-in-Chief of Nature. IndiaBioscience aims to understand the motivations behind these changes, their potential benefits and challenges, and the broader impact on scholarly publishing, science, and research. It offers valuable insights for all participants in the research ecosystem, from those submitting and reviewing manuscripts to those involved in the publishing process.  If you are curious to look into the articles to know the process- check out this article and its peer review file About this episode:  This podcast episode features Deepti Jain, Professor and structural biologist at the Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Faridabad, India. Speaking with Sreshtha Mondal from IndiaBioscience, Deepti provides an academic's perspective on Nature's policy change. Hear her share details about the peer review process and its significance for scientific research, how structural biology, as a field, has been practising open research, and more.

    12 min
  3. Transparency in Peer Review of Scientific Publications- Ep. 2 ft. Sridhar Gutam

    JAN 14

    Transparency in Peer Review of Scientific Publications- Ep. 2 ft. Sridhar Gutam

    About the special series:  IndiaBioscience, through its podcast channel IndiaBiospeaks, presents a special feature series titled "Transparency in Peer Review of Scientific Publications." This multi-guest series gathers community perspectives on the peer review process in scientific publishing. It specifically addresses the implications of Nature's decision to require the publication of peer review reports alongside submitted manuscripts. The series features a diverse panel, including researchers and policy experts from India, as well as the Editor-in-Chief of Nature. IndiaBioscience aims to understand the motivations behind these changes, their potential benefits and challenges, and the broader impact on scholarly publishing, science, and research. It offers valuable insights for all participants in the research ecosystem, from those submitting and reviewing manuscripts to those involved in the publishing process.  If you are curious to look into the articles to know the process- check out this article and its peer review file About this episode:  This podcast episode features Sridhar Gutam, Principal Scientist at ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru and journal manager of the Journal of Horticultural Science. Speaking with Sreshtha Mondal from IndiaBioscience, Sridhar provides the policy and the Indian publisher's perspective on Nature's policy change from mid-June 2025. In this podcast, he situates this decision in the Indian context, shares his views on why scientific publishing should focus on reducing the burden on everyone involved in the process, and how Indian journals can keep up with open access related policies in the domain of scientific publishing and research.

    24 min
  4. Transparency in Peer Review of Scientific Publications- Ep. 1 ft. Moumita Koley

    JAN 7

    Transparency in Peer Review of Scientific Publications- Ep. 1 ft. Moumita Koley

    About the special series:  IndiaBioscience, through its podcast channel IndiaBiospeaks, presents a special feature series titled "Transparency in Peer Review of Scientific Publications." This multi-guest series gathers community perspectives on the peer review process in scientific publishing. It specifically addresses the implications of Nature's decision to require the publication of peer review reports alongside submitted manuscripts. The series features a diverse panel, including researchers and policy experts from India, as well as the Editor-in-Chief of Nature. IndiaBioscience aims to understand the motivations behind these changes, their potential benefits and challenges, and the broader impact on scholarly publishing, science, and research. It offers valuable insights for all participants in the research ecosystem, from those submitting and reviewing manuscripts to those involved in the publishing process.  If you are curious to look into the articles to know the process- check out this article and its peer review file About this episode:  This podcast episode features Moumita Koley, a Senior Research Analyst at the DST-Centre for Policy Research at IISc, Bengaluru, India and a research Fellow at the Research on Research Institute, United Kingdom.  Speaking with Sreshtha Mondal from IndiaBioscience, Moumita provides the policy and metaresearcher's perspective on Nature's policy change. She shares details on the importance of transparency in peer review in open research, her views on steps publishing houses need to take to increase equity and why this is a good time for this mandate, given the use of AI in publications and research.

    16 min

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A podcast series by IndiaBioscience. IndiaBioscience, is an organisation, which fills a unique niche in the ecosystem of life sciences in India. We function as a catalyst to promote changes that affect the culture and practice of science in India - through engagement with academia, government and industry at various levels.