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Currently, these invaluable contributors receive absolutely no copyright benefits from traditional publishing entities, despite collectively generating staggering revenues on par with the music industry, amounting to an astounding 26 billion USD per year. With The DeSci Journal, we're committed to reshaping this landscape. Our platform serves as the launching pad for authors seeking to explore innovative avenues of publishing and financial support for their scientific and technical contributions. More than that, The DeSci Journal's mission goes beyond merely transforming content creation; it also plays a pivotal role in strengthening the web3 ecosystem. By enabling creators to retain full control over their intellectual property and monetize it effectively, we're fostering a more equitable and decentralized online environment. This not only empowers individual contributors but also fuels the growth of blockchain technology and digital currencies by promoting a fairer and more sustainable model for rewarding creative and technical excellence.", "hidden": false, "question": "How is your project focused on improving the Web3 ecosystem? ", "questionId": 4}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "**Platform development** - With the funds gathered from Gitcoin beta round in May 2023 and remaining funds from GR15, we:\n\u2022\tTested the MVP. February-April 2023. We have been speaking to potential authors about the solution of publishing scientific and technical papers using the blockchain technology; understanding needs and adjusting pitch language; deciding for niches to Alpha tests; \n\u2022\tOpened a \u201cCall for papers\u201d for the 1st issue of the DeSci Journal. Started March 2023 to present. So far, 10 submissions were received.\n\u2022\tSought for Editors and Reviewers actively searching for collaborating with other decentralized science platforms and DAOs. Started April 2023 to present. We have partnered with https://gosh.sh a platform for building consensus on ideas using blockchain technologies, with https://www.ifia.com/startups-department/ the International Federation of Inventors, with https://maxi.science a science ecosystem and very recently with the https://mushroomprotocol.io a DeFi for science platform (published at https://descier.science/partnerships/). Under negotiation is a partnership with icoLab https://icolab.org.br where a significant highly talented community can collaborate with peer-review for The DeSci Journal.\n\u2022\tDevelop and implement a new publication platform. August 2023 to present. Scheduled launch is for December 2023.\n\n**Events & Education** - In one year period, from October 2022 until September 2023, we organized 3 DeSci presential events at major Brazilian universities for promoting awareness about decentralized science and blockchain technologies by engaging in outreach at various venues: The Open Science - DeSci at Universidade de Campinas-[Unicamp](https://eduplay.rnp.br/portal/video/183448) in May 2023, Blockchain S\u00e3o Paulo 2023 at Universidade de S\u00e3o Paulo-USP with the [DeSci Americas](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/blockchain-rio_blockchain-sp-desci-s\u00e3o-paulo-e-desci-americas-activity-7056368973268795392-ZO0r/?originalSubdomain=es) in June 2023 and Blockchain Rio 2023 with the [DeSci Summit](https://descier.science/summit/) in September 2023. Videos of the DeSci Summit 2023 in Brazil are available [here](https://www.youtube.com/@desciers).", "hidden": false, "question": "If you've participated in past grant rounds, please share any new updates or milestones from the prior months (N/A if you haven\u2019t participated previously). ", "questionId": 5}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "**X followers** - A Twitter account was opened for @desciers with only 4 followers on June 2022. Today our [channel](https://x.com/desciers?t=vJU08EoHrxFp8sS0I27dCw&s=09) has 1152 followers.\n\n**Discord** - A Discord account was created around September 2022 [deScier Discord](https://discord.gg/Z6U9P28YtV). Today this channel has 175 members. We use Dework integrated to Discord to announce tasks and pay bounties to our members.\n\n**Partnerships** - From zero on May 2023 (date of last Report) to 4 partnerships established as of today (November 8th, 2023).\n\n**Articles submissions** -  From zero on March 2023 to 10 articles submitted as of today (November 8th, 2023). These articles will be published in the first issue of The DeSci Journal.\n", "hidden": false, "question": "How do you measure the impact of your project? Please provide examples and/or standard metrics. This might be used in future impact reports ", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "number", "answer": "6000", "hidden": false, "question": "Total Prior Funding for the project in USD", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Grants", "hidden": false, "question": "Which of the following funding sources have you received? Check all that apply", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "number", "answer": "5", "hidden": false, "question": "Total Team Size", "questionId": 9}, {"type": "number", "answer": "28", "hidden": false, "question": "How old (in Months) is the project? (We will use twitter, domain registration, github, etc to verify)", "questionId": 10}, {"type": "address", "answer": "0x0c0144081D76b9B896D9ECe90239f90d8CFDBE78", "hidden": true, "question": "If you participated in past grant rounds using a different project payout wallet address, please share it here:", "questionId": 11}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Maria Goreti Freitas PhD. Scientist, ex-FIOCRUZ. Co-Leader of the deScier Genesis Team. https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-goreti-freitas-phd-68a27738/\nOnboarded July 2022\n\nDanilo Melo MD. Physician, AI imaging, Sports Medicine. Co-Leader of the deScier Genesis Team. https://www.linkedin.com/in/danilo-melo-bb8586202/\nOnboarded August 2022 \n\nCaroline Nunes MSc. Lawyer, Intelectual Property, NFT, web3 influencer. Leader of InspireIP.io. https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolctr/\nOnboarded August 2022 \n\nDaniel Muruci Cruz. Business Administrator, crypto, tokenomics. https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-muruci-cruz-3a6b5ab3/ \nOnboarded February 2022\n\nAndrews Rodrigues Nobre. Blockchain Engineer. Smartzation.\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewsnobre/ \nOnboarded May 2023\n\nFrancisco Carvalho. Business Development guild Leader of deScier. CEO @Blockchain Rio Festival and Realty. https://www.linkedin.com/in/francisco-carvalho-706b2bb5/\nOnboarded September 2023\n\nShady El Damaty PhD. Neuroscientist, web3 developer. Leader of Integrations at deScier. https://www.linkedin.com/in/shadyeldamaty/\nOnboarded July 2022\n\nTiago Leandro. Mentor and Strategy Advisor. Leader of the Accelerated Network. https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiagoasevedo/\nOnboarded October 2022\n\nLeandro Pereira. Mentor. N\u00faclea. 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Create a decentralized scientific journal in which the scientist, as a creator of highly relevant scientific content, can maintain his copyright, share knowledge while making financial gains. Change the way science is published.\n\n______\n\n**Problem that someone must solve:** Scientific publication today does not meet the needs of either scientists or society.\n\n**What are we building:** We are building The DeSci Journal, a web3 repository where scientists can publish scientific papers as NFTs and earn money. The DeSci Journal is a decentralized scientific journal where scientists can collaboratively work in the peer-review process, keep their copyright and share financial gains using smart contracts.\n\n**Why:** Currently, the scientific publication industry hinders the advance of human knowledge. Today, scientific publishing houses and their journals have outrageously high publication fees (2-6k USD/ per paper; some charge 10k USD/ paper), act as filters to what they believe is high quality research worth publishing, use high rejection rates which are uncoupled from merit, significance, and quality, take a long time from submission to publishing, undermining the expectations of the scientific community and the development of human society. As if that weren't enough, Authors, Reviewers and most Editors do not get paid for working in the peer-reviewing process. Authors pay for publishing, pay for open access and moreover, give away copyright. Universities and Research Institutions pay subscriptions so that their staff to have access to journals.\n\n**When:** Now. Late March 2023 we launched a \u201ccall for papers\u201d for the first edition of the DeSci Journal.\n\n**How:** We will use:\n1.\tthe momentum of the decentralized science-DeSci movement,\n2.\tthe extensive scientific experience of the team and,\n3.\tthe power of community,\nto increase awareness and bring web3 technologies which can solve issues on i) paying excessive fees for publishing, ii) paying for open access, iii) being forced to give up copyright, iv) our universities and research institutes paying outrageous annual subscriptions and v) not receiving for highly skilled content,  present in todays\u2019 scientific publishing industry.\n\n**What:**\n1.\tTest MVP. Speak to potential authors about the solution of scientific papers publishing using NFT; understanding needs and features needed; decide for science niches for Alpha tests. \n2.\tDecide for privacy ID and reputation building (holonym using zpk, POAPs).\n3.\tPublish the NFT white paper. Reach out for Editors and Reviewers.\n4.\tValidate peer-reviewing payment process based on a stable coin, $desci tokens, % royalties.\n5.\tDevelop and implement smart contracts with % royalties in the submission and peer-review flow.\n6.\tBuild The DeSci Journal. \n7. NFTs will be arranged in the DeSci Journal. NFTs can be displayed in marketplaces such as OpenSea.\n8.\tAutomate online manuscript submission.\n\n [The cover of the first issue of the DeSci Journal](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xs3PNY9KP9sYBCMSCK7nAmWs01oiR7i_/view?usp=share_link)\n\n**Impact:** Create a web3 alternative to the current industry of scientific publication. Create a decentralized scientific journal in which the scientist, as a creator of highly relevant scientific content, can maintain his copyright, share knowledge while making financial gains. Change the way science is published.\n\n\n____\nGR15 \u2013 What was made with funds contributed \n| deScier REPORT April 3rd, 2023\n\n**TL;DR**\nForeword and Foremost\n- The Funding provided by you, our Grantors, during GR15 was a turning point for our decentralized science project, then named SciDAO.\n- SciDAO aimed to provide a solution for the highly monopolized, extremely unfair scientific publications\u2019 industry.\n- It gave us instant access to meaning and authority and we cannot thank you enough for your contribution. \n- Having participated in Gitcoin Round 15, the first ever to include #DeSci and being able to attract attention and contributions positively impacted us with a strong sense of belonging. And this was from day zero.\n\n**A bit of history**\n- SciDAO was among the 4 projects to win a contest of more innovative during Blockchain Rio in September 2022.\n- As a result, SciDAO entered the Accelerated network, a DAO\u2019s accelerator.\n- There was a merge with another DAO and we changed our name.\n- On October 11th, 2022 deScier was created.\n\n**Use of contributions and matched funds**\n1) We have been very busy. There has been a lot of activities on deScier. Whenever possible, activities were conducted voluntarily to make a better use of funds.\n2) A landing page at https://descier.science was successfully created.\n3) A request for comments-RFC page was created at https://publishing.descier.science for testing the editorial flow used by the Open Journal System-OJS. This page is now demobilized.\n4) Another RFC page was created to serve as forum and for team-writing of deScier white papers at http://discuss.descier.science. This page is now demobilized.\n5) Some members of our Genesis team have been engaging on networking chats, talks and events\u2019 participation either online or presential. \n6) An Alpha version for a decentralized scientific journal publication we called The DeSci Journal was launched in the last week of March 2023. A of the v1 The DeSci Journal is currently under development using funds from previous Gitcoin rounds. The v1 launch is scheduled for early/ mid December 2023. \n7)  DeSci Journal\u00ae was registered in the blockchain hash: https://polygonscan.com/tx/0x3c292bd7e3d434cee175315371af40ebdf8d9f7ef78a912da9eecf8bfa2f855c\n8) To increase awareness on DeSci, we have applied and succeed in participating in the 2023 University of Campinas-Unicamp Permanent Forums. Unicamp ranks the 2nd in Brazil, 3rd in Latin America and among the first 200 worldwide (https://www.unicamp.br/unicamp/noticias/2022/10/13/ranking-mantem-unicamp-como-segunda-melhor-universidade-do-brasil).\n9) deScier will open Unicamp\u2019s permanent forums on May 23rd, 2023 with a forum entitled  \u201cOpen and Decentralized Science: paradigms for research, development, democratization and access to science\u201d https://www.foruns.unicamp.br/noticias/calendario-dos-foruns-2023\n10) We have been invited to organize 2 DeSci satellite events.\n11) The first satellite event will happen at University of S\u00e3o Paulo-USP on June 21st, 2023. We called this event DeSci Americas\u00ae and will invite members of the DeSci community from Brazil and abroad.\n12) The second satellite event happened at ExpoMAG-Rio de Janeiro on September 13th, 2023. We called this event DeSci Summit\u00ae and will invite members of the DeSci community from Brazil and abroad.", "lastUpdated": 0, "projectGithub": "deScier", "projectTwitter": "desciers"}, "recipient": "0x98F42f33c9Ec06a585F1a97edFD61661Ccfea033"}}