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My project is **The DeSci Journal** a platform where scientists, as content creators, will have full ownership of their articles, being able to hold 100% of their intellectual property. We are among the trailblazers to bring such a solution to science. This will only be accomplished by the financial support of the Gitcoin community and will show case the construction of a real public good product using the Gitcoin framework.\n## Intangible actions\nI included Gitcoin GR15 as a [milestone](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TqBD9-srEFJXGDez9AGRtF8icfNDzaHR/view?usp=share_link) in our decentralized science pitch desk. By always stating its importance, I help to spread the word and bring more people to the cause and to the Gitcoin community, specifically from the Brazilian communities. \n\nI am part of the DeSci [Telegram](https://t.me/gitcoindesci) group and my name was proposed as Steward for the Beta Round. \n## Tangible measurable actions\nI have been a Gitcoin contributor since I joined the Gitcoin community in 2022.\n\nWe have accomplished platform development, awareness increase, growth of followers, and presential events as follows in the Section \"Work completed\".", "hidden": false, "question": "What impact do you hope to have (or have had) on the Gitcoin Community with this project? How do you measure your impact? (e.g. viewers, forks, branches, likes)", "questionId": 1}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Both (mixed)", "hidden": false, "question": "Are you applying for funding for work done, proposed, or both?", "questionId": 2}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "## Work completed\n**The project I lead on DeSci is a sucessful use case of the Gitcoin quadratic funding mechanism**. Funds gathered from two previous Gitcoin rounds allowed me, as an individual, to act as **Contributor for building infrastructures in the decentralized science-DeSci movement**. Initiated by me as SciDAO in April 2022 and irradiating from Brazil, [deScier](https://descier.science/) is a global project. A [deScier](https://descier.science) landing page was built using Gitcoin funds. A MVP of a decentralized scientific publication [The DeSci Journal](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P4_P2Hk2UM5-bLVi72pi82oq-xRHaTIf/view?usp=share_link) is currently under development, also using the Gitcoin quadratic funding. The DeSci Journal will allow scientists, as content creators, to have 100% of their copyrights. Nowadays, scientists have 0%, yes zero percent, of their copyright from legacy publishing houses. Together these publishing houses generate as much revenue as the music industry, i.e., 26 bi USD/ year. However, The DeSci Journal is a starting point for scholars to be in contact with a new form of publishing and financing their science.\n\n## Measurements from past work\n**X** - I initiated a Twitter account for @desciers with only 4 followers on June 2022. Today our [channel](https://x.com/desciers?t=vJU08EoHrxFp8sS0I27dCw&s=09) has 1132 followers.\n\n**Discord** - I used Discord for the first time in my life when I helped to create the [deScier Discord](https://discord.gg/Z6U9P28YtV) channel around September 2022. Today this channel has 175 members. We use Dework integrated to Discord to announce tasks and pay bounties to our members.\n\n**Events** - In one year period, from October 2022 until September 2023, we organized 3 DeSci presential events at major Brazilian universities: 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).\n\n**Advocacy for a new science** - For the events I have helped to curate and many other online and presential events for which I have been invited, I personify a figure of a new independent scientist. I made a [persona](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1emJ1HNm1_wX-NBXF3OS7VsrZBU1Lkh5i/view?usp=share_link) for these appearances and dress specially wearing sequin silver pants, black boots with bright rhinestones straps and a black shirt with the deScier logo. I also have sewn and appear wearing a [LED jacket](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G8S_SG4sd2IQTyMY3Sg5H-dr8wbfUwWl/view?usp=share_link).", "hidden": false, "question": "If you have work completed, please describe it below and include links where possible:", "questionId": 3}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "## Future Work\n\nTo launch the first edition of The DeSci Journal. I preview that this first edition will be out by December 2023. \nI work full time in my project. Considering an average of 8 hours of work during 6 days in the week for 18 weeks, this give us a total of 864 hours.\n\n## On the Roadmap\nIt is our mission to make deScier an ecosystem that allows, in a decentralized way, to scale up the scientific activity in all aspects and models of business, to offer alternatives to the existing traditional models and to transform the way society sees, interacts, applies, and invest in science.\n\nAs such we plan to use The DeSci Journal as a first window for a new reality. We want to show to authors what they can do with their science opening up their eyes for new venues for them to continue their journey on science and finance their scientific projects using the Gitcoin Grants Stack quadratic funding framework.  \n\n## Measurements for future work\nWe will use the number of: \n1) new unique visits in the deScier website;\n2) submissions to The DeSci Journal;\n3) articles published in the first edition of The DeSci Journal;\n4) unique visitors, likes and shares to articles published in The DeSci Journal;\n5) new followers on X, LinkedIn and Discord.", "hidden": false, "question": "If you have work you are planning to do, please describe it below and include estimates of how much time (in hours) you expect it will take: ", "questionId": 4}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "In October 2022 we participated for the 1st time the #DeSci hash was used in Gitcoin crowdfunding during GR15 where 4k DAI were funded for **SciDAO**. We later merged with another DAO and became **deScier**. \nIn May 2023 we were funded 2k DAI for the Gitcoin Beta Round.\n\nNo other funding was raised.", "hidden": false, "question": "Has this work been previously funded? If so, by who and for how much? ", "questionId": 5}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "No", "hidden": false, "question": "Are you working on this as an individual?", "questionId": 6}], "project": {"id": "1:0x03506eD3f57892C85DB20C36846e9c808aFe9ef4:656", "title": "The DeSci Journal", "logoImg": "bafkreibeomcgbawx73uemr2iptcyc23qpzscubvpgh2orhvtx3mnisyz6a", "metaPtr": {"pointer": "bafkreia5f2pb7dnrksn3wzgefatfr55aaq2wzb2tq4xcneonedzuvzw6si", "protocol": "1"}, "website": "https://descier.science", "bannerImg": "bafkreihcva6yof2ej6dsl42ovdwfefepticlcyrofqykioujbrcrn2st7a", "createdAt": 1682020488238, "userGithub": "GoretiFreitas", "credentials": {"twitter": {"type": ["VerifiableCredential"], "proof": {"jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il0sImI2NCI6ZmFsc2V9..WUwbT0aR3xJuoJDKs0y47GzP0BTXCGPPbJ7SvoqNwZC8rUxz0hsFsz2aldZCL6bEoX1R-ihMbGT-Pahj1OCrCA", "type": "Ed25519Signature2018", "created": "2023-04-20T19:36:38.119Z", "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod", "verificationMethod": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC#z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC"}, "issuer": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC", "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"], "issuanceDate": "2023-04-20T19:36:38.119Z", "expirationDate": "2023-07-19T19:36:38.119Z", "credentialSubject": {"id": "did:pkh:eip155:1:0x98F42f33c9Ec06a585F1a97edFD61661Ccfea033", "hash": "v0.0.0:twVPg8P5YEZIQwcm8D+fgCqJ1BFtndCg/OhP7OpIFfM=", "@context": [{"hash": "https://schema.org/Text", "provider": "https://schema.org/Text"}], "provider": "ClearTextTwitter#desciers"}}}, "description": "**We are building The DeSci Journal, a web3 repository where scientists can publish scientific papers as NFTs and earn money.**\n\nThe 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\nThe impact we aim to create is 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\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.\n4) Another RFC page was created to serve as forum and for team-writing of deScier white papers at http://discuss.descier.science\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.\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 will happen 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"}}