{"type": "project", "title": "The Longevist", "logoImg": "bafkreid4jirrasefomzfmlxq2tmoyqtrd24fhskdk2qs7cwmg6kxssp6wa", "website": "https://vitadao.com/longevist", "bannerImg": "bafkreid6fnv6ugyowyntvuiwnmtngwv6jyld5vcz6bjobwynkno35kiz44", "createdAt": 1682287344159, "credentials": {}, "description": "What is the Longevist?\nAn overlay journal to select the most impactful longevity research every quarter. The name is supposed to evoke a similar\nmagazine, The Economist.\n\nWhere do the articles come from?\nArticles will be sourced from preprint servers such as BioRxiv, MedRxiv, and Arxiv.\n\nWho chooses the articles that the Longevist publishes?\nA quorum of key opinion leaders (KOL) in the longevity space. We are aiming to have a mix of industry and academic KOLs.\nRecognizing that KOLs are busy, they can have teams that make recommendations to them and vote on their behalf. Also,\nideally ahead of a work being published on The Longevist, it would be independently peer reviewed in a public format such as\non TLDR.\n\nHow does the curation work?\nWe are aiming to recruit ~50 KOLs who will vote on the top 3-5 articles each quarter (4 times a year, March 31, June 30,\nSeptember 30, December 31). Ideally, the Longevist would publish 10-20 articles a year. Having a small number should ensure\nthat the Longevist focuses on truly impactful research. The KOLs can nominate articles to be voted on. The voting will be done\non-chain. A majority 10 \u201cyes\u201d votes are needed to reach consensus. Once an article is accepted it will also be put on-chain.\nSome of the mechanics are TBD. The infrastructure for doing the voting on-chain and putting the articles on-chain will be\nprovided by Snapshot and DeSciLabs, respectively.\n\nWhat does on-chain mean?\nWe do put the articles on blockchain storage for their permanence and provenance. Blockchains are significantly more robust\nfor information permanence than a centralized database.\n\nWill publishing on The Longevist affect an article\u2019s ability to be published in a traditional journal?\nNo - The Longevist is not a publisher. We are not modifying the content from the original preprint. We are simply curating what\nwe hope to be the best preprints to help the field focus on impactful research.\n\nWho leads the Longevist?\nTim Peterson, VitaDAO Steward, Asst. Prof @ WashU, BIOIO founder.\nRhys Anderson. VitaDAO Contributor, Postdoctoral Researcher @ Kings College London.\n\nHow do I get involved?\nIf you or someone you know wants to vote on what gets published, please connect to tim@vitadao.com and rhys@vitadao.com. Similarly, if you want to help build The Longevist, please reach out to Tim and Rhys. USD and $VITA tokens are available to those who contribute. 500 $VITA are tentative amounts for voting each quarter. Bounties will be paid to those KOLs who recommend a preprint that gets voted on. Full and part-time positions are available for builders.", "logoImgData": {}, "bannerImgData": {}, "projectTwitter": "longevist_xyz"}
The Longevist
What is the Longevist?
An overlay journal to select the most impactful longevity research every quarter. The name is supposed to evoke a similar
magazine, The Economist.

Where do the articles come from?
Articles will be sourced from preprint servers such as BioRxiv, MedRxiv, and Arxiv.

Who chooses the articles that the Longevist publishes?
A quorum of key opinion leaders (KOL) in the longevity space. We are aiming to have a mix of industry and academic KOLs.
Recognizing that KOLs are busy, they can have teams that make recommendations to them and vote on their behalf. Also,
ideally ahead of a work being published on The Longevist, it would be independently peer reviewed in a public format such as
on TLDR.

How does the curation work?
We are aiming to recruit ~50 KOLs who will vote on the top 3-5 articles each quarter (4 times a year, March 31, June 30,
September 30, December 31). Ideally, the Longevist would publish 10-20 articles a year. Having a small number should ensure
that the Longevist focuses on truly impactful research. The KOLs can nominate articles to be voted on. The voting will be done
on-chain. A majority 10 “yes” votes are needed to reach consensus. Once an article is accepted it will also be put on-chain.
Some of the mechanics are TBD. The infrastructure for doing the voting on-chain and putting the articles on-chain will be
provided by Snapshot and DeSciLabs, respectively.

What does on-chain mean?
We do put the articles on blockchain storage for their permanence and provenance. Blockchains are significantly more robust
for information permanence than a centralized database.

Will publishing on The Longevist affect an article’s ability to be published in a traditional journal?
No - The Longevist is not a publisher. We are not modifying the content from the original preprint. We are simply curating what
we hope to be the best preprints to help the field focus on impactful research.

Who leads the Longevist?
Tim Peterson, VitaDAO Steward, Asst. Prof @ WashU, BIOIO founder.
Rhys Anderson. VitaDAO Contributor, Postdoctoral Researcher @ Kings College London.

How do I get involved?
If you or someone you know wants to vote on what gets published, please connect to tim@vitadao.com and rhys@vitadao.com. Similarly, if you want to help build The Longevist, please reach out to Tim and Rhys. USD and $VITA tokens are available to those who contribute. 500 $VITA are tentative amounts for voting each quarter. Bounties will be paid to those KOLs who recommend a preprint that gets voted on. Full and part-time positions are available for builders.
The Longevist