DOI: 10.63565/journal.scipinion
Publication Date: February, 2026
Iteration: Volume 1, issue 2 (Winter 2025)
Where Scientific Truth Emerges Through Expert Consensus
The SciPinion Collective Wisdom Hub serves as a central repository for objective scientific knowledge derived from our global community of verified experts. Our mission is to introduce clarity and certainty to complex scientific questions, instilling universal trust in science through transparency, objectivity, and integrity.
Welcome to the Winter 2025 issue of the SciPinion Collective Wisdom Hub. This issue opens with our annual ranking of the most significant science stories of the year, followed by two SciPolls examining pressing developments in public health and nutrition policy—the scaling back of U.S. food safety surveillance and the landmark 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines. Rounding out the issue are two forward-looking polls on the evolving role of artificial intelligence in scientific practice and the feasibility of compensated peer review, topics that are increasingly shaping the future of scientific publishing.
Publications in this Issue:
SciPoll 897: Compensated Peer Review Model: Speed vs. Payment
February, 2026
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10.63565/scipinion.scipoll.897
A growing conversation in the research community centers on compensating peer reviewers for their time and expertise. This SciPoll explores the relationship between review turnaround time and both reviewer and author willingness to pay, helping inform how a compensated rapid peer review model could realistically be structured to serve the scientific community.
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SciPoll 895: AI in Scientific Practice: A 2026 Community Assessment
February, 2026
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10.63565/scipinion.scipoll.895
The fourth annual SciPinion AI community assessment, tracking how expert views on artificial intelligence are evolving as AI tools become increasingly integrated into day-to-day research workflows. For the first time, this edition asks respondents to reflect on whether their views are being shaped primarily by hands-on experience or by the wider discourse around AI.
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SciPoll 894: 2025-2030 US FDA Dietary Guidelines Changes
January, 2026
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10.63565/scipinion.scipoll.894
On January 7, 2026, HHS and USDA released the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, introducing significant departures from prior recommendations including increased protein targets, a shift from low-fat to full-fat dairy, and the first explicit guidance to avoid ultra-processed foods. This SciPoll captures expert perspectives on the scientific foundations of these changes and their potential public health implications.
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SciPoll 860: The Ten Most Significant Science Stories of 2025
December, 2025
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10.63565/scipinion.scipoll.860
Each year, Smithsonian Magazine compiles the most significant scientific stories of the previous year. This SciPoll captures expert perspectives on which breakthrough discoveries, technological advances, and scientific milestones had the greatest impact in 2025—the third year SciPinion has run this annual poll.
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SciPoll 859: Critical Issues in Food Safety Surveillance
December, 2025
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10.63565/scipinion.scipoll.859
On July 1, 2025, the CDC scaled back FoodNet—the nation’s only active surveillance system for foodborne illness—from monitoring eight pathogens to just two, following broader HHS restructuring. This SciPoll gathers expert perspectives on the public health implications of reduced pathogen coverage, the shift from active to passive surveillance, and the impact on evidence-based food safety policy.
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