# Academics on Mastodon [![Awesome](https://awesome.re/badge.svg)](https://awesome.re)

> This repository contains a collection of various lists of academics on Mastodon. These lists are curated by many awesome folks across various disciplines, so make sure to give them kudos as well!

![Academics on Mastodon](./resources/hero.png)

## Table of Contents

- [Curated Account Lists](#curated-account-lists)
- [Groups](#groups)
- [Servers/Communities](#serverscommunities)
- [Contribute](#contribute)
- [Contact](#contact)

## Curated Account Lists

The following are curated lists of academic accounts on Mastodon by discipline. If you would like to start your own group, head over to the [original repository](https://github.com/trutzig89182/Mastodon-Sociologists), fork it, adapt it, and publish it. Then, make sure to add your list here by proposing a pull request!

>  These lists are opt-in only, so if you would like to appear on one or more of these lists, click their link. The lists provide instructions. Many lists even provide a form which you can fill in yourself. If you notice that a list violates the opt-in principle, [please notify us](#contact) so that we can take action.

- [Anthropology](https://fivestone.github.io/fedi-anthropologists/) ([Form to add yourself](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1czaGLjjvYJ6iUlnwZ56kGCjNMqUYgHtQdhG3fwRSVTU))
- [Archaeology](https://stark1tty.github.io/Mastodon-Archaeology/)
- [Art and Design Teachers](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11I1u6SnlJCy4cmuSIzPwmgpY-WK3fPVN2qRil_cWAvU/edit#gid=0)
- [Asian Studies](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10kKyUrBbB5r66xUeuPzV3pM098VqTG7jVTKNSacdCzA/edit?resourcekey=undefined#gid=122506783) (Google Spreadsheet) ([Form to add yourself](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTMCM_gzW3MtxHnFt16huEpVclmV9yQXA7TZqHZ3r3vslB-Q/viewform))
- [Astrophysics](https://www.sebastienmaret.net/astrophysicists-on-mastodon/)
- [Atmospheric science and air quality](https://jorgesat.github.io/Mastodon-Atmospheric/)
- [Bioinformatics](https://emiller88.github.io/Mastodon-Bioinformatics/)
- [Biophysics](https://jocelynetienne.github.io/Mastodon-Biophysicists/)
- [Book History (BookHistodons)](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1T-IUl72xlbEcaclP7TUA8kgrhDTVSrMwwsi5iIIfsow/edit?usp=sharing) (Google Spreadsheet; [Form to add yourself](https://forms.gle/3fwsaeAywBqurLj26))
- [Cheminformatics and Computational @semanticweb@a.gup.peChemistry](https://cheminformatics.netlify.app/)
- [Communication and Media Studies](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vFWP_eBXrjeDqDkmT6PEbxnsZ_QFC4OgEgUHTrJWhhQ/edit?usp=sharing) (Google Doc)
- [Criminology](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1p3CdCkaNbhVGujxsbTkVq9aGGzLeBmsdpeCcdM3o5pM/edit?usp=sharing) (Google Spreadsheet; [Form to add yourself](https://edinburgh.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/mastodon-crimodon))
- [Digital Humanities](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15Ak4VHCnr_4Stkzkz-_RhOgX-jCJMt0oq0GN9XXDaKo/edit#gid=229844055) (Google Spreadsheet; [Form to add yourself](https://forms.gle/iyNaKV4kunzFG8rr5))
- [Education](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1beJHWsuB0MJDMqeg_q8pBRWRdQImY-n8E6PttoJLFaM/edit?usp=sharing) (Google Spreadsheet; [Form to add yourself](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzCcJb12XQ_ZrGg7TaCnGHCm6u1Ez1K3N88UbX8MbcnScifQ/viewform))
- [Genealogy](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10AsFTNHC2LwjU7_XrQ_IxjcEjqv-4uMdLfO-L6q0cXY/edit#gid=0) (Google Spreadsheet) ([Form to add yourself](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScSHpTI4ka9EoisKtvvfn8b71z4T2UA1B5s-aZ8oocnSobb6Q/viewform))
- [Geography](https://lejun.codeberg.page/Mastodon-Geography/)
- [GLAMS: Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums, and Special Collections](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1c1Ks0zMXn9YCyoY5uA2WrbIj_upUN3TwkP-hSfIDTII/edit?usp=sharing) (Google Spreadsheet) ([Form to add yourself](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeowEfr3XMkP6bz-hiK36qtSsrem7ehqww7vxD0u-ASJmUosw/viewform?usp=sf_link)).
- [Historians of Science, Medicine, and Technology](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MKivV_PkVZBAKBXpBkxNFEvjvYvUyE-DQHtujsh6Gww/edit#gid=144548295) (Google Spreadsheet; [Form to add yourself](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfBvVQv5TNW6s__ufEllGXiCP53zZuKLzYOoaaHFU7p7CiqKQ/viewform))
- [History and Philosophy of Science](https://oliviodare.github.io/mastodon-hps/)
- [History](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zmuH0ffMpCNOEjsReMk5iiqGwiUvhO2TtrM8QKu98SE/htmlview#gid=844879137) (Google Spreadsheet)
- [Information Security](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1t13k5_cNhP9_TgoUmqDZk2ROkWkF6Bg3O5269vKIqWw/edit#gid=2024884983) (Google Spreadsheet) ([Form to add yourself](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScxXz9Y7Y2xWs2mRyX6jZWe0UR4nFKBAXfXWsw-zEkxRuEZqQ/viewform?usp=sf_link))
- [Journalism](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13No4yxY-oFrN8PigC2jBWXreFCHWwVRTftwP6HcREtA/edit#gid=1320898902) (Google Spreadsheet)
- [Law](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nE8WxgwTFCuVeFA8ZfOW0qonJTSnI_d6EBSJ4E9JqtI/edit?usp=sharing) (Google Spreadsheet; [Form to add yourself](https://forms.gle/hzzbqzvq754NQzDv7))
- [Linguists](https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/mastodonlinguists)
- [Literary Studies](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/172wtP1Upmv-uUoIAqgTFwP2-_cPdM0Egz5xkTGBbjZU/htmlview) (Google Spreadsheet)
- [Marketing and Consumer Research](https://lpomfret.github.io/Mastodon-Marketing/)
- [Medical AI](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-m0s4lg1JKB6y0fVTbM298Ex8PnUzZVwPjQbJz3Rm4E/edit#gid=0)
- [Medieval History (Medievodons)](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10OdDb5R0u-IQ331Xpom6X6fsArdJvXFt1X5K2dLudhU/edit?usp=sharing) (Google Spreadsheet; [Form to add yourself](https://forms.gle/wv3pomSJhS4EWSb89))
- [Migration Research](https://alessiodangelo.wordpress.com/mastodon-migration-research/)
- [Neuroscience](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1k3Q0LOewgIAJolbf-7XagK0twnpjeoyl2uLxR5U80vo/edit?usp=sharing)
- [Open Science](https://germanrepro.github.io/Mastodon-OpenScience/)
- [Palaeogenomics](https://www.jafy.eu/Mastodon-Palaeogenomicists)
- [Philosophers and Philosophy Teachers](https://eyssette.github.io/Mastodon-Philosophy/)
- [Political Scientists](https://brentonpeterson.github.io/Mastodon-PoliScientists/)
- [Psychology](https://kaitclark.github.io/mastodon-psychology/) ([Form to add yourself](https://uwe.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6VDJQAi8E789Klg))
- [Public Policy](https://howlettm.github.io/Mastodon-Policy/)
- [Qualitative Researchers](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14SL14N7sqTgz4QskAA677WqsV1xsEy2-NXsSFsysCFQ/edit#gid=881211263) (Google Spreadsheet; [Form to add yourself](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd18nvex-ZAT0Tkx66od1kTcZqUvhNcjbENKuohqFAyd7d6ag/viewform))
- [Religion](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uBwBthFWMCTKxMEn6liNosDX8bOEmoNnFZnWD_xu_7E/edit?usp=sharing) (Google Spreadsheet)
- [Science and Technology Studies (STS)](https://jwyg.github.io/mastodon-sts/)
- [Semantic Web+](https://semantisch.github.io/SemanticWeb/) ([Form to add yourself](https://forms.gle/pjNmNG6xwzU28Y3o6))
- [Sociology](https://trutzig89182.github.io/Mastodon-Sociologists/)
- [Technology Law & Policy](https://liveuclac-my.sharepoint.com/:x:/g/personal/ucqnmve_ucl_ac_uk/ES11jfqXsNVNpd1roXFokNkBzRux6n2xThtV4CsgqpSj8g?e=rKrajY) (Spreadsheet)

## Groups

There are also groups over on Mastodon that you can use to connect to fellow academics. Start your own or view more groups [here](https://a.gup.pe/).

- [List of Economics Groups](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DVDfc3V7zTpghG0zbIYhHGQFU0rvy4BtpVQiNFn3DC4/edit#gid=0)
- [@academicchatter@a.gup.pe](https://a.gup.pe/u/academicchatter) (general chat about academic life)
- [@academicsunite@a.gup.pe](https://a.gup.pe/u/academicsunite) (academic working conditions)
- [@ancientneareast@a.gup.pe](https://a.gup.pe/u/ancientneareast)
- [@anthropology@a.gup.pe](https://social.tchncs.de/web/@anthropology@a.gup.pe)
- [@antiquidons@a.gup.pe](https://a.gup.pe/u/antiquidons)
- [@archaeodons@a.gup.pe](https://social.tchncs.de/web/@archaeodons@a.gup.pe)
- [@biophysics@a.gup.pe](https://a.gup.pe/u/biophysics)
- [@cognition@a.gup.pe](https://a.gup.pe/u/cognition) (cognitive psychology)
- [@cogsci@a.gup.pe](https://a.gup.pe/u/cogsci)
- [@ecologies@a.gup.pe](https://a.gup.pe/u/ecologies)
- [@edutooters@a.gup.pe](https://a.gup.pe/u/edutooters)
- [@epiverse@a.gup.pe](https://a.gup.pe/u/epiverse)(Epidermiologists)
- [@geodons@a.gup.pe](https://a.gup.pe/u/geodons)
- [@geography@a.gup.pe](https://a.gup.pe/u/geography)
- [@geopolitics@a.gup.pe](https://a.gup.pe/u/geopolitics)
- [@histodons@a.gup.pe](https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons)
- [@immigration@a.gup.pe](https://a.gup.pe/u/immigration)
- [@julialang@a.gup.pe](https://a.gup.pe/u/julialang) (The Julia programming language)
- [@law@a.gup.pe](https://a.gup.pe/u/law)
- [@linguistics@a.gup.pe](https://a.gup.pe/u/linguistics)
- [@mechanobiology@a.gup.pe](https://a.gup.pe/u/mechanobiology)
- [@paleodons@a.gup.pe](https://a.gup.pe/u/paleodons)
- [@philosophy@a.gup.pe](https://a.gup.pe/u/philosophy)
- [@politicalscience@a.gup.pe](https://a.gup.pe/u/politicalscience)
- [@psycholinguistics@a.gup.pe](https://a.gup.pe/u/psycholinguistics)
- [@rstats@a.gup.pe](https://a.gup.pe/u/rstats) (The R language for statistical computing)
- [@seresearchers@a.gup.pe](https://a.gup.pe/u/seresearchers) (Software Engineering)
- [@semanticweb@a.gup.pe](https://a.gup.pe/u/semanticweb) (Semantic Web)
- [@sociology@a.gup.pe](https://a.gup.pe/u/sociology)
- [@WebScience@a.gup.pe](https://a.gup.pe/u/webscience) (Web Science)

## Preprint/bibliography bots

These bots provide automated access to a few preprint servers.

> If you notice malicious behavior by these bots, [please notify us](#contact).

- [@arxiv_physics@qoto.org](https://qoto.org/web/@arxiv_physics) arXiv Physics
- [@arxiv_eess@qoto.org](https://qoto.org/web/@arxiv_eess) arXiv EE and SS
- [@arxiv_math@qoto.org](https://qoto.org/web/@arxiv_math) arXiv Math
- [@arxiv_cs@qoto.org](https://qoto.org/web/@arxiv_cs) arXiv Computer Science
- [@arxivstats@botsin.space](https://botsin.space/web/@arxivstats) arXiv stats
- [@bioRxiv_cellbiol@botsin.space](https://botsin.space/web/@bioRxiv_cellbiol) bioRxiv cell biology RSS feed
- [@bioRxiv_biophys@botsin.space](https://botsin.space/web/@bioRxiv_biophys) bioRxiv biophysics RSS feed
- [@Rxiv_cytoskeleton@botsin.space](https://botsin.space/web/@Rxiv_cytoskeleton) bioRxiv, arXiv and PubMed cytoskeleton-related feed
- [@mechanobio@botsin.space](https://botsin.space/web/@mechanobio) bioRxiv, arXiv and PubMed mechanobiology-related feed
- [@flypapers@botsin.space](https://botsin.space/web/@flypapers) bioRxiv, arXiv and PubMed Drosophila fruitfly-related feed 

## Servers/communities

If you are in academia and do not know where to register your account in the fediverse, you may find some space on one of the following instances:

- [18th Century Mastodon](https://c18.masto.host/)(For scholars of eighteenth-century global culture, history, literature, philosophy, and ideas)
- [Archaeo.Social](https://archaeo.social/about) (Anthropologists/Archaeologists/Historians)
- [Atmoschem](https://atmoschem.org/explore) (Atmospheric science & adjacent sciences)
- [digipres](https://digipres.club/about) (digital galleries, libraries, archives, museums, and special collections, digitital preservation)
- [Fedihum](https://fedihum.org) (Humanities, with a focus on Digital Humanities)
- [Fediphilosophy](https://fediphilosophy.org/) (Mastodon instance for academic philosophers; [server guide & rules](https://github.com/xiyudu/fediphilosophy))
- [Fediscience](https://fediscience.org) (General science)
- [glammr.us](https://glammr.us/about) (galleries, libraries, archives, museums, and special collections, records, memory work)
- [Human Computer Interaction](https://hci.social)
- [Humanities Commons](https://hcommons.social)
- [Julia Language](https://julialang.social/)
- [Law Professors](https://mastodon.lawprofs.org/)
- [Mathstodon](https://mathstodon.xyz)
- [Med-Mastodon](https://med-mastodon.com/about)
- [Open Educational Resources](https://mastodon.oeru.org)
- [redNiboe](https://red.niboe.info) (Academics in Latin America, invite only)
- [Scholar.social](https://scholar.social/about) (invite only)
- [Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)](https://sotl.social)
- [Social Sciences](https://sciences.social)
- [Visualisation](https://vis.social) (SciArt, SciComm, data visualization, creative coding)
- [Zirkus](https://zirk.us) (literature, philosophy, film, music, culture, politics, history, architecture)
- [ecoevo.social](https://ecoevo.social) (biological ecology and evolution) 

> If you are working in or with HPC and would like to join a dedicated Mastodon server, [Dr. Alan Sill (Texas Tech University)](https://github.com/alansill) is currently running a survey to estimate interest. You can find the survey at [survey.hpc.social](https://survey.hpc.social).

> You can find [a comprehensive list of these and many more academic Mastodon servers on fediscience.org](https://fediscience.org/server-list.html). Visit [fedi.tips](https://fedi.tips) for a general beginners guide to Mastodon. [hcommons.org has created a quick start guide specifically for researchers in the humanities](https://hcommons.org/docs/mastodon-quick-start-guide-for-humanities-scholars/) that also includes a short list of instances that are tailored to humanities specifically.

## Contribute

Contributions welcome! Feel free to add academic lists or new groups and submit a PR! Just make sure your additions are on topic. Feel free to reach out to us: [@hendrikerz@scholar.social](https://scholar.social/@hendrikerz) and [@perspektivbrocken@social.tchncs.de](https://social.tchncs.de/@perspektivbrocken)

## Contact

This list is primarily maintained by Hendrik Erz (Linköpings Universitet). Below you can find ways to contact me in case you have individual questions regarding this collection of lists, or if you would report a potential opt-in violation (or similar issues).

> **PLEASE NOTE**: This contact info is **not** meant to send me links to new lists. If you would like to add a list, please open a PR instead! In case that this somehow doesn't work for you, you can also [open an issue](https://github.com/nathanlesage/academics-on-mastodon/issues/new), state why the PR didn't work, and provide the link to the list (and optionally the form). I receive dozens of work-related emails via the address below, so by keeping everything list-related here on GitHub I can keep that separated. Thank you very much for your understanding.

- Email: [hendrik.erz@liu.se](mailto:hendrik.erz@liu.se)
- Mastodon: [@hendrikerz@scholar.social](https://scholar.social/@hendrikerz)
- Office address and further contact info on my website, [hendrik-erz.de](https://www.hendrik-erz.de/)