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Evolution or revolution? Changing the way science is published and communicated

Baum, B; Coen, E; (2019) Evolution or revolution? Changing the way science is published and communicated. PLoS Biology , 17 (6) , Article e3000272. 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000272. Green open access

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Abstract

The Internet is rapidly changing the way the results of academic research are communicated within communities and with the wider public. In a push to accelerate change and make the results of research immediately and freely available online for all to read and use, the European Commission, with support from a group of high-profile funders, has proposed a plan to influence the way academic research is published. Here, we discuss the likely impact of this plan on the publishing landscape, the potential benefits, and some possible unintended consequences.

Type: Article
Title: Evolution or revolution? Changing the way science is published and communicated
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000272
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000272
Language: English
Additional information: © 2019 Baum, Coen. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Keywords: Open access publishing, Peer review, Scientific publishing, Internet, Research funding, Bibliometrics, European Union,
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Lab for Molecular Cell Bio MRC-UCL
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10076225
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