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.
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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 |
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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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