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

Buzz Baum and Enrico Coen

PLOS Biology, 2019, vol. 17, issue 6, 1-5

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.To accelerate open access to publicly funded research and to reduce costs of publishing, several funders have proposed to introduce new rules for the way academics publish. Here, two active researchers discuss whether this is a cause for excitement or concern.

Date: 2019
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