[Irtalk] Science Journals Have Passed Their Expiration Date -- It's Time for the Publishing Platform - Innovation Insights

[Hilton Gibson]

Technology has helped so many industries evolve over the past few decades,
but scientific publishing, surprisingly, has hardly changed since the first
journal article in 1665. They must; their day is done. Their continuing
existence damages science.

Several factors create this situation:

http://insights.wired.com/profiles/blogs/science-journals-have-passed-their-expiration-date?xg_source=activity#axzz3JM9f0i7s
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