{"id":5327,"date":"2022-04-11T12:37:26","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T10:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/11\/the-big-idea-should-we-get-rid-of-the-scientific-paper\/"},"modified":"2022-04-11T12:37:26","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T10:37:26","slug":"the-big-idea-should-we-get-rid-of-the-scientific-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/11\/the-big-idea-should-we-get-rid-of-the-scientific-paper\/","title":{"rendered":"The big idea: should we get rid of the scientific paper?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a format it\u2019s slow, encourages hype, and is difficult to correct. A radical overhaul of publishing could make science better<\/p>\n

When was the last time you saw a scientific paper? A physical one, I mean. An older academic in my previous university department used to keep all his scientific journals in recycled cornflakes boxes. On entering his office, you\u2019d be greeted by a wall of Kellogg\u2019s roosters, occupying shelf upon shelf, on packets containing various issues of Journal of Experimental Psychology, Psychophysiology, Journal of Neuropsychology, and the like. It was an odd sight, but there was method to it: if you didn\u2019t keep your journals organised, how could you be expected to find the particular paper you were looking for?<\/p>\n

The time for cornflakes boxes has passed: now we have the internet. Having been printed on paper since the very first scientific journal<\/a> was inaugurated in 1665, the overwhelming majority of research is now submitted, reviewed and read online. During the pandemic, it was often devoured on social media, an essential part of the unfolding story of Covid-19. Hard copies of journals are increasingly viewed as curiosities \u2013 or not viewed at all.<\/p>\n

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\nAs a format it\u2019s slow, encourages hype, and is difficult to correct. A radical overhaul of publishing could make science better
\nWhen was the last time you saw a scientific paper? A physical one, I mean. An older academic in my previous university department used to keep all his scientific journals in recycled cornflakes boxes. On entering his office, you\u2019d be greeted by a wall of Kellogg\u2019s roosters, occupying shelf upon shelf, on packets containing various issues of Journal of Experimental Psychology, Psychophysiology, Journal of Neuropsychology, and the like. It was an odd sight, but there was method to it: if you didn\u2019t keep your journals organised, how could you be expected to find the particular paper you were looking for?
\nThe time for cornflakes boxes has passed: now we have the internet. Having been printed on paper since the very first scientific journal was inaugurated in 1665, the overwhelming majority of research is now submitted, reviewed and read online. During the pandemic, it was often devoured on social media, an essential part of the unfolding story of Covid-19. Hard copies of journals are increasingly viewed as curiosities \u2013 or not viewed at all. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As a format it\u2019s slow, encourages hype, and is difficult to correct. A radical overhaul of publishing could make science better When was the last time you saw a scientific paper? A physical one, I mean. An older academic in my previous university department used to keep all his scientific journals in recycled cornflakes boxes. …<\/p>\n

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