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

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  • Buzz Baum
  • Enrico Coen

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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.

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  • Buzz Baum & Enrico Coen, 2019. "Evolution or revolution? Changing the way science is published and communicated," PLOS Biology, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(6), pages 1-5, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pbio00:3000272
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000272
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    1. Christian Heise & Joshua M. Pearce, 2020. "From Open Access to Open Science: The Path From Scientific Reality to Open Scientific Communication," SAGE Open, , vol. 10(2), pages 21582440209, May.

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