Cosmik
Can we enable a more deliberate process during literature reviews for researchers to leave some mark of assessment of papers that they read, if not in full, then at least of the facets that they considered for their own research? When I read a book on my Kindle, I have the option to highlight passages and make private notes. I also have the option ... See more
Arthur J. Boston • Open Peer Review Will Be A Thing
First, recognize that peer-review can be broken down into a number of discrete facets.
Second, enable and encourage a new style of review that focused on reviewing or assessing single facets.
Then third—or, perhaps tied for second—recognize and uncover areas where single facet reviewing is already occurring, or could easily take place, and display ... See more
Second, enable and encourage a new style of review that focused on reviewing or assessing single facets.
Then third—or, perhaps tied for second—recognize and uncover areas where single facet reviewing is already occurring, or could easily take place, and display ... See more
Arthur J. Boston • Open Peer Review Will Be A Thing
You can curate and assess science without an editor.
Seemay Chou • Scientific Publishing: Enough is Enough
The strain on scientific publishing
arxiv.org
substance, significance, clarity, constructiveness, and relevance
How Many Academic Journals are There in the World?
UNESCO Science Report: the Race Against Time for Smarter Development - FACTSHEET
Global trends from 2014-2019 reveal uneven growth in research spending, rising researcher numbers (notably women), expanding publication output, and emerging focus on health, technology, and sustainability sciences, dominated by G20 countries.
unesco.orgThere are readers who specialize in assessing particular facets of research papers. The best way to tap into their potential—and to improve scholarly communication at this moment—will be allowing specialists to openly comment on those single aspects of papers, rather than asking them to assess the entire work.
Arthur J. Boston • Open Peer Review Will Be A Thing
Open peer-review, like other aspects of web-transitioned scholarly communication, has been an outlier. Lots of experimentation may be necessary for open review and comment to become routine.
Arthur J. Boston • Open Peer Review Will Be A Thing
We need a system that allows the inclusion of far more ways of being reviewed, and of conducting review, before, during, and after publication, however we may define that activity.