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It is interesting to separate the review from the storage/access portions of scientific publishing. Bind the prestige to the review board, not the publisher. On
by dv_dt 10y ago
It is interesting to separate the review from the storage/access portions of scientific publishing. Bind the prestige to the review board, not the publisher. Once you have open access, there's nothing stopping academics from forming an independent review board organization which then provide some form of stamps of approval; paper A from It seems like it would be a good organizational excuse to stay in touch with peers and exchange information on the field anyway...
- mattkrause 10y agoHave you heard of Faculty Of 1000 (f1000.com)? It sorta does that. The "faculty" submit 1-2 paragraph blurbs describing papers. The blurbs often point out the strengths and weaknesses of each paper and give a brief description of how it fits into the broader literature. If you can find a couple of people on there with similar research interests, it can be a great way to get up to speed on something.