3 ms·
Scientific publishing: Changing Nature
- irollboozers 14y agoNature has always been one of the more innovative publishing houses when it comes to new technology and models. By that, I mean they don't have completely allergic reactions to words like altmetrics. Though other publishing groups are still lagging far behind Nature, I'm actually quite alright with that.
- nsns 14y agoAny thoughts on why this does not seem to be happening in the humanities as well?
- cawel 14y agoEpisciences would piggyback on ArXiv, a free online repository beloved of physicists and mathematicians who post most of their work there, whether or not they submit it to peer-reviewed journals. ArXiv is already hosted by Cornell University at a cost of around $830,000 a year. That sounds like a lot of money, even considering the amount of publications. What would be the lion's share of the cost?