Challenging the Scientific Publication
How can we make sure the practices of disseminating research findings evolve with the times? The primary means of dissemination is publication. And while the contents of scientific publications have changed a lot over the last 100 years, the methods and structure of publication have seen relatively few changes, and most of them only in the last 10 years. Rethinking these methods was the theme of last year's DDEA Postdoc Summit Challenge. The pressure to publish is especially intense for...