Bloom F E
Department of Neuropharmacology, The Scripps Research Institute, 92037, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Brain Res. 2000 Dec 15;886(1-2):1-4. doi: 10.1016/s0006-8993(00)02754-2.
The World Wide Web and other forms of digital communication have led some to predict the demise of printed journals. In my experience, it is clearly demonstrable that scientific articles can be more efficiently reviewed and edited by digital document sharing. Nevertheless, high quality print journals will remain the preferred scholarly venue for authors's best works for some time to come. However, while innovative means to share raw data, validate observations, and disseminate scientific information are emerging, no system of 'publishing' will serve the community optimally unless the ethical behavior of human scientists can be maintained and appropriately rewarded.
万维网和其他形式的数字通信使一些人预测印刷期刊将会消亡。以我的经验来看，很明显通过数字文档共享可以更高效地审阅和编辑科学文章。然而，在未来一段时间内，高质量的印刷期刊仍将是作者发表最佳作品的首选学术平台。不过，虽然分享原始数据、验证观察结果和传播科学信息的创新手段不断涌现，但除非人类科学家的道德行为能够得到维持并得到适当奖励，否则没有任何“出版”系统能为科学界提供最佳服务。
