MRC Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology and the Institute of Physics of Living Systems, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Colney Lane, Norwich, United Kingdom.
PLoS Biol. 2019 Jun 4;17(6):e3000272. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000272. eCollection 2019 Jun.
The Internet is rapidly changing the way the results of academic research are communicated within communities and with the wider public. In a push to accelerate change and make the results of research immediately and freely available online for all to read and use, the European Commission, with support from a group of high-profile funders, has proposed a plan to influence the way academic research is published. Here, we discuss the likely impact of this plan on the publishing landscape, the potential benefits, and some possible unintended consequences.
互联网正在迅速改变学术研究成果在社区内部以及向更广泛公众传播的方式。为了加快变革步伐，使研究成果能够即时且免费在线提供给所有人阅读和使用，在一批知名资助者的支持下，欧盟委员会提出了一项影响学术研究出版方式的计划。在这里，我们讨论了该计划对出版格局可能产生的影响、潜在的好处，以及一些可能出现的意外后果。
