Ziman J M
Science. 1980 Apr 25;208(4442):369-71. doi: 10.1126/science.7367863.
Primary scientific literature seems not to be growing at a greater rate than the scientific community it serves. The impression of excessive proliferation arises mainly from the differentiation of journals to accomodate rapid expansion in specialized fields of research. A large fraction of this literature is of marginal value, but should not be excluded from comprehensive archives for possible retrieval. For awareness of significant current developments, however, scientists depend on a small number of core journals whose quality is maintained by editorial selectivity and competition.
主要科学文献的增长速度似乎并不比它所服务的科学界更快。文献过度增长的印象主要源于期刊的分化，以适应研究专业领域的快速扩张。这类文献中有很大一部分价值不大，但不应被排除在综合档案之外以便可能的检索。然而，为了了解当前的重大进展，科学家们依赖于少数几本核心期刊，其质量通过编辑筛选和竞争得以维持。
