Open AccessDual Function of Open Access Scholarly Communication
Author(s) -
Karim J. Gherab Martín
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
techno review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2695-9933
DOI - 10.37467/gkarevtechno.v10.3196
Subject(s) - scholarly communication , function (biology) , publishing , subject (documents) , the internet , world wide web , dual (grammatical number) , computer science , dual function , data science , public relations , knowledge management , political science , art , computer graphics (images) , literature , contouring , evolutionary biology , law , biology
This paper proposes that the system of scholarly communication and publishing must be tailored to the new technological (Internet) and social (Open Access) realities. It addresses, in particular, the need to revise and adapt the mission of academic journals so that they meet the new needs of science and society. The paper distinguishes between their research function and their institutional function and, using an example from arXiv, illustrates how these two functions may be fulfilled by subject-based repositories and scholarly journals, respectively.