Scientific commons: A decentralized scientific publishing mechanism

Subjects: Digital Publishing >> Internet Journals submitted time 2024-08-01

YAN Zhaoping SHI Jin SHAO Bo XU Tianyi CHU Haoyan

Abstract： [Purposes] Introducing the “the commons theory” into the field of scientific publishing, exploring its potential value in promoting the open sharing of scientific resources and optimizing the process of scientific publishing, and providing theoretical support and practical reference for the construction of a high-level scientific and technological journal system. 
[Methods] Proposing a framework of "scientific commons" by integrating decentralisation, smart contract, incentive mechanism and other technologies, and establish a scientific publishing mechanism that is governed by authors, reviewers, academic editors and arbitration committees and other multiple roles. 
[Findings] The scientific commons mainly consists of a submission mechanism to complement preprints and journals, a review mechanism to promote the diversity of subjects, and a post-review mechanism to control the quality of journals. The scientific commons subverts the traditional model of scientific publishing, transfers the power from the publishers to the scientists, and achieves the real sharing of scientific resources, and reduces the interference of non-scientific factors in the review process. 
[Conclusions] This innovative publishing model provides a reference for the sustainable development of the scientific publishing field, and promotes its progress towards a more open, fair and efficient scientific publishing system. 

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