Decentralising scientific publishing: can the blockchain improve science communication?

What academic publishing can do for science?

Writing and Publishing Scientific Articles in Computer Science

Ao longo de 15 anos de docência orientando discentes, participando de bancas de conclusão de curso e coordenando projetos de pesquisa e atividades de iniciação cientı́fica em computação, tenho observado as dificuldades dos discentes na construção de artigos cientı́ficos para apresentação de seus resultados de práticas de pesquisa, além dos recorrentes questionamentos sobre o processo de publicaçã...

Alternative Forms of Scientific Publishing: Keeping up with the Evolving System of Scientific Communication

Some time ago, I expressed some opinions on the future of the scientific journal. 1 The primary point I made was that the medium in which scientific articles appeared might change, but the contents would be essentially the same. Much has been said in recent years about the “paperless revolution .“2.3.~ But Joshua Lederberg, president of Rockefeller University, seems to have synthesized it all i...

How radiology can improve communication with referring physicians HOW RADIOLOGY CAN IMPROVE COMMUNICATION WITH REFERRING PHYSICIANS

The Business of Scientific Publishing

Scientific publishing is a major endeavor of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM). Although publishing requires substantial resources, it has the potential to generate both reputation and revenue to further the missions of a professional society. The AAPM owns and publishes two journals: Medical Physics and the Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics (JACMP), which syne...