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Since 2005, Laakso says, innovation has slowed but growth continues
— the consolidation phase. Following this trend, last week Nature Publishing
Group (NPG) launched Scientific Reports , an author-pays, open-access, onlineonly
journal, which reviews papers on technical soundness rather than impact.
Needs
To resolving the deep knowledge gap lies in creating a global
knowledge base & essential research emanating from both research
communities in developing countries as well as from ‘international’ research.
To develop a better understanding of the common characteristics of OA
scholarly publishing and citation network
Significance/OPPORTUNITY
‣ Empowering authors with content creation using Tools that are not constrained
by the paper metaphor so that, no matter what happens on the publisher's side
of the transaction, authors can use and re-use their work as flexibly as possible.
‣ The technology now exists for authors to transcend the limitations of paper
formatting (Sefton, 2009),
‣ Strengthening research capacity in developing countries is one of the most
effective and sustainable ways of advancing, development and helping correct
the gap in research (Chan, et al, 2009)