There is no mistaking 2020 for just another year. The extraordinary challenges posed by Covid-19 and ensuing public health and financial crises will cast a long shadow for many years to come. 2020 also acted as watershed moment for scholarly communications, forcing long running debates surrounding equitable access, the rapid dissemination of research, and the politicization of science into the spotlight. Never has scholarly communications been more relevant; never has the work being done to support the global research community more important. The question now becomes, where do we go from here? Do we return to existing structures and norms, or does this become an opportunity for rethinking and reinvention? Kane will explore the resiliency of this community in the face of challenges new and old, and the potential for a more collaborative, interoperable, and inclusive future.

Reinvention or Return to 'normal'? Scholarly Communications at a Crossroads

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The First Publishing Event in the New Year! Full Unlimited Online Coverage! Was that the real beginning of the new 21st Century? Global challenges changing lives on a scale never seen before – a global pandemic, ferocious evidence of climate change and biodiversity loss, and cyber warfare influencing global leadership against a backdrop where evidence and experts are increasingly discounted in place of tribes with their own truths. Research is increasingly having to step up to meet global challenges and we need robust responses to reclaim trust in both scholarly publishing and the expertise of researchers as we map the path to the future. Covid-19 stress-tested scholarly communication and there’s room for improvement but also inspiration for change. A changing world has led to new solutions and new players – but are they robust and tested for long-term trust? Pre-prints proved a rapid way to communicate potentially crucial findings in a crisis but is the world ready to understand the implications of reading un-tested research? Peer review, the bastion of trusted science, is under scrutiny from those within and outside research and with calls for transparency and openness in science, where next for dissemination of research findings? 2021 is the start of a very new and very different period in history and we come together with purpose and a collaborative spirit.
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