The Scientific Publishing Foundation
We build open technology for research distribution
What Is SciPub?
The SciPub Foundation is building protocols to make decentralized research publication a reality. Together, the modules developed by the foundation constitute a complete peer-to-peer publishing system.
Our Mission
SciPub's mission is to make scientific publishing accessible to all, and scientific knowledge free to access. We strongly believe that everyone should be able to distribute and consume scientific information.
Our Vision
We envision a future where:
- Every individual can freely access scientific knowledge
- Research is transparent from hypothesis to publication
- Journals are curators and not gatekeepers
More Reading
Is the staggeringly profitable business of scientific publishing bad for science?
Stephen Buranyi for The Guardian
Buranyi tells of how scientific publishing went from knowledge-sharing to profit-making.
The Scientific Paper Is Obsolete. Here’s What’s Next.
James Somers for The Atlantic
Somers explores the emergence of the computational essay — an evolution (or revolution) of the scientific paper.
Research transparency: 5 questions about open science answered
Elizabeth Gilbert & Katie Corker for The Conversation
Gilbert and Corker give an easy-to-digest explanation of why everyone should care about open science.
Open Science Isn't Always Open to All Scientists
Christie Bahlai, et al. for American Scientist
Bahlai, et al. discuss the implications of open science.
The Problems With Science Journals Trying to Be Gatekeepers – and Some Solutions
Peter Ellis for The Wire Science
Ellis discusses the implications of open science.
Distrust and expertise: Can scientific journals continue as gatekeepers?
Vanessa Heggie for The Royal Society Journal of the History of Science
Heggie discusses the implications of open science.
Editorial Peer Reviewers as Shepherds, Rather Than Gatekeepers
Joel Boerckel, Lilian Plotkin, & Natalie Sims for the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
Boerckel, Plotkin, and Sims discuss the implications of open science.