Memes about the concept “Scientific literature”

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More Scientific Papers are Published Than Can Possibly be Read

We should admit in theory what is already very largely a case in practice, that the main currency of scientific information is the secondary sources in the forms of abstracts, reports, tables, &c., and that the primary sources are only for detailed reference by very few people. It is possible that the fate of most…

Jan 12, 2012 1 1

journals
peer review
publishing
science

Science Must Remain Apolitical

The traditional boundaries between various fields of science are rapidly disappearing and what is more important science does not know any national borders. The scientists of the world are forming an invisible network with a very free flow of scientific information - a freedom accepted by the countries of the world…

Jan 12, 2012 1 1

politics
science