Parallel Paper Submission

[Prof. Michael Stiber]

Adriaan Tijsseling writes:
 > 
 > Researchers who have read a paper in that database can submit a review or
 > score, provided they are subscribed (for free of course) to that kind of
 > service. Over time, any paper would be accumulating reviews and scores, much
 > to the benefit of the author. After all, it would not be restricted to one
 > or two or three reviewers, but to anyone interested in the paper. Of course,
 > as someone pointed out to me, this may mean some papers might never be
 > reviewed (But then, one could actively request a review).
 > 
 > These are just loose ideas, but I really feel the time is there to make away
 > with tedious reviewing, editing, and publishing and instead use what is
 > already there: internet.

Actually, the scoring system you mention is also already there: ISI
Web of Science (the electronic version of the Science Citation Index).
In this case, scores are the number of times that a paper has been
cited, with links to the citing works (which in effect review the
paper by using its results).  Unfortunately, it isn't public domain.

Mike Stiber

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