| Summary: | © 2014 The Author. © Ideas in Ecology and Evolution 2014.
Scholarly publishing has embraced electronic distribution
in many respects, but the tools available through the
Internet and other advancing technologies have profound
implications for scholarly communication beyond
dissemination. We argue that to best serve science, the
process of scholarly communication must embrace these
advances and evolve. Here, we consider the current state
of the process in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
(EEB) and propose directions for this evolution and
potential change. We identify four pillars for the future
of scientific communication: (1) an ecosystem of
scholarly products, (2) immediate and open access, (3)
open peer review, and (4) full recognition for
participating in the process. These four pillars will guide
the development of better tools and practices for discovering
and sharing scientific knowledge in a modern
networked world. The current traditional scholarly publishing
model arose in the 1600s, and though it has
served its purpose admirably and well, it is time to move
forward by embracing open, rapid transparent publication
and review.
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