Year: 2024
Type: editorial
Abstract: Since Newton, the scientific literature has expanded exponentially, with an estimated growth rate of ∼5% per year since 1950 (Bornmann et al., 2021).This pace of growth is daunting.It means that half of all scientific papers were published in the last 15 years and that any scientist older than 48 has been alive for the publication of over 90% of the entire scientific literature.Of perhaps some comfort, the consistency of exponential growth in science means that every generation of scientist has looked back in awe (and despair?) at a burgeoning literature: Science has always been modern; it has always been exploding into the population, always on the brink of expansive revolution.Scientists have always felt themselves to be awash in a sea of scientific literature ….
Source: eNeuro
Author: Robert J. Calin-Jageman
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems and Management
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,925
OpenAlex ID: W4392821590