10.6084/m9.figshare.871466.v1 Andrew Preston Andrew Preston Daniel Johnston Daniel Johnston The Future of Academic Research figshare 2013 peer-review Open Access open science science publishing disruptive publishing pre-publication post-publication publishing Science Policy 2013-12-09 01:06:13 Journal contribution https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/The_Future_of_Academic_Research/871466 <p>The manner in which academic research is published has remained remarkably static relative to the upheaval currently underway in most other publishing industries. In this paper we examine the incentive structure that caused this outcome, outline a strategic approach to creating a system that encourages collaboration and faster scientific development, and introduce publons.com, our implementation of these ideas.</p>