How long does it take to do science? The emergence of time in scholarly communication | SciELO in Perspective

"Continuing the series of posts on Panel 3.1 “Fast communication: preprints, peer-review, continuous publishing” of SciELO 20 Years Conference: talking about the importance of time management regarding science.

After coexisting with correspondence, monographs, and treatises – which often took several years to publish – early in the nineteenth century, scientific journals became the most expeditious and expedient way to disseminate new research results. However, the celerity of the printed publication process no longer responds to the technological advances that have made time an indispensable currency. Since the communication and information technologies in the digital environment have become popularized and turned into one of the main means of communication, scholarly communication has undergone a new transformation. Gradually, scientific journals began to be disseminated through the Internet and printed versions gradually diminished, due to their cost and lack of agility regarding the editorial process which did little to reflect the advances of communication technologies and the speed of information in the so-called knowledge era...."