Octopus: creating a new primary research record for science | Jisc

"Octopus will create a new ‘primary research record’ for recording and appraising research ‘as it happens’. It breaks down the publication of scientific research into eight elements, unlike a traditional journal article. The eight elements are: Problem Hypothesis/rationale Methods/protocol Data/results Analysis Interpretation Real-world implementation Peer review These elements will be linked together to form chains of collaborative work. These smaller units of publication encourage faster sharing, and credit can be given to individual work at all stages of the research process, including peer review. This will encourage a new culture of collaboration, constructive critique and fast sharing of work by resetting the incentive structure in research to reward best practice in every aspect of the scientific process. The platform will be free for researchers to publish their work, free for anyone to read and embeds the principles of openness and transparency throughout...."