title: [Crisis of the scientific communication].
abstract: Scientific communication is undergoing radical changes. The increasingly high prices of scientific journals and other barriers limiting their accessibility are important reasons. On the internet, it is possible to archive and publicize articles with open access, thereby speeding up scientific communication and achievements. Thousands of researchers around the world and many institutions are in favour of open access, while commercial publishers fear losing their profits. The new open-access journals have a low impact factor, which is impending the transformation of the publication system.
authors.affiliation: bramel@swipnet.se
authors.forename: Björn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ramel
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D035081:Editorial Policies; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D017712:Peer Review, Research; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D011643:Publishing / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D012106:Research; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000523:psychology