Journals

Author Submits Docx + MetaData to Journal

Journal Coordinates Reviews

Journal Publishes HTML, PDF, XML

Journals

Slow

Expensive

Reading is (often) Paywalled

Preprints

Author Submits PDF + MetaData to 'Server'

This is known as a 'Preprint'

Fast sharing of Info

Preprint Review

Author Submits PDF + MetaData to 'Server'

Community Reviews

Fast

Cheaper

Not behind paywall

PDF

Complex Technical Ecosystem

Rebuilding Journals?

Who is paying for this?

Challenges

Challenges

Slow?

Expensive?

Too Complex?