In the classic study Little science, big science (New York: Columbia University Press, 1963),
Derek Price traces the historical shift from what he calls little science—exemplified by early …

It turns out that a special issue is as much of a social construction as any other scientific text.
1 A special issue—like a textbook, or an edited collection, or indeed a single article—holds …

An examination of the ways that digital and networked technologies have fundamentally
changed research practices in disciplines from astronomy to literary analysis. In Knowledge …

Existing norms for scientific communication are rooted in anachronistic practices of bygone
eras making them needlessly inefficient. We outline a path that moves away from the …

How are recent policy changes affecting how scientists engage with publics? How are digital
technologies influencing how scientists disseminate their work and knowledge? How are …

This essay examines the societal dynamics surrounding modern science. It first discusses a
number of challenges facing any effort to communicate science in social environments: lay …

An examination of the uses of data within a changing knowledge infrastructure, offering
analysis and case studies from the sciences, social sciences, and humanities.“Big Data” is …

Academic publishing, as a practice and as a business, is undergoing the most significant
changes in its 350-year history. Electronic journals and books, both Open Access and …

The relationship between scientists and journalists has evolved in recent years with the
advent of numerous sociocultural changes and drastic shifts within the media ecosystem …

The present comment examines to what extent science communication has attained the
status of an academic discipline and a distinct research field, as opposed to the common …