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Wikis as platforms for Open Access publishing · Prototypes · Editorial policies · Guided tour ·
Obstacles · Alternatives · Outlook · Summary · Slides · Video · Q & A · Demo
Obstacles to using wikis in scholarly publishing
Technical
- Integration with reference managers, particularly for items not available online
Social
Habits
- Scholars are used to type their manuscripts in Word processors for an end product designed for print
Attitudes
- recognition problem by funders, tenure committees and scientists in general
- similar problems affected online publications, open data and open access long before, and their initial adoption heavily depended on model projects
- scholars not ready to have their writings peer-edited