We need to start thinking of research papers as a byproduct, not the end product of academic efforts. We need to swap the paper pyramid with a more connected contribution network in order to create more jobs, better pay, and new solutions for century with greater challenges ahead.

1. The new currency in academia
Edinburgh
25 October 2013
Jason Hoyt, PhD
CEO & Co-founder - PeerJ
@thePeerJ / @jasonHoyt

2. “Silicon Valley”

4. THE APPLE II IN 1666

5. THE ARTICLE AS THE ONLY CURRENCY
HAS LED TO TWO MAJOR PROBLEMS

6. 300+ years on we now have this
The academic career pyramid

7. Final available output (a PDF writeup)
Cause ya know, the research paper is the only INCENTIVE to get ahead
FILTERED & HIDDEN CONTRIBUTIONS

8. Filtered & hidden contributions

9. A WORLD OF HIDDEN
INFORMATION

10. WE DIDN’T STOP WITH THE APPLE II

11. NOW A CONNECTED
(& MORE OPEN) WORLD
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Internet_map_1024.jpg

12. Great in 1666
Not so much now
WHY CAN I ASK MY PHONE FOR REALTIME TRAFFIC,
BUT NOT IF MY PCR LOOKS LIKE
SOMETHING RELEVANT?

13. WE NEED TO STOP THROWING THIS
OUT IN ORDER TO SOLVE OUR
GREATEST CHALLENGES

14. Contributions are being collected
Blogs

15. + most contributions from machines

16. The next stage of academia
THE CONTRIBUTION NETWORK

17. From Peurto Rico To Reddit

18. The article & data is reusable
JSON / XML / RDF

19. 4,000
unique visitors
on first day

20. But….
75,000
unique visitors
on first day

21. Capturing the hidden contributions

22. That contribution is reusable by others

23. The Contribution Net
PROVIDES NEW CURRENCY FOR
INNOVATION & JOBS

24. Academia - Then & Now (we just don’t realize it yet)
FROM PYRAMID TO NETWORK OF
OPPORTUNITIES

25. IMAGINE WHAT COULD BE DONE
WITH A RESEARCH WORLD LIKE THIS

26. WHO WILL OWN THE
CONTRIBUTION NET?

27. WHICH WILL IT BECOME ?
OPEN|CLOSED

28. WILL WE BE ABLE TO SETTLE ON
OPEN DATA STANDARDS?

29. Jason@peerj.com
@thePeerJ / @JasonHoyt