The Darkest Hour: Private Information Control and the End of Democratic Science

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Part of book or chapter of book , Article , Presentation , Other literature type , Conference object , Preprint 01 Jan 2018 Italy English Publisher:Springer International PublishingJournal:SSRN Electronic Journal (eissn: 1556-5068,

Copyright policy )

Authors: CASO, Roberto;

The Darkest Hour: Private Information Control and the End of Democratic Science

- Summary
- Subjects
- Metrics

Abstract

The evaluation of scientific research is based on data protected by secrecy and intellectual property (e.g., Elsevier Scopus or Clarivate Web of Sci- ence). The peer review process is essentially anonymous. While science has progressed thanks to public dialogue, the current evaluation system is centered on private control of information. This represents a fundamental shift from democratic to authoritarian science. Open Science may con- front this change only if it is accepted as the heir, in the digital age, of the values and principles that public and democratic science has traditionally fostered in the age of printing, thus becoming the guardian of a democrat- ic society.

Country

Italy

Related Organizations

University of Trento
Italy
University of Salento
Italy

Keywords

Libertà scientifica, Science, CUDOS, Robert K. Merton, Intellectual Property Law, Public communication, Diritto d'autore, Peer review, Democratic science, Open Access, Open Science, Copyright, Commodification, Public science, Evaluation of science, Robert K. Merton, Intellectual property, Valutazione, Proprietà intellettuale, Research Assessment, Research Evaluation, Privatization of Knowledge, Digital Databases, Biblimetrics, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Open Science, LawArXiv|Law, Academic copyright, Democracy, bepress|Law, Intellectual Property, Evaluation of Science, Private control of information, LawArXiv|Law|Intellectual Property Law, Autonomia accademica, Michael Polanyi, Open science, bepress|Law|Intellectual Property Law, Research Assessment; Research Evaluation; Privatization of Knowledge; Digital Databases; Biblimetrics; Intellectual Property; Copyright; Open Science, Norms of science, Law, Scienza

Impact byBIP!

	selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).	2
	popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network.	Average
	influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).	Average
	impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network.	Average