El singular deterioro de la publicación científica

Enrique Sahagún Alonso

doi:10.51896/easc.v2i2.708

Autores/as

Enrique Sahagún Alonso Universidad Autónoma de Madrid https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6229-3541

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51896/easc.v2i2.708

Palabras clave:

Alienación social, ciencia de la ciencia, corrupción, difusión selectiva de información, edición de textos, pensamiento crítico, publicación científica

Resumen

Las ideas deben ser públicas. No se construye conocimiento si no se comparten ideas. No se avanza si no es posible trepar a hombros de otros. La publicación científica no es conveniente o aconsejable: es un imperativo. Y, sin embargo, llevar a cabo esta labor entraña un problema complejo para el que no parece haber soluciones sencillas. Hoy, la comunidad científica está compuesta por millones de individuos. Gestionar la labor de comunicación de ideas en este escenario de forma correcta, justa y funcional, no resulta una tarea fácil. El texto que sigue es un análisis somero, tal vez sesgado y seguramente vehemente, sobre el estado actual de la publicación científica. Se discutirá cómo ésta ha secuestrado la actividad científica tanto por el esfuerzo y recursos que se deben invertir en ella, como por su influencia a la hora de decidir qué se debe investigar. Y cómo, en connivencia con los investigadores, las revistas han participado del deterioro y banalización de la comunicación científica y la transformación de la ocupación científica en un negocio.

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