GDCh-Kolloquium - Dr. Dr. h.c. Peter Gölitz

This manuscript must either be drastically reduced or fully oxidized—scientific publishing from 1980 - 2030 .
Scientific publishing has undergone in less than a generation a transformation from an all paper-and-print based to a fully digital/online business. In the future artificial intelligence will bring about further significant changes affecting authors, referees, and readers alike. From 1980 until today the number of annually published scientific manuscripts has increased from ca. 450.000 to ca. 4.5 Mio. 10% of which originate from chemistry. This growth is at the origin of discussions about all aspects of scientific publishing including peer review, open access and ethical problems. The lecture will touch on many of the issues and will provide facts and figures as well as food for thought—interspersed with anecdotes from the life of an Editor.