The arrival of crypto currencies, in addition to bringing about an economic revolution, has shocked the whole of society, mainly because this methodology of establishing new ways of generating resources or digital money, became a phenomenon that captured the interest of technology professionals, and then fascinated professionals from all areas of knowledge, to the point of seducing an invaluable number of researchers, who in recent years have been investing intellectual capital in Web3 platforms, which are usually rewarded with payments in crypto currencies exchangeable to trust money.
Fig. 2 Researchers in recent years have been investing intellectual capital in Web3 platforms. Image of public domain, Author: Mcmurry J, 2016
It should be recognized that the content creation platforms offered by the Web3, have given greater scientific and academic visibility to a large number of researchers globally, as these platforms provide us with virtual tools where we can disseminate our scientific findings, as well as preliminary results of experimental trials in full development, an aspect that can somehow displace the traditional model of scientific communication, focused on the dissemination of results, through physical journals, conferences, symposia, among others.
Fig. 3 The Web3 has given greater scientific visibility to the conventional methodology of publication. Image of public domain, Author: Webandi, 2020
In this sense, it is necessary to ask ourselves whether the Web3 can displace the traditional model of scientific communication, although the purpose of the researcher is to disseminate new knowledge, it is also true that the fact of being able to capitalize on digital money is a phenomenon that is allowing us, on the one hand, to shorten the gap that exists between scientific journals and readers, by offering us the freedom to disseminate scientific information directly to readers, and at the same time giving us the possibility of obtaining economic benefits.
Fig. 4 In the future, the Web3 will displace the conventional model of scientific popularization. Image of public domain, Author: Elchinator, 2019
When I point out that in the future the Web3 will displace the conventional model of scientific dissemination, it is because I believe that there is still a long way to go in these matters, since in the current circumstances we researchers are in a game of probabilities, where the capture of digital money does not depend on the importance or quality of the scientific manuscript, since the net benefit depends on other variables outside the research process, however, perseverance, patience, time, make researchers more organized and configure projects in favor of creating favorable conditions, among these; review criteria, evaluation, acceptance, and dignified financial support for publications.
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