[jerojero]

This is very nice. It's a good tool for academics wanting to engage with the work of other academics.

I think, however, the biggest issue with scholarly communication right now has to do with how inaccessible the language and techniques tend to be for the average person. Of course, a highly technical paper needs all those details. But I believe we should be looking at requiring authors to maybe make an "extended abstract" sort of deal when submitting articles.

More in line to what you see from news sites who would be reporting on your article, but in a way that will obviously be more accurate; as journalists might overlook important details. The language we use matters so much.

[jrumbut]

What is missing is innovation in the space traditionally occupied by textbooks. We need new forms for digesting recent results and making them useful for answering the kinds of questions asked by people with different levels of training in a field.

[mnky9800n]

Lots of journals have a plain language abstract requirement. I think the primary issue is a lack of open access everywhere and for profit journals being seen as better than society journals.