Advantages and drawbacks of the digital revolution in scientific research publishing. Arkivoc: a virtuous example of platinum open access journal

Abstract

A radical change in scholarly communication occurred with the advent of internet which prompted on line digital publishing as Open Access (OA) and metrics evaluation of research. We here discuss the advantages and drawbacks of this open access revolution and, in this context, the merits of a platinum open access journal, Arkivoc, founded in 2000 with the support of a generous donation by professor Alan Roy Katritzky. This paper is a tribute to him for his vision and generosity to the advancement of free chemical publication to scientists.