A PLoS acaba de lançar o PLoS Pathogens “Pearls”. Publico aqui os três primeiros parágrafos do annoucing linkado acima:

“The PLoS Pathogens editors and staff are thrilled to announce the debut of “Pearls,” a new series in the journal that will begin publishing monthly, starting with this June’s issue.

Each Pearl will be a concise primer on a topic of importance, meant to fill the gap between research articles and textbooks. Pearls will be tailored for graduate students and post-docs, while providing a format accessible to a general readership.

In contrast to the dynamic nature of research articles and textbooks, we hope that Pearls will provide a growing compendium of the “lessons that last,” for everyone from the scientist researching an area outside his or her field, to lay readers looking to learn more about a disease that affects them personally.”

É impressionante como a PLoS é sensível às necessidades da democratização do conhecimento. É um passo importante para a paz entre Artigon, Libron e seus ansiosos habitantes. Não basta conhecer. É preciso fazê-lo ética e moralmente da forma correta.