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SEQanswers
3 CONCLUSION
The massive amounts of data and rapid pace of genome technology
development necessitates innovations in scientific communication. Fig. 1. SEQanswers is an active and fast growing community. (A) Monthly
The current standard for scientific communication between disparate contributions to SEQanswers measured by the number of new posts (blue
research groups focuses on peer-reviewed research published in points/line) and discussions (orange points/line). Discussion counts include
threads with at least two posts and exclude those with no answers.
traditional scientific journals. These journals have evolved for the
Also excluded are automated publication announcements. (B) The average
Internet age, especially with the new emphasis on open access and response time to a new forum thread.
fast publishing from both new, exclusively open access journals
to traditional journals that have created new outlets for open
access publication. While scientific journals will continue to have Conflict of Interest: none declared.
important roles as curators of research and referees for the peer-
review process, there is an opportunity for open, internet-based
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