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Comment author: rhollerith_dot_com 10 May 2011 04:01:53PM *  0 points [-]

So a possible first step is to set up a preprint archive for that field

Arxiv accepts papers in any field. Researchers in medicine, chemistry, etc, just do not use it.

ADDED. Oops, I was wrong. From now on, I'll think more before I hit that "Comment" button. (I still think that setting up a preprint server has already been tried in all academic fields except for those where it was obvious that it would not work. Also, I am pretty sure that arxiv.org tried to extend into computer science but never got a sizeable fraction of the papers in that field.)

Comment author: timtyler 11 May 2011 10:06:19AM 4 points [-]

Arxiv accepts papers in any field.

Where are you getting that from? The front page says:

arXiv is an e-print service in the fields of physics, mathematics, non-linear science, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance and statistics.

Also there is this:

While arXiv serves a variety of scientific communities, not all subjects are currently covered.

Comment author: rhollerith_dot_com 13 May 2011 06:10:22AM 1 point [-]

Point taken.

Comment author: David_Gerard 11 May 2011 09:53:58AM -1 points [-]

OK, the first step is to get them to use it :-) Why does physics do this but not chemistry?