In his report ("electronic publication and the narrowing of science and scholarship," 18 July, p. 395), J. A. Evans states that "[b]y enabling scientists to quickly reach and converge with prevailing opinion, electronic journals hasten scientific consensus," and he warns that there may be a cost of this development. Findings that do not become part of the consensus quickly may be forgotten quickly, and interesting findings and ideas may be overlooked if the selection of literature is narrow in scope and time.
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