You would need a shift away from publishing i think. The rationale behind publishing in long-form journal articles is not really valid in our century. There is an immense amount of noise in each paper, and findings are typically summarized in their 3-4 figures anyway. There are proposals for new approaches (e.g. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.silvalab.com&#x2F;silvapapers&#x2F;QAAlcinoSilva.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.silvalab.com&#x2F;silvapapers&#x2F;QAAlcinoSilva.pdf</a>).<p>I believe we need a directory of scientific findings of sorts. It should be possible for each finding to cite other findings it relied on, thus creating a graph of influence&#x2F;significance. The current situation with citations often involves friends citing friends , so i don&#x27;t consider it reliable. It should also include open questions , thus giving research directions.