Solutions Journal

A friend of mine is working to develop a sophisticated means of addressing the information gap between (1) academic researchers, (2) peer-reviewed publishing, and (3) the general public. The result comes to the world in a form called The Solutions Journal. The target is somewhat of a hybrid between an academic journal and a print magazine. I think it's a novel (pleasantly new or different) & noble (indicative of high or elevated character) concept.

I submitted a brief write-up of my 30-Hour Work Week idea to the Your Solutions section of this journal/magazine, where it's (currently) listed as a Featured Solution.

There's a lot of good things going on here.

• All articles submitted to the Solutions Journal (including the Your Solutions section) are reviewed for quality before they are posted to the site. Review is generally good.
• There's a discussion/comment system to facilitate the exchange of different opinions.
• There's a cost advantage, since most scientific journals are insanely expensive (because they pay salaries for the publishing houses that print them). Meanwhile, the Solutions Journal print edition costs only $29.99 per year (6 issues) for individuals and $299.99 for institutions - quite affordable.
• There's a editorial staff of many Ph.D's (including a recent Nobel Prize winner).
• And while I haven't gone through the fine print, I believe Solutions is different from traditional scientific journals that require authors to relinquish copyright of their articles (a practice that slows down the rate of innovation).

So, kudos to the Solutions Journal.