Scholarly communication

Scholarly communication is like sharing your toys with your friends at school. But instead of toys, it's knowledge and ideas that grown-ups share with each other.

When scientists, researchers, doctors, and other experts learn something new or do something interesting, they write it down in a special way called a "scholarly article." This article is like a book report, but it's about new discoveries or ideas.

Once they finish writing, they want to share it with other grown-ups all around the world. But they can't just shout it out loud, like how you might yell to your friends on the playground. They need a special way to share their article with others.

That's where scholarly communication comes into play. It's like giving your friend who sits next to you on the bus a book report you wrote about a great story you read in class. But instead of just one friend, scholarly communication shares the article with lots of grown-ups who are interested in the same topic.

Scientists and researchers use many different ways to communicate their articles with others, like putting them on websites or creating special journals where people can read about their work. Other scholars can read the article and learn something new or discover a different way of doing things.

By sharing their articles with others, scholars help everyone learn more about the world and get new ideas. It's like when you share your toys with your friends, you all get to play and have fun together.