A picture speaks a thousand words in new scientific journal
Illustrations will explain the latest research in an accessible way
The Journal of Sketching Science, a new scholarly publishing platform that summarises complex scientific research as illustrations, launches today. The new journal is envisaged as a companion to more traditional scientific journals and certainly doesn’t aim to supplant them, says founder Ernesto Llamas. Llamas, a molecular biologist by training, thinks the new journal, an extension of his popular blog Sketching Science, will help fight fake news and report complex science in an accessible and engaging way. Sketching Science launched in March 2016, says Llamas, and has since gained worldwide popularity with hundreds of thousands of followers on social media.