Editorial Science Popularization through Open Access
Journal Title: Webology - Year 2008, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
The science plays a crucial role in the modern society, and the popularization of science in its electronic form is closely related to the rise and development of the World Wide Web. Since 1990s -the introduction of the Web as a part of the Internet- the science popularization has become more and more involved in the web-based society. Therefore, the Web has become an important technical support of the science popularization.
Authors and Affiliations
Alireza Noruzi
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