**Problem statement**
Currently, it is right to say that the scientific publication industry hinders the advance of human knowledge. 
The scientific publication industry is a perverse oligopoly that generates 26Bi USD/ year for its own good. Authors (scientists), reviewers and most editors (also scientists) do not get paid for working in the peer-reviewing process of papers for their science journals. Authors pay for publishing, pay for open access and moreover, give away their copyright. Universities and Research Institutions pay outrageous subscriptions so that alumni and staff have access to journals.

Science journals have outrageously high publication fees. These fees range from 2 to 6k USD for 1 paper, some charge 10k-15 USD/ paper. 

Paying attention only in their profits, science journals: 
- act as filters to what they believe is high quality research worth publishing, 
- use high rejection rates which are uncoupled from merit, significance, and quality, 
- take a long time from submission to publishing, 
- undermining the expectations of the scientific community and the development of the human society. 


**Solution**
The DeSci Journal is a community-based, web3-enabled scientific journal where scientists can collaboratively work in the peer-review process, keep their copyright, and share financial gains using smart contracts.

**Roadmap and timeline for implementation**
1. April-May 2023 - Seek for Editors and Reviewers; collaborate with decentralized science platforms and DAOs.
2. April-May 2023 - Decide for privacy ID and reputation building (holonym using zpk, POAPs).
3. May-July 2023 – Publish NFT science white paper. 
4. July-August 2023 - Validate peer-reviewing payment process based on $desci or % royalties.
5. August-October 2023 – Develop and implement smart contract(s) with % royalties in the submission and peer-review flow.
6. October-December 2023 – NFT will be arranged in the DeSci Journal. NFTs can be displayed in marketplaces such as OpenSea. 
7. December 2023- January 2024 – Automate online manuscript submission.