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Scientists benefit from the common scientific knowledge of humanity when they make their research. Then, as a result they make inventions and discoveries that lead to progress in the scientific, technological, cultural, or social fields in which they work. Scientific journals act as both repositories and launchpads for these kinds of new knowledge. They capture the state of the art in a particular field and catalyze future research. Articles often identify gaps in existing research and propose areas for further inquiry (Ioannidis, 2006). Thus, publishing in these platforms contributes to the collective progress of scientific technological, cultural, and social understanding, bridging the known to the as-yet-unknown.
