Among the gems one can find in this piece:
If you think that scientific research makes the world a better place through treatments for disease, technologies that improve our lives, or just knowledge about the world around us – that is, if you believe in science – then you have to also believe that delaying scientific advances costs lives and diminishes the quality of our society.
To build a system of scientific publishing that optimally serves researchers, health care workers, teachers and the public, we have to sever the acts of publication and assessment [that is, peer review].
Now these are some ideas worth grappling with, regardless of whether one agrees with the claims or not.
Op-Ed: How Traditional Publishing Hurts Scientific Progress | Wired Science | Wired.com.