PEvO is already working on scholarly publishing on Steem. Here is where you can get their whitepaper: https://steemit.com/steem/@pharesim/publishing-scientific-papers-on-steem

I am also working on this problem, but from a different angle. Here is a post by me: https://steemit.com/science/@transhuman/a-proposal-for-an-incentivized-synthetic-biology-system-subchain-on-the-steem-blockchain-platform

We are on the same wavelength and it might be beneficial to collaborate or network together.