Open AccessBalancing Scientific Rigor With Urgency in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Andrej Spec,
Ilan S. Schwartz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofaa304
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , medicine , coronavirus , value (mathematics) , disease , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , pathology , computer science , machine learning
Knowledge dissemination during COVID19 has been notable for the rise of pre-prints and publication by press release, favoring speed over accuracy. We stress the importance of journals in this landscape and highlight the value of editorial judgment and peer review.
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