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Technical and social issues influencing the adoption of preprints in the life sciences

Author(s) -

Naomi Penfold,

Jessica Polka

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

plos genetics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.587

H-Index - 233

eISSN - 1553-7404

pISSN - 1553-7390

DOI - 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008565

Subject(s) - biology , publishing , visibility , library science , world wide web , data science , computer science , political science , physics , optics , law

Preprints are gaining visibility in many fields. Thanks to the exponential growth in submissions to bioRxiv, an online server for preprints in biology, versions of manuscripts prior to the completion of journal-organized peer review are poised to become a standard component of the publishing experience in the life sciences. Here, we provide an overview of current challenges facing preprints, both technical and social, and a vision for their future development.

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