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Published 2020-04-08
Peer review and preprint policies are unclear at most major journals
Clear and findable publishing policies are important for authors to choose appropriate journals for publication. We investigated the clarity of policies of 171 major academic journals across disciplines regarding peer review and preprinting. 31.6% of journals surveyed do not provide information on the type of peer review they use. Information on whether preprints can be posted or not is unclear in 39.2% of journals. 58.5% of journals offer no clear information on whether reviewer identities are revealed to authors. Around 75% of journals have no clear policy on co-reviewing, citation of preprints, and publication of reviewer identities. Information regarding practices of Open Peer Review is even more scarce, with <20% of journals providing clear information. Having found a lack of clear information, we conclude by examining the implications this has for researchers (especially early career) and the spread of open research practices.
Published 2020-04-06
Rapid sharing of COVID-19 research
ASAPbio and the Knowledge Futures Group teamed up to facilitate a discussion about new ways of sharing scientific information amidst the coronavirus pandemic, via preprints, rapid peer review, and more.
Published 2020-04-02
Preprint server directory
Given the growth of preprint servers and alternative platforms, it is increasingly important to describe their disciplinary scope and compare and contrast policies including governance, licensing, archiving strategies and the nature of any screening checks.
These practices are important to both researchers and policymakers. Here we present a list of preprint servers with searchable information about their policies and practices. This list was originally collected for a study (see https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.27.063578) but many records have been subsequently updated. See the last item in the expanded record for each server to find the date of the most recent update.
Published 2020-01-24
ASAPbio Preprint Platform Directory: 2019 data
Presentation from ASAPbio January 2020 workshop: A Roadmap for Transparent and FAIR Preprints in Biology and Medicine; Hinxton, UK
Published 2019-12-16
ASAPbio community call: Jessica Polka and Thomas Lemberger introduce Review Commons
ASAPbio hosted an open call about Review Commons, a new journal-independent platform that peer-reviews research papers before submission to a journal.
Published 2019-12-07
ReimagineReview Community Call 2: Revealing quality in peer review through increased transparency
This call will feature short presentations from speakers who take different approaches to demystify the peer review process, to be followed by an interactive discussion.