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Screenshot of the Transpose database webpage showing a search bar with filters for journal title, ISSN, DOI, and publisher. Below are entries for journals, including titles, publishers, DOIs, ISSNs, and last updated dates.

Launching Transpose, a database of journal policies on preprinting & peer review

Jun 13, 2019
Today, we’re excited to announce the launch of Transpose (@TransposeSCI), a database of journal peer review, co-reviewing, and preprint policies relating to media coverage, licensing, versions, and citation. These policies can often be difficult to find, unclear, or undefined.
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Many highly-cited journals have unclear preprint & peer review policies

Jun 04, 2019
Over the last year, the Transpose team (which includes ASAPbio staff Naomi Penfold and Jessica Polka and board member Jennifer Lin) have been working to produce a database of journal peer review, co-reviewing, and (detailed) preprint policies. We anticipate the launch of this database along with an interactive website in the coming weeks.
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ASAPbio supports NIH CSR proposal to notify study sections about NIH preprint policy

May 30, 2019
Update, July 1, 2019: The NIH CSR has responded to this feedback: read the response at https://asapbio.org/nih-csr-response. Through policy notice NOT-OD-17-050, the NIH “encourages investigators to use interim research products, such as preprints, to speed the dissemination and enhance the rigor of their work”, and allows preprints to be cited “anywhere other resear...
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ReimagineReview: First month at a glance

Apr 04, 2019
This post originally appeared on ReimagineReview. ReimagineReview launched one month ago, and it’s been amazing to watch it continue to grow since its inception!
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Research assistant (temporary) posting: online research for preprint server directory

Apr 01, 2019
Update (April 9 2019; original posted April 1 2019): applications for this position have now closed. We are seeking temporary research assistance (online, remote) for a project to survey biomedical preprint servers for current scholarly practices.
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Just published: examining the breadth of journal preprint policies in TRANSPOSE

Mar 11, 2019
Those who have been following ASAPbio for a while know that journal policies on preprinting are always in flux. As adoption of preprints—and editors’ comfort with them—increase, these changes are typically positive.
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