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Blog Category: Preprints

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Fostering local preprint communities: announcing the ASAPbio Local Hubs

ASAPbio hosts a global community and we regularly organize online events and activities for audiences across the world. At the same time, we recognize that in-person interactions can be invaluable for developing new relationships and the deeper engagement needed for change in science communication.

Announcement for an ASAPbio Community Call titled Preprints in Japan and China: perspectives from Jxiv and Sciencepaper Online. Speakers include Ritsuko Nakajima and Min Li. Scheduled for January 25, 2023, at 9am London, 5pm Beijing, and 6pm Tokyo.

Insights about the use of preprints in Japan and China: recap from the ASAPbio January Community Call

Our first Community Call of 2023 hosted a discussion about the use of preprints by communities in East Asia. While there has been increasing use of preprints in the last few years, trends so far suggest that communities from different geographical regions are at different stages of adoption.

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Become a preprint advocate: apply now to be a 2023 ASAPbio Fellow

Are you new to preprints and want to learn more about their use? Have you been wondering what the buzz is about preprint review?

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Do you have a preprint in progress and want constructive feedback? Submit it for discussion at the ASAPbio-PREreview live-streamed preprint journal clubs

Preprints provide a great avenue for researchers to get feedback on their work from the community. This type of community feedback is particularly valuable when gathered on early preprints, that is, on manuscripts that are still work-in-progress, prior to their submission for journal publication.

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‘Open science and preprints’ lecture at the University of Belgrade – Raising awareness about preprints in the Serbian community

Post by ASAPbio Fellow Ana Đorđević On 2 December 2022, the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Belgrade (Serbia), hosted a lecture concerning open science and preprints. The event was supported by ASAPbio and aimed to raise awareness around preprints and their place within open science among the local Serbian researchers, and to encourage this community to post preprints for their research works.

Interested in organizing a preprint event? Check out the ASAPbio preprint event toolkit

Would you like to organize an event about preprints and are unsure where to start? Then search no more, we have the resource for you.

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