At the ASAPbio Funders’ Workshop in May of 2016, representatives of funding agencies requested that ASAPbio “develop a proposal describing the governance, infrastructure and standards desired for a preprint service that represents the views of th... Three separate processes are now ongoing to define this service: We expect that these three processes will result in the release of a Request for Applications (RFA) to invite potential suppliers or consortia of suppliers to submit proposals for the p...

Dear ASAPbio subscriber, The NIH has recently released a request for information (RFI) on the use of preprints and other interim research products. We encourage all interested parties to respond to the RFI using the submission website by the deadline of December 9th (extended from November 29th).

Note: the RFI is now closed. The NIH has announced a policy that encourages the use of preprints.

Dear ASAPbio subscriber, Here’s what’s new: Please let us know if you hear of any exciting developments in preprints in life sciences! Jessica Jessica Polka, PhD Director, ASAPbio