Drafted by ASAPbio arXiv is the most directly comparable model in terms of the database content (preprints). Important elements of arXiv’s success are: From the arXiv web site:             In January 2010, Cornell University Library (CUL) undertook a three-year planning effort to establish a long-term...

Drafted by ASAPbio At present, biologists submit very few preprints. However, possible growth to the level of arXiv (100,000 submissions/year) or beyond needs to be considered.  This will challenge the IT capacity (including robust data back-up) and quality control screening systems of existing servers as well as...

Drafted by ASAPbio As a public good, preprints should obey a single data standard that will enable them to reside in a single database.  This database should be permanent, well-maintained, free for all to use, and easily accessible and searchabl... This preprint service should have an outstanding governance structure that will represent the needs of the scientific community and oversee adaptations that will be inevitably needed in the future.

Drafted by ASAPbio Preprints are a global archive of knowledge that serves the public good. Here, we hope to discuss and define the basic functions that scientists and funding agencies seek from a Core Preprint Service.

Dear ASAPbio subscriber, Last week, we announced the ASAPbio Funders’ Workshop, a small meeting to be held at NIH on May 24th to coordinate support among private and public funding agencies for preprints in biology. Representatives from existing preprint servers will attend, as will some junior and senior scientists.

On May 24th, 2016, representatives of funding agencies and existing preprint servers as well as junior and senior scientists will meet at the NIH to coordinate their efforts in providing a preprint service for the biology community. The attendees of this small workshop are listed below.