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These presentations were given as part of the August 16th ReimagineReview community call: Recognizing and combating bias with innovative peer review.
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Myth: “Preprints are not discoverable or citable.”
Truth: Preprints are an established part of today’s research ecosystem—they have DOIs, appear in major databases, and are recognized by both journals and funders.
In this episode of the ASAPbio Myth Busting Series, we unpack how preprints are indexed, cited, and used across the scientific community. Many reference databases now include preprints; most journals explicitly allow citing them; and funders accept them as evidence of research productivity. Sometimes, preprints can serve as the “director’s cut” of a paper, containing more detail than the final published version and making it the best source to cite.
✨ Takeaway: Preprints are discoverable, citable, and reshaping how we communicate science.