{"id":3146,"date":"2024-01-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pl-asapbio.local\/apply-for-support-in-converting-your-journal-club-to-a-preprint-review-club\/"},"modified":"2025-03-28T21:30:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T21:30:37","slug":"apply-for-support-in-converting-your-journal-club-to-a-preprint-review-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asapbio.org\/apply-for-support-in-converting-your-journal-club-to-a-preprint-review-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply for support in converting your journal club to a preprint review club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Traditional journal clubs are present in most labs and departments bringing together early career researchers to discuss and review a chosen article. These groups effectively perform peer review but often don\u2019t share the comments with the authors. This year ASAPbio is launching a fund to support current journal clubs in performing (and sharing) peer reviews of preprints. We envisage this project as a proof-of-principle that we can hopefully use as an example for further integration with journals and preprint peer review services. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Application details<\/h2>\n<p>ASAPbio welcomes applications for support to convert existing journal clubs into preprint review clubs (local versions of crowd preprint review). Support is provided in the form of a gift card to cover refreshments for journal club attendees. It is expected that each club will produce 4 reviews of preprints that will be publicly posted to the platform of choice (e.g. PREreview or as a comment on the server).&nbsp;Applications are open to departmental journal clubs and individual lab journal clubs. <\/p>\n<p>ASAPbio will provide converted journal clubs with a guide on how to run a crowd preprint review club and are available to deliver a session about preprints to the journal clubs. Converted journal clubs will be highlighted on the ASAPbio website on a map with links to the relevant departments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eligibility &amp; agreement<\/h2>\n<p>Applicants:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Agree to abide by the ASAPbio <a href=\"https:\/\/asapbio.org\/coc\">Code of Conduct<\/a> in conducting project activities.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Must be part of organising a journal club and have a verifiable profile on the internet<\/li>\n<li>Agree to update ASAPbio on the publishing of each review and to be contacted for a potential survey of the experience or contribute to a blog post at the end of the year<\/li>\n<li>Agree to upload at least 4 crowd reviews over the course of the year. Reviews may be uploaded to PREreview, added as a comment to the preprint article or shared in a different manner so long as the reviews are permanently publicly accessible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Expenses:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Funds will be provided by ASAPbio staff in the form of a gift card (of the applicants choosing) to the value of $200&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Please note that the gift card must be appropriate for refreshments and that Amazon or similar services will not be accepted. Examples of appropriate locations include local supermarkets or deli\u2019s<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Applications will be processed on a rolling basis. If you have any questions please get in touch (<a href=\"mailto:jonny.coates@asapbio.org\">jonny.coates@asapbio.org<\/a>)<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Is the application open to journal clubs around the world? <strong>Yes, applications are accepted from any country<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Who chooses the preprints to review? <strong>The journal club is free to choose any preprint they wish. There is no external invovlement in the selection of preprints, writing or posting of the reviews<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Do the authors of posted reviews need to be identifiable or can reviews be shared anonymously? <strong>We do not dicate how you share your reviews. We encourage open and transparent reviews, which would include<\/strong> <strong>adding the names of authors to the posted reviews. However, this is not essential and if a journal club would prefer to post reviews anonymously then that is acceptable. The only requirement is that ASAPbio are able to receive notification of the reviews posted for tracking purposes. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Where can I post the preprint reviews? <strong>We do not<\/strong> <strong>dicate<\/strong> <strong>where you should post the reviews, so long as they are public. This could be as a comment on the preprint, using hypothesis.is or a review platform such as PREreview. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>What is the format of the reviews? <strong>Again, the exact format is at the discretion of the journal club. It is anticipated that the journal clubs will be behave as a local form of our crowd preprint review; individual members<\/strong> <strong>may only comment on small sections of a preprint but together, the journal club produces a comprehensive review, akin to a journal-organised peer review. 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