{"id":3662,"date":"2017-04-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pl-asapbio.local\/asapbio-newsletter-vol-9\/"},"modified":"2025-03-28T21:38:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T21:38:19","slug":"asapbio-newsletter-vol-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asapbio.org\/asapbio-newsletter-vol-9\/","title":{"rendered":"ASAPbio newsletter vol 9 \u2013 NIH encourages the use of preprints, Central Service update, ASAPbio on Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear subscribers,<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a big month for preprints!<\/span><\/p>\n

NIH encourages preprints<\/span><\/h2>\n

On March 24, the <\/span>world\u2019s largest biomedical research agency<\/span><\/a> released a landmark <\/span>policy<\/span><\/a> on preprints and other interim research products. The notice states that \u201cThe NIH encourages investigators to use interim research products, such as preprints, to speed the dissemination and enhance the rigor of their work.\u201d It explains that \u201cInterim research products can be cited anywhere other research products are cited,\u201d and indicates that after May 25, 2017, \u201cawardees can claim these products on their progress report publication list.  They can also report them on their RPPR [\u2026] and link them to their award in their My Bibliography account.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The policy is also highly detailed, providing guidance on desirable qualities of preprint repositories and expectations for author practices (including funding and competing interests disclosures). The notice states that \u201cthe NIH strongly encourages awardees to select a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license or dedicate their work to the public domain.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The announcement was covered in <\/span>Science Magazine<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>The Scientist<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>STAT<\/span><\/a>, and more information on the NIH\u2019s process can be found in a <\/span>post<\/span><\/a> on the NIH\u2019s Open Mike blog. The new NIH policy was developed in consideration of responses submitted to last <\/span>fall\u2019s RFI<\/span><\/a>, some of which (including ASAPbio\u2019s) can be found on our <\/span>website<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

ASAPbio news<\/span><\/h2>\n

ASAPbio\u2019s <\/span>RFA<\/span><\/a> for a Central Service (a PubMed Central-like aggregator for preprints) will close in about 3 weeks on April 30. To prepare for the evaluation process, we\u2019ve invited external reviewers as described in the RFA. In order to ensure that a community-selected governing body can launch well ahead of the inception of the service, we are also revising a draft set of operating principles and bylaws for this board. We will be releasing this governance document for public comment in the coming weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Those of you on Twitter may be familiar with the <\/span>#ASAPbio hashtag<\/span><\/a>, which is often populated by discussion and community news. To complement the hashtag, you can now follow <\/span>@ASAPbio_<\/span><\/a> for major policy developments and updates on our work. <\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you!<\/span>
\nJessica Polka<\/span>
\nDirector, ASAPbio<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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