Preprints are a valid form of scientific communication / aviesan

"For over two decades, the Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science communities disseminate their manuscripts before peer review (known as preprints), as a complement to the publication of scientific articles according to the classical standards, in order to accelerate and consolidate the dissemination of knowledge for the benefits of research communities as well as for society more broadly. The arXiv.org server, for example, has greatly contributed to this phenomenon. However, the use of preprints remains marginal in the Life Sciences, despite the recent introduction and progress of servers such as BiorXiv.org or PeerJ Preprints. In the beginning of 2016, the ASAPBio meeting (Accelerating Science and Publication in Biology) underlined the need to valorize preprints in the entire system of knowledge production: citation, evaluation, recruitment, promotion, etc. "