A Surge in Pandemic Research Shines a Spotlight on Preprints

peter.suber's bookmarks 2021-09-11

Summary:

"Scientific papers can take months or even years to get published in an academic journal. Preprints, on the other hand, can be deposited into online repositories and are typically made available within a day or two of submission. So when COVID-19 started spreading rapidly across the globe, scientists worldwide turned to preprint servers to share their findings at the pace needed to address the crisis. ..."

Link:

https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/a-surge-in-pandemic-research-shines-a-spotlight-on-preprints-69170

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Tags:

oa.new oa.preprints oa.pandemic oa.medrxiv oa.scholcomm oa.versions oa.medicine oa.speed oa.quality oa.growth

Date tagged:

09/11/2021, 17:53

Date published:

09/11/2021, 04:22