Do Preprints Require More Rigorous Screening?

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Summary:

Two weeks ago, a tweet storm erupted over what scientists normally consider a noble effort: the posting of a preprint to bioRxiv. The article originally went online in March, but in July, a reader noticed something missing in the draft—the methods. “As such it is not possible to critically evaluate the manuscript,” the anonymous commenter Preprint Now noted on bioRxiv

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http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/50004/title/Do-Preprints-Require-More-Rigorous-Screening-/

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oa.new oa.preprints oa.peer_review oa.biorxiv oa.quality oa.versions oa.open_science

Date tagged:

08/01/2017, 15:39

Date published:

08/01/2017, 11:39