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Preprints: Their Evolving Role in Science Communication

Iratxe Puebla, Jessica Polka and Oya Y. Rieger
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This briefing discusses the history and role of preprints in the biological sciences within the evolving open science landscape. The focus is on the explosive growth of preprints as a publishing model and the associated challenges of maintaining technical infrastructure and establishing sustainable business models. A preprint is a scholarly manuscript posted by the author(s) to a repository or platform to facilitate open and broad sharing of early work without any limitations to access. Currently there are more than 60 preprint servers representing different subject and geographical domains, each one evolving at a different based on adoption patterns and disciplinary ethos. This briefing will offer invaluable help to those who wish to understand this rapidly evolving publishing model.
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  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. History of preprints and current landscape
  • 2. Perspectives on preprints: Advantages and concerns
  • 3. Social media, commentary and open review of preprints
  • 4. Technical infrastructure
  • 5. Stakeholder perspectives
  • 6. Preprints and publishing
  • 7. Preprints and researcher assessment
  • 8. Preprints as an open science tool
  • 9. Conclusion and open questions
  • References
  • About the Authors
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Published: 2022
Publisher: Against the Grain (Media), LLC
ISBN(s)
  • 978-1-941269-48-0 (ebook)
  • 978-1-941269-47-3 (paperback)
  • 978-1-941269-50-3 (open access)
Series
  • Charleston Briefings
Subject
  • preprints
  • science
  • scholarly communication
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