Welcome to the new ASAPbio website! See what’s on the roadmap for 2025.
Who we are
Scientist-led. Evidence-driven. Not for profit.
Founded in 2015, ASAPbio is a 501c(3) nonprofit organization that promotes a more open publishing culture in the life sciences.
As our field experiences exponential growth in scientific output and a lengthening time-to-first-paper, we as scholars, scientists, and students have a significant opportunity to challenge the status quo of scholarly communication.
Will you join us in making the life sciences more open?

Our focus areas
Setting a more open standard for scholarly communication by promoting:
- Preprints
- Open peer review
- Recognition & rewards
- Community

Preprints are an innovative means of disseminating research — allowing researchers to share their work much faster and to receive earlier-stage feedback from a larger pool of peers.
Many other disciplines have used preprints successfully for years, but biology has lagged behind. Here’s how to change that:
- Explore our preprint resources.
- Attend an upcoming event.
- Take action to support preprints in your network.

Did you know? Peer review as it’s currently practiced is less than 50 years old. So why is it so often assumed to be a permanent — and unchangeable — fixture of the research process?
We believe in the power of peer critique, but we also believe it can and should be done better. Find out why we’re committed to public evaluation of research and how you can get involved.

To change our system of scientific communication for the better, we have to examine the incentives behind it. Unfortunately, many research incentives may not be aligned with what’s best scientifically — and ASAPbio is working to change that.
Through partnerships, education, and communities of practice, we’re building an ecosystem in which researcher-led, open, rigorous research communication is more valued.

Since our founding in 2015, ASAPbio has thrived for one reason and one reason only: our incredible community. The administrative team behind ASAPbio may be small, but our reach is immense — and that’s all thanks to vibrant and dedicated community members all around the world.
If you care about transparency, rigor, and inclusivity in scientific communication, we have a place for you.