ASAPbio newsletter vol 15 – New resources and preprint updates
Dear subscribers, We hope your summer (or winter, depending on your hemisphere) is off to a great start. Here are some highlights from us in the office from the months…
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NIH CSR reiterates to study section reviewers that preprints may be cited in applications
The Center for Scientific Review (CSR), National Institute of Health are working to improve awareness of the NIH policy (NOT-OD-17-050) that encourages citation of preprints in grant applications and reports.…
Launching Transpose, a database of journal policies on preprinting & peer review
Today, we’re excited to announce the launch of Transpose (@TransposeSCI), a database of journal peer review, co-reviewing, and preprint policies relating to media coverage, licensing, versions, and citation. These policies…
Many highly-cited journals have unclear preprint & peer review policies
Over the last year, the Transpose team (which includes ASAPbio staff Naomi Penfold and Jessica Polka and board member Jennifer Lin) have been working to produce a database of journal…
ASAPbio supports NIH CSR proposal to notify study sections about NIH preprint policy
We’ve submitted feedback to the NIH CSR in support of their proposal to improve SRO communications about the use of preprints in grant review
Making peer review reports visible
Publishing peer review reports has many benefits, but critics often worry that it’s unlikely to be read or seen. This isn’t true: data suggest that peer review reports can receive…
ReimagineReview: First month at a glance
This post originally appeared on ReimagineReview. ReimagineReview launched one month ago, and it’s been amazing to watch it continue to grow since its inception! This project started from the idea…
Research assistant (temporary) posting: online research for preprint server directory
We are seeking temporary research assistance (online, remote) for a project to survey biomedical preprint servers for current scholarly practices. Apply by April 7.
Comparing quality of reporting between preprints and peer-reviewed articles – first results are in!
In this guest post, Olavo Amaral reports the first results from the crowdsourced project to compare quality of reporting between preprints and peer-reviewed articles.
COS opens survey about indicators of credibility for preprints
The Center for Open Science is seeking graduate students, post docs, researchers and academic faculty to participate in survey to investigate the factors that affect the perceived credibility and use…