Blog Category: ASAPbio news

ASAPbio is planning a refresh of its Preprint Services Directory (https://asapbio.org/preprint-servers/). Since 2020, ASAPbio has maintained the directory on its website.

ASAPbio (https://asapbio.org/about/) is a non-profit, researcher-led organization that advocates for timely, open, and rigorous research communication. We work to create a life sciences communication ecosystem where all research papers and other outputs are shared rapidly and without restrictions on access or reuse, and open and constructive exchanges take place on research products at all stages.

Members of our community will have noticed the absence of a familiar face in 2026. Unfortunately, we had to eliminate our Associate Director role late last year for reasons of redundancy.

We are pleased to announce that the ASAPbio Board of Directors has welcomed six new members! The new board members have joined for two-year terms beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2027.

At a meeting held on the 3rd December 2025 at Kings College, Cambridge over 50 delegates, comprising researchers, publishers, librarians, research funders and scholarly communication infrastructure providers, came together to discuss the Publish, Rev... The meeting, which was organised by COAR and the University of Cambridge Library and Archives with contributions from ASAPbio, aimed to showcase various PRC initiatives from around the world and illustrate its many benefits such as increased rigour, ...