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Flyer for the ASAPbio #PreprintReviewChallenge. Event on September 22, 2020, virtual. Invites participation in live online reviews of preprints. Features logos of sponsors like Peer Community In, PREreview, and more. Registration link included.

Newsletter vol 27: Join the #PreprintReviewChallenge, Review Commons webinar, and more

On September 22, ASAPbio will be hosting an online live preprint review event as part of Peer Review Week 2020. We will get together to write constructive comments and reviews on preprints, with the aim to develop the largest collection to date of public commentary on preprinted research in a single day.
Aug 28, 2020
Survey overview

Newsletter vol 26: Benefits and concerns about preprints, August Community Call, #biopreprints2020 report and more

We had 546 responses to our survey about the perceived benefits and concerns around preprint – our thanks to everyone who shared their views. We will be taking a deeper dive into the data over the coming weeks but here are some ... Read our blog post for a summary of our initial observations and to access a dashboard for the data.
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Newsletter Vol 25: Take our survey, open peer review trends, meet the ASAPbio Fellows & more

Share your views about preprints – take the surveyASAPbio and the attendees of the #biopreprints2020 workshop are looking to get community feedback on the perceived benefits and concerns around preprints. We are seeking perspectives from a wide range of stakeholders involved in research communication to better understand how preprinting is perceived across stakeholder groups and research disciplines. Complete this brief surveyto share your v...
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Newsletter vol 24: Preprints on Pubmed, community call, hiring for temporary role, #ShutDownSTEM

On the topic of preprints, “how do I find them?” remains one of the most common questions. While several search tools already index preprints, many require researchers to look outside of their normal workflows.  On June 9, the National Library of Medicine announced a pilot to include NIH-funded preprints in PubMed ...
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Newsletter volume 23: Hello from Iratxe, COVID-19 preprint resources, increased visibility for journal review & preprint policies

Dear all, May has been a busy month for ASAPbio, we have launched new resources related to preprints, and continued to engage with many colleagues in conversations about transparency in peer review and open science; details below. Earlier this month I joined ASAPbio as Associate Director.
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Newsletter vol 22: Now launching the ASAPbio Fellows program

Today, we’re thrilled to announce the ASAPbio Fellow program – a six-month program structured to provide participants with tools and skills to drive discussions about the productive use of preprints in the life sciences, and to become ASAPbi... New resource: a directory preprint server policies and practices ASAPbio’s response to the OSTP RFI on public access The state of preprinting in biomedical sciences Discouraging citations to predatory journals could be counterproductive Publishers ...
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