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Welcome to the new ASAPbio website! See what’s on the roadmap for 2025.

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Join the ASAPbio community

YOU are ASAPbio!

ASAPbio is a dynamic community of scientists and researchers distributed all around the world, ranging from early grad students to veteran PIs to industry scientists, journal publishers, and more.

Representing diverse backgrounds, subdisciplines, and geographic locations, our community is united by a simple core belief:

Scientific knowledge should be shared rapidly, openly, and collaboratively.

Agree? Then join us in the preprint revolution.

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Why join the ASAPbio community?

Connect with like-minded peers and colleagues around the world

Stay updated on trends in life science research & communication

Make a meaningful contribution to open science in your own community

Be mentored (or become a mentor!) in open publishing and peer review

Build transferable skills in presentation, project development & more

Have a voice in ASAPbio initiatives and strategic directions

To become a member, there are no dues and no official requirements beyond sharing ASAPbio’s core values and respecting our community guidelines.

Multiple pathways to suit your goals

Participate as much or as little as fits your current workload, interests, and research goals.

Those with a casual interest or limited time may enjoy our bimonthly community calls, our regular email newsletters, and our active Slack channel.

For those seeking a more in-depth learning or leadership opportunity, we offer many members-only community initiatives:


What our community members say

Antonio J. Giraldez
"Instant gratification of helping the community"

“The main aspect of the online submission at bioRxiv was the instant gratification of helping the community and getting feedback from our colleagues in other fields where our data is helpful, saving others precious time and even moving forward experiments in other systems, in addition to having our paper public in less than 48 hours without the disappointment or frustration that the review process sometimes carries.”

Antonio J. Giraldez
Chair and Professor of Genetics Yale University School of Medicine
Lena Lampe
"I want to be part of change."

“I, and also my PI, wanted to support open access and a vital, interacting research community.”

Lena Lampe
Former PhD student, MPI
Jeffrey Woodruff
"My preprint got me a faculty job."

“My preprint was the deciding factor when the UT Southwestern hiring committee was deciding whether to give me an interview or not. Once they saw my latest paper on bioRxiv, then they gave me the invitation. I’ll be starting as an Assistant Professor in January.”

Jeffrey Woodruff
Postdoc, MPI-CBG
"The ASAPbio Fellows program was a life-changing experience."

“It has definitely made a significant mark on my open science advocacy journey. I will be forever grateful for the ASAPbio team, namely Jonny Coates, for their tremendous effort and support during the program. I hope my journey with ASAPbio doesn’t stop by the end of the program but extends to a lifelong partnership.”

2024 ASAPbio Fellow
"The ASAPbio Fellows program has been a wonderful networking experience."

“The program connects people that are passionate about raising awareness for preprints. The program deepened my knowledge on the history of preprints, available preprint servers and ways how preprints may facilitate scientific exchange. I am eager to engage more in preprint advocacy in the future, by applying some of the tips and tricks I learned during the ASAPbio Fellows Program.”

2023 ASAPbio Fellow

Explore our past community calls

See what ASAPbio is all about by watching recordings of our previous community calls and exploring the related documentation.

Ready to join the preprint revolution?

Exchange ideas with like-minded peers, put your expertise to work, and be part of the movement toward greater transparency in life science research communication. If you have any questions about joining, please contact us.