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Preprints Need to be Detectable!

The recent increase in the use of preprint servers is a strong indication that the community is viewing preprints positively. To be clear, I’m referring to the manuscripts posted on servers such as BioRxiv, that have not been peer reviewed. Granted, there are caveats related to the lack of rigorous peer review, but I thinkContinue reading “Preprints Need to be Detectable!”

Scapuch?

We are scientists, authors, reviewers and teachers and we engage in every part of the academic scientist’s journey from conducting the research to being the corresponding author on a publication. We are not putting up our middle finger to the publishers because we are dependent on them for getting grants, promotion and tenure. We areContinue reading “Scapuch?”