51: Preprints (with Jessica Polka)
In this episode, Dan and James are joined by Jessica Polka, Director of ASAPbio, to chat about preprints.
\n\nHighlights:
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- What is ASAPbio? \n
- Differences between the publication processes in the biological sciences vs. the biomedical sciences \n
- Common concerns with preprints \n
- Media embargoes \n
- How peer review isn\u2019t necessarily a mark of quality \n
- Do preprints make it harder to curate information? \n
- Specialty preprint servers vs. broad servers? \n
- How well do you need to format your preprint? \n
- How do you bring up preprints to lab heads and PIs? \n
- An example of a good preprint experience from Dan \n
- Using preprints for your grant applications \n
- What Jessica has changed her mind about \n
- The one article that Jessica thinks everyone should read \n
Links
\n\nJessica's Twitter account - @jessicapolka
\nASAPbio - http://asapbio.org & @asapbio_
\nRescuing Biomedical science conference 2014 resources - http://rescuingbiomedicalresearch.org/events/
\nSherpa/Romeo - http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/index.php
\nPaleoArxiv - https://osf.io/preprints/paleorxiv
\nPrinciples for Open Scholarly Infrastructures paper - https://figshare.com/articles/Principles_for_Open_Scholarly_Infrastructures_v1/1314859
Special Guest: Jessica Polka.