Discovering the rules of the game of preprints
| Main Authors: | Richens, Emma Louise, Chiarelli, Andrea, Johnson, Rob, Knowledge Exchange Task and Finish Group on Preprints, - |
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| Format: | info Proceeding |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
, 2019
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/3554358 |
Daftar Isi:
- The preprints landscape has been evolving fast – with a 20-fold increase in the number of preprints posted in the Life Sciences alone, there is no doubt that things are changing. The landscape, however, is very complex, as it involves a wide range of stakeholder groups with somewhat different requirements and objectives. Across 2018 and 2019, Knowledge Exchange and Research Consulting undertook a study on preprints and investigated them through the innovation diffusion theory. Our study has been investigating the core benefits of publication via preprints, attitudes towards them, trends in usage, incentives and disincentives and the core values, strategies, and aims of preprint services providers. We interviewed about 40 stakeholders, including research funders, research performing organisations, service providers (preprint servers) and individual researchers. Based on their views, we were able to fully appreciate the high level of uncertainty in this area, but also its untapped potential. In our proposed presentation, we will provide our views on this increasingly important topic and engage the OR2019 attendees in an open discussion to drive future technical and cultural developments.