Preprint: already the bride or still the bridesmaid?

Preprint, as the term is self-explanatory, is the final draft of a research paper that is digitally shared openly before being certified by peer-review. The long and tedious process of publishing a scientific paper coupled with researchers’ desire to stake their claim as publishing first in the field to protect their intellectual property rights has led to the increasing popularity of preprints. A preprint allows them to quickly and publicly share their research online; get a digital object identifier (DOI) number; retain the copyright and get online feedback from peers to improve the manuscript before submitting it for peer-review. Its most significant advantage lies in the immediate digital dissemination of important scientific information, as seen in the exponential increase in and impact of preprint publications during the current COVID-19 pandemic.1 2 Idea of preprints appealed to many publishing houses, and ~86% of clinical journals with...
Source: Postgraduate Medical Journal - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Editorials Source Type: research