In this episode, Dan and James are joined by Jessica Polka, Director of ASAPbio, to chat about preprints.
Highlights:
What is ASAPbio?
Differences between the publication processes in the biological sciences vs. the biomedical sciences
Common concerns with preprints
Media embargoes
How peer review isn’t necessarily a mark of quality
Do preprints make it harder to curate information?
Specialty preprint servers vs. broad servers?
How well do you need to format your preprint?
How do you bring up preprints to lab heads and PIs?
An example of a good preprint experience from Dan
Using preprints for your grant applications
What Jessica has changed her mind about
The one article that Jessica thinks everyone should read
Links
Jessica's Twitter account - @jessicapolka
ASAPbio - http://asapbio.org & @asapbio_
Rescuing Biomedical science conference 2014 resources - http://rescuingbiomedicalresearch.org/events/
Sherpa/Romeo - http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/index.php
PaleoArxiv - https://osf.io/preprints/paleorxiv
Principles for Open Scholarly Infrastructures paper - https://figshare.com/articles/PrinciplesforOpenScholarlyInfrastructures_v1/1314859 Special Guest: Jessica Polka.