The case for open preprints in biology

Philippe Desjardins-Proulx; Ethan P White; Joel J Adamson; Karthik Ram; Timothée Poisot; Dominique Gravel

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1001563

The case for open preprints in biology

PLoS Biol. 2013;11(5):e1001563. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001563. Epub 2013 May 14.

Authors

Philippe Desjardins-Proulx¹, Ethan P White, Joel J Adamson, Karthik Ram, Timothée Poisot, Dominique Gravel

Affiliation

¹ Theoretical Ecosystem Ecology laboratory, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada. philippe.d.proulx@gmail.com

Abstract

Biologists should submit their preprints to open servers, a practice common in mathematics and physics, to open and accelerate the scientific process.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Biology*
Humans
Internet
Publications / trends*
Publishing / trends*

Grants and funding

PDP is supported by an Alexander Graham Bell scholarship from the National Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/). EPW is supported by a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (DEB-0953694, http://www.nsf.gov/). JJA is supported by NSF DEB-0614166 and NSF DEB-0919018 (http://www.nsf.gov/). TP is supported by a FQRNT-MELS post-doctoral scholarship (http://www.fqrnt.gouv.qc.ca/). KR is supported by NSF DEB-1021553 (http://www.nsf.gov/). DG is funded by a Discovery Grant from the National Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada and by the Canada Research Chair program (http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.