Preprint Servers' Policies, Submission Requirements, and Transparency in Reporting and Research Integrity Recommendations

Mario Malicki; Ana Jeroncic; Gerben Ter Riet; Lex M Bouter; John P A Ioannidis; Steven N Goodman; IJsbrand Jan Aalbersberg

doi:10.1001/jama.2020.17195

Preprint Servers' Policies, Submission Requirements, and Transparency in Reporting and Research Integrity Recommendations

JAMA. 2020 Nov 10;324(18):1901-1903. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.17195.

Authors

Mario Malicki¹, Ana Jeroncic², Gerben Ter Riet³, Lex M Bouter⁴, John P A Ioannidis¹, Steven N Goodman⁵, IJsbrand Jan Aalbersberg⁶

Affiliations

¹ Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS), Stanford University, Stanford, California.
² Department of Research in Biomedicine and Health, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia.
³ Urban Vitality Centre of Expertise, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
⁴ Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
⁵ Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
⁶ Elsevier, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Abstract

This study describes the policies, submission requirements, and transparency in reporting and research integrity recommendations of academic preprint servers.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Biomedical Research / ethics
Biomedical Research / standards*
Computers
Cross-Sectional Studies
Online Systems*
Peer Review, Research*
Preprints as Topic / ethics
Preprints as Topic / standards*
Preprints as Topic / statistics & numerical data