code from: The promise of community-driven preprints in ecology and evolution

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T1 - code from: The promise of community-driven preprints in ecology and evolution

A2 - Noble, Daniel W. A.

A2 - Xirocostas, Zoe A.

A2 - Wu, Nicholas C.

A2 - Martinig, April Robin

A2 - Alao de Almeida, Rafaela

A2 - Bairos-Novak, Kevin R.

A2 - Balti, Heikel

A2 - Bertram, Michael G.

A2 - Bliard, Louis

A2 - Brand, Jack A.

A2 - Byrne, Ilha

A2 - Chan, Ying-Chi

A2 - Clink, Dena Jane

A2 - Corbel, Quentin

A2 - Correia, Ricardo A.

A2 - Crawford-Ash, Jordann

A2 - Culina, A.

A2 - D'Bastiani, Elvira

A2 - Deme, Gideon G.

A2 - De Souza Leite, Melina

A2 - Dhellemmes, Félicie

A2 - Dimri, Shreya

A2 - Drobniak, Szymon M.

A2 - Elsy, Alexander D.

A2 - Everingham, Susan E.

A2 - Gascoigne, Samuel J.L.

A2 - Grainger, Matthew

A2 - Hossack, Gavin C.

A2 - Hovstad, Knut Anders

A2 - Ivimey-Cook, Edward R.

A2 - Lloyd Jones, Matt

A2 - Kačergytė, Ineta

A2 - Küstner, Georg

A2 - Leibold, Dalton C.

A2 - Mair, Magdalena

A2 - Martin, Jake

A2 - Mizuno, Ayumi

A2 - Moodie, Ian

A2 - Moreau, David

A2 - O’Dea, Rose E.

A2 - Orr, James A.

A2 - Paquet, Matthieu

A2 - Parajuli, Rabindra

A2 - Pick, Joel L.

A2 - Pottier, Patrice

A2 - Purgar, Marija

A2 - Recio, Pablo

A2 - Roche, Dominique G.

A2 - Royauté, Raphaël

A2 - Shafiei Sabet, Saeed

A2 - Segovia, Julio M.G.

A2 - Silva, Inês

A2 - Sánchez-Tójar, Alfredo

A2 - Soares, Bruno E.

A2 - Szabo, Birgit

A2 - Takola, Elina

A2 - Thoré, Eli S.J.

A2 - Timilsina, Bishnu

A2 - van Dis, N.E.

A2 - Verberk, Wilco C. E. P.

A2 - Vriend, Stefan J.G.

A2 - Wild, Kristoffer H.

A2 - Williams, Coralie

A2 - Yang, Yefeng

A2 - Nakagawa, Shinichi

A2 - Lagisz, Malgorzata

PY - 2024/12/20

Y1 - 2024/12/20

N2 - Publishing preprints is quickly becoming commonplace in ecology and evolutionary biology. Preprints can facilitate the rapid sharing of scientific knowledge establishing precedence and enabling feedback from the research community before peer review. Yet, significant barriers to preprint use exist, including language barriers, a lack of understanding about the benefits of preprints and a lack of diversity in the types of research outputs accepted (e.g. reports). Community-driven preprint initiatives can allow a research community to come together to break down these barriers to improve equity and coverage of global knowledge. Here, we explore the first preprints uploaded to EcoEvoRxiv (n = 1216), a community-driven preprint server for ecologists and evolutionary biologists, to characterize preprint use in ecology, evolution and conservation. Our perspective piece highlights some of the unique initiatives that EcoEvoRxiv has taken to break down barriers to scientific publishing by exploring the composition of articles, how gender and career stage influence preprint use, whether preprints are associated with greater open science practices (e.g. code and data sharing) and tracking preprint publication outcomes. Our analysis identifies areas that we still need to improve upon but highlights how community-driven initiatives, such as EcoEvoRxiv, can play a crucial role in shaping publishing practices in biology.

AB - Publishing preprints is quickly becoming commonplace in ecology and evolutionary biology. Preprints can facilitate the rapid sharing of scientific knowledge establishing precedence and enabling feedback from the research community before peer review. Yet, significant barriers to preprint use exist, including language barriers, a lack of understanding about the benefits of preprints and a lack of diversity in the types of research outputs accepted (e.g. reports). Community-driven preprint initiatives can allow a research community to come together to break down these barriers to improve equity and coverage of global knowledge. Here, we explore the first preprints uploaded to EcoEvoRxiv (n = 1216), a community-driven preprint server for ecologists and evolutionary biologists, to characterize preprint use in ecology, evolution and conservation. Our perspective piece highlights some of the unique initiatives that EcoEvoRxiv has taken to break down barriers to scientific publishing by exploring the composition of articles, how gender and career stage influence preprint use, whether preprints are associated with greater open science practices (e.g. code and data sharing) and tracking preprint publication outcomes. Our analysis identifies areas that we still need to improve upon but highlights how community-driven initiatives, such as EcoEvoRxiv, can play a crucial role in shaping publishing practices in biology.

U2 - 10.5281/zenodo.14533230

DO - 10.5281/zenodo.14533230

M3 - Software

PB - Zenodo

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