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Is bioRxiv considered published?
Are bioRxiv preprints peer-reviewed? Articles submitted to bioRxiv are not peer-reviewed, edited, or typeset before being posted online.
How do I cite bioRxiv preprint?
Citation Formats BioRxiv 069187 [Preprint]. August 11, 2016 [cited 2017 Jan 12]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1101/069187. If there are multiple versions of the preprint and you wish to cite a specific version, you can do so by adding the version-specific URL.
How do you pronounce bioRxiv?
bioRxiv (pronounced “bio-archive”) is a free online archive and distribution service for unpublished preprints in the life sciences.
How is BioRxiv funded?
BioRxiv currently relies on commercial software from HighWire Press. However, any software developed with CZI funding will be open source, says Inglis.
How do you reference ChemRxiv?
If a work is subsequently published in a journal, the preprint will be automatically linked to the final published article. Suggested Citation:”ChemRxiv: Publishing in the Age of Preprint Servers: Proceedings of a Symposium – in Brief.” National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018.
How do I cite a pre print?
If you cite material from a preprint, clearly indicate the reference as “Preprint.”…A reference citation for a preprint should include the following items:
- Author name(s)
- Title.
- Name of the preprint server.
- Object type, that is, Preprint.
- Date of most recent version posted.
- Date accessed.
- DOI.
When will bioRxiv add a link to the published version?
bioRxiv will usually automatically add a link to the published version within several weeks of journal publication. On occasion a match is not made because the title or authors have changed or due to other contingencies. Please wait 2-3 weeks before contacting bioRxiv staff should the link not appear.
Do any journals accept manuscripts posted on bioRxiv?
Most basic research journals will consider manuscripts that were posted on bioRxiv and other preprint servers prior to submission. A list of journal policies can be found on Wikipedia, as maintained by individual publishers, and SHERPA/RoMEO.
Where can I find answers to common questions about bioRxiv?
Answers to many common questions can be found on bioRxiv’s FAQ. bioRxiv provides free and unrestricted access to all articles posted on the server. We believe this should apply not only to human readers but also to machine analysis of the content. A growing variety of resources have been created to facilitate this access.
Authors retain copyright and choose from several distribution/reuse options under which to make the article available ( CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC-ND, CC0, or no reuse). By posting on bioRxiv, authors explicitly consent to text mining of their work (e.g., by search engines or researchers).