Tim Kellogg on Nostr: npub1fqt7n…dvxe6 npub1u2hl9…4z4d7 the preprint system emerged because review was ...
npub1fqt7nf5ujj63hxjqnmgx8nw9w7te9dkxxv97mlymg0vqk06scu3smdvxe6 (npub1fqt…vxe6) npub1u2hl9r48emg8eq82nh8zwadl3xr93u7vkk37qavfcg7cu3dmrrzqe4z4d7 (npub1u2h…z4d7) the preprint system emerged because review was bottlenecked by publishers, covid was an accelerant, and i’d argue the preprint system saved lives by shortcutting review.
i think a lot of people have a hard time with preprints because it looks like a real paper, in fact a lot of peer reviewed papers are also published as preprints due to access.
but it’s not, it’s just the scientific equivalent of Slack. a faster way to collaborate, trial and error, and find the way
i think a lot of people have a hard time with preprints because it looks like a real paper, in fact a lot of peer reviewed papers are also published as preprints due to access.
but it’s not, it’s just the scientific equivalent of Slack. a faster way to collaborate, trial and error, and find the way