Anthony Haynes writes: What are preprints?

Where do they fit into the ecology of science publishing? And how did the pandemic change their role?

What do people believe about preprints? How accurate are those beliefs?

In this interview, Dr Jonny Coates (Associate Director, ASAPbio) demythologizes preprints and their role in research dissemination.

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Credits

• Sound production: Bart Hallmark
• Music: from Handel's Water Music, courtesy of the United States Marine Band and Marine Chamber Orchestra

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