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

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

Mario Malicki  1 , Ana Jeroncic  2 , Gerben Ter Riet  3 , Lex M Bouter  4 , John P A Ioannidis  1 , Steven N Goodman  5 , IJsbrand Jan Aalbersberg  6
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Preprint Servers' Policies, Submission Requirements, and Transparency in Reporting and Research Integrity Recommendations

Mario Malicki et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

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

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Aalbersberg reported being senior vice president of research integrity for Elsevier, and Elsevier owns the preprint server SSRN. Dr ter Riet reported receiving research grants from Elsevier. No other disclosures were reported.

Comment in

  • doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.20674

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