More About Preprints
CARE-writer is an app that organizes the information necessary to create a case report preprint for publication on a case report preprint server. A case report preprint is a scholarly article posted by one or more authors on an open access preprint server, commonly posted on a case report preprint server prior to, or in conjunction with, publication of the case report in a scientific journal. Case report preprint servers provide clinicians with a platform to share their work prior to publication in a peer-reviewed journal and obtain feedback from a wider audience than just journal peer reviewers. Preprint servers do not charge fees to post a preprint. Journals may monitor preprint servers for potential articles for their journal. Preprint servers and journals may establish partnerships to facilitate submission to a participating journal. The SWIHM complete course provides you with access to CARE-writer.
Preprints in scientific journals — and case report pre-prints, are playing an increasingly important role in medical publishing, providing early signals of what works (or not), for which patients and under which circumstances. Preprints are scientific information that usually precedes a publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals; facilitating early communication among clinicians and authors rather than waiting months or years for journal publications to appear. Most (but not all) journals accept articles based on data deposited on preprint servers, just as they accept articles based on conference presentations and posters. Some even accept submissions directly from preprint servers. SWIHM has a program — CARE-writer, an application to help authors write case report pre-prints.
Case reports preprints deposited on case report preprint servers — written with CARE-writer and accompanied by the CARE checklist encourage the accurate reporting of information from the point of care that can be shared. Health research reporting guideline checklists and CARE-writer help ensure uniformity of data deposition to preprint servers for all articles, from case reports to randomized controlled clinical trials. Case report preprints allow authors to share and distribute results worldwide, before a journal submission goes through peer review and publication.
Articles on Preprints.
Kaiser J. The Preprint Dilemma. Science. 29 Sep 2017 357(6358):1344-1349.doi:1344-1349.doi: 10.1126/science.357.6358.
COPE Council. COPE Discussion document: Preprints. March 2018
Bourne PE, Polka JK, Vale RD, et al. Ten Simple Rules to Consider Regarding Preprint Submission. PLoS Comput Biol2017;13:e1005473. http://bit.ly/2pOCNDw
CrossRef Information Regarding Preprints. Visited 25 April 2019: http://bit.ly/2FX8gun