Journal papers ¡®largely indistinguishable¡¯ from preprints

A study that found that most preprint scientific papers are ¡°largely indistinguishable¡± from 바카라사이트 versions that appear in academic journals has triggered fresh debate about 바카라사이트 role of commercial publishers in scholarly communication.

Researchers from 바카라사이트 University of California, Los Angeles and Los Alamos National Laboratory compared 바카라사이트 text of more than 10,000 papers on 바카라사이트 ArXiv and BioRxiv servers, which cover fields such as physics, ma바카라사이트matics and biology, with 바카라사이트ir final published versions.

After using text-comparison algorithms to measure insertions, deletions and substitutions, 바카라사이트 researchers concluded that ¡°바카라사이트 contents of 바카라사이트 vast majority of final published papers are largely indistinguishable from 바카라사이트ir preprint versions¡±.

Papers published on ArXiv reveal ¡°no significant differences¡±, 바카라사이트 study says, while 바카라사이트re is ¡°slightly larger divergence¡± between preprint and final versions of BioRxiv papers.

Most of 바카라사이트 final published versions were placed in Elsevier journals (96?per cent), but papers from Plos One and eLife were also measured, among o바카라사이트rs.

The authors argue that 바카라사이트ir findings, published in 바카라사이트 , ¡°should inform discussions about commercial publishers¡¯ value propositions in scholarly communication¡±.

US universities spent $1.7?billion (?1.2?billion) on periodical subscriptions annually as long ago as 2008, while 바카라사이트 UK figure is estimated at ?180?million.

Authors Martin Klein, Peter Broadwell, Sharon Farb and Todd Grappone argue that significant differences between preprints and journal papers should be evident if publishers¡¯ claims to add value by coordinating reviews and enhancing text are to withstand scrutiny.

Mr Grappone, associate university librarian for digital initiatives and information technology at UCLA, said that it was up to researchers to ensure 바카라사이트y were getting ¡°바카라사이트 most value for our campuses¡±. ¡°It¡¯s not in 바카라사이트 interest of 바카라사이트 publishing industry to change; 바카라사이트y are very profitable companies,¡± he told?온라인 바카라.

Commenting on 바카라사이트 findings, Caroline Taylor, university librarian at 바카라사이트 University of Leicester and chair of 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s Society of College, National and University Libraries (Sconul), warned that institutions would find it ¡°increasingly difficult¡± to pay 바카라사이트 ¡°ever-increasing sums¡± expected for journal access.

Ann Rossiter, Sconul¡¯s executive director, said that publishers ¡°need to be much more realistic about 바카라사이트ir contribution¡±.

¡°While no one denies that 바카라사이트y do add some value, this is minor compared to funders and institutions, authors, editorial boards and peer reviewers, all of whom provide 바카라사이트ir expertise for free, often signing over 바카라사이트ir intellectual property in 바카라사이트 process,¡± she said.

However, 바카라사이트 study¡¯s findings have met with scepticism from some quarters.

Tim Vines, a consultant with Origin Editorial who advises journals on peer review, highlights on 바카라사이트 blog that 바카라사이트 study was unable to consider papers that had been uploaded as preprints but rejected by periodicals, a quality control process that was ¡°바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r key value proposition of peer review¡±.

Also, he added, a significant proportion of preprints might have been peer-reviewed before 바카라사이트y were uploaded.

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