One in four economics preprints ¡®fail to end up in a journal¡¯

The increased use of preprints to publish papers quickly during 바카라사이트 coronavirus pandemic has been one of 바카라사이트 major features of 바카라사이트 crisis in 바카라사이트 world of research.

According to 바카라사이트??on 바카라사이트 Dimensions bibliometric database,?about a fifth of publications this year on coronavirus have been preprints, which are typically not peer reviewed.

It has led to predictions that this year may prove a turning point for academic publishing, with preprints becoming a much more important part of 바카라사이트 research process.

However, a new study on just how many preprint publications in one discipline tend to end up in peer-reviewed journals or books will be a reminder of 바카라사이트 caution that may have to accompany such a shift.

For?, two researchers based at institutions in Munich analysed 바카라사이트 destination of working papers in economics on Research Papers in Economics (RePEc), an established platform for preprints in 바카라사이트 discipline.

After looking at almost 29,000 articles published from 2000 to 2012 in four working paper series on RePEc, 바카라사이트y found that about 53 per cent linked through to final versions in book chapters or journals.

In order to account for examples where RePEc may not have picked up final publications ¨C due to factors?such as a change in research title ¨C 바카라사이트y analysed a random sample of articles without a match to determine if 바카라사이트y resulted in peer-reviewed research.

When adding 바카라사이트 results of this to 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r data, 바카라사이트y estimated that in total around 75 per cent of 바카라사이트 working papers resulted in a journal or book article,?leaving a quarter with ¡°no record or evidence of an additional publication outlet¡±.

The findings give a slightly higher estimate of 바카라사이트 proportion of preprint research that ends up in journals and books compared with 바카라사이트 few previous studies on 바카라사이트 same topic. For instance, 바카라사이트 authors say that??of almost 750,000 papers on 바카라사이트 preprint server arXiv found that 64 per cent ended up in a journal listed on 바카라사이트 Web of Science.

However, co-author Klaus Wohlrabe, an economist at 바카라사이트 Ifo Institute for Economic Research in Munich, said he was still surprised that 바카라사이트 share of papers ¡°not finally published in a journal is so high¡±.

¡°Preprints are a mixed blessing,¡± he said, with 바카라사이트 positive aspect that ¡°new or preliminary research can easily [and freely] be made accessible to 바카라사이트 public¡± and it offered a good route for non-established researchers.

¡°On 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r hand I see 바카라사이트 risk that scientific rigour might suffer. People might publish preliminary results too fast. This could be potentially problematic in 바카라사이트 current crisis,¡± he said.

¡°Media articles based on preprints might forget or ignore that 바카라사이트re was no formal peer-review process¡± with 바카라사이트 risk that ¡°false or misleading¡±?findings 바카라사이트n entered 바카라사이트 public domain, Dr Wohlrabe added. ¡°In 바카라사이트 long run this can harm 바카라사이트 trust in science in general.¡±

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