New Year, updated website – changes that improve clarity and foster collaboration.
As you may have noticed, some subtle (yet important) changes have been made to the preLights website this month. Earlier this year, we introduced the concept of postLights to allow the comparison between a preLighted preprint and (once published) the peer-reviewed, journal article (see this earlier News post). This means…
| Posted on | 5 January 2023 |
Journey of the preprint – introducing postLights
Earlier this year, an Open-Access paper was published in PLOS Biology that systematically tracks the changes between preprint posting and journal publication during the COVID-19 pandemic (read it here). Among the authors of this paper are two preLighters - Jonny Coates (corresponding author), Gautam Dey - and the former preLights…
| Posted on | 6 October 2022 |
Call for new preLighters
preLights, The Company of Biologists' preprint highlighting service, has been up and running for over five years now. During that time, we have had over 1,350 preLights posts published on our dedicated website. At the heart of preLights is the community of early-career researchers who select and highlight interesting preprints…
| Posted on | 11 August 2022 |
Meet Reinier Prosée, the new preLights Community Manager
Hi everyone! My name is Reinier Prosée and I’ve recently taken over the role of preLights Community Manager from Helen. I’m thrilled to get involved in this international, collaborative community project which uses preprints to uncover and discuss exciting new developments within the biological sciences. I aim to support preLights…
| Posted on | 21 July 2022 |
Call for preLighters – deadline extended to 29 April!
We have extended our call for preLighters until 29 April, so there’s still plenty of time to get involved. We are seeking early-career researchers (PhD students, postdocs, early-stage PIs) who are passionate about preprints and enjoy writing and communicating science. We welcome researchers from across the biological sciences, including non-native…
| Posted on | 13 April 2022 |
Preprints in Motion recent episodes: February and March 2022
The Preprints in Motion podcast was launched by preLighters Jonny Coates and Emma Wilson last year. Thanks to Emma for updating us on their recent episodes: Episode 19: John Inglis & Richard Sever on the Creation of bioRxiv A really exciting special episode this week, as we talk to co-founders of bioRxiv and medRxiv, Richard…
| Posted on | 4 April 2022 |