preLighters launch Preprints in Motion podcast
Two members of the preLights community, Jonny Coates and Emma Wilson, recently launched a new preprint-focused podcast. Preprints in Motion, dubbed as ‘getting the director’s cut of cutting-edge research direct from the hottest ECRs’ aims to discuss new preprints from early-career researchers, as well as highlight different experiences of academia…
| Posted on | 21 July 2021 |
preLights as a teaching aid
If you’re a regular preLights reader, you might have seen a recent collection of posts published by groups of university students. Two courses, NYU Peer Review, for second-year graduate students, and Utrecht Protein Folding and Assembly, for final-year undergraduates, have used writing for preLights as a teaching tool for group-based…
| Posted on | 14 June 2021 |
preLights is indexed on Sciety
We are delighted that preLight posts are now indexed on Sciety, who advocate for public preprint evaluation. preLights features on Sciety groups alongside other preprint review initiatives You can follow preLights on Sciety here, so you'll never miss a new post! preLights is also indexed on Europe PMC,…
| Posted on | 8 June 2021 |
preLights features on new bioRxiv dashboard
A new dashboard display on bioRxiv has been launched to show links to discussion and evaluation of preprints, including preLight posts. One of the main objectives of preLights is to facilitate discussion around new preprints, and we are very glad that almost two-thirds of our preLight posts now feature comments…
| Posted on | 20 May 2021 |
preLights gets an update
A (mini) makeover You might have noticed last week that the preLights interface had a bit of an update. When the preLights website originally launched, the navigation bar was designed to be a dropdown menu on the left-hand side of the page. This format is optimal for mobile browsing -…
| Posted on | 5 May 2021 |
Call for preLighters – deadline extended until 21 May
We have extended our call for preLighters until 21 May, 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, but are…
| Posted on | 4 May 2021 |