Preprints benefit researchers’ careers in a number of ways. They allow authors to control the timing of dissemination of their work and provide early evidence of productivity that can be cited in job applications, grant proposals and reviews for tenure and other awards.
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R.S. is co-founder of the preprint servers bioRxiv and medRxiv. S.H. is content manager for bioRxiv and medRxiv and a co-founder of PREreview.
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Hindle, S., Sever, R. Preprints as tools to advance careers. Nat Rev Cancer (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41568-024-00718-2
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