Preprinting is positively associated with early career researcher status in ecology and evolution
| Autor: | Sarah E Haworth, Layla MacKay, Marie-Laurence Cossette, Rebekah A. Oomen, Kiana B Young, Morgan N Dedato, Colin I Elliott, Jesse F Wolf |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Face (sociological concept) career status EcoEvoArxiv 03 medical and health sciences Server Political science bioRxiv Institution VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Basale biofag: 470 Early career Empirical evidence QH540-549.5 Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics 030304 developmental biology Nature and Landscape Conservation media_common 0303 health sciences Ecology business.industry 05 social sciences Authorea 050301 education Public relations preprint servers Evolutionary ecology Preprint business 0503 education Academic Practice in Ecology and Evolution |
| Zdroj: | Ecology and Evolution 13624-13632 Ecology and Evolution, Vol 11, Iss 20, Pp 13624-13632 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2045-7758 |
| Popis: | The usage of preprint servers in ecology and evolution is increasing, allowing research to be rapidly disseminated and available through open access at no cost. Early Career Researchers (ECRs) often have limited experience with the peer review process, which can be challenging when trying to build publication records and demonstrate research ability for funding opportunities, scholarships, grants, or faculty positions. ECRs face different challenges relative to researchers with permanent positions and established research programs. These challenges might also vary according to institution size and country, which are factors associated with the availability of funding for open access journals. We predicted that the career stage and institution size impact the relative usage of preprint servers among researchers in ecology and evolution. Using data collected from 500 articles (100 from each of two open access journals, two closed access journals, and a preprint server), we showed that ECRs generated more preprints relative to non‐ECRs, for both first and last authors. We speculate that this pattern is reflective of the advantages of quick and open access research that is disproportionately beneficial to ECRs. There is also a marginal association between first author, institution size, and preprint usage, whereby the number of preprints tends to increase with institution size for ECRs. The United States and United Kingdom contributed the greatest number of preprints by ECRs, whereas non‐Western countries contributed relatively fewer preprints. This empirical evidence that preprint usage varies with the career stage, institution size, and country helps to identify barriers surrounding large‐scale adoption of preprinting in ecology and evolution. We predicted that the career stage and institution size would impact the relative usage of preprint servers among researchers in ecology and evolution. Using data collected from 500 articles, we demonstrate that ECRs generate more preprints relative to non‐ECRs, for both first and last authors. We speculate that this pattern is reflective of the advantages of quick and open access research that is disproportionately beneficial to ECRs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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