Characterization of Comments About bioRxiv and medRxiv Preprints.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Preprints have been increasingly used in biomedical science, and a key feature of many platforms is public commenting. The content of these comments, however, has not been well studied, and it is unclear whether they resemble those found in journal peer review.

Objective

To describe the content of comments on the bioRxiv and medRxiv preprint platforms.

Design, setting, and participants

In this cross-sectional study, preprints posted on the bioRxiv and medRxiv platforms in 2020 were accessed through each platform's application programming interface on March 29, 2021, and a random sample of preprints containing between 1 and 20 comments was evaluated independently by 3 evaluators using an instrument to assess their features and general content.

Main outcom

SUBMITTER: Carneiro CFD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10469270 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature