Comparison of Clinical Study Results Reported in medRxiv Preprints vs Peer-reviewed Journal Articles.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Preprints have been widely adopted to enhance the timely dissemination of research across many scientific fields. Concerns remain that early, public access to preliminary medical research has the potential to propagate misleading or faulty research that has been conducted or interpreted in error.

Objective

To evaluate the concordance among study characteristics, results, and interpretations described in preprints of clinical studies posted to medRxiv that are subsequently published in peer-reviewed journals (preprint-journal article pairs).

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study assessed all preprints describing clinical studies that were initially posted to medRxiv in September 2020 and subsequently published in a peer-reviewed journa

SUBMITTER: Janda G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9856222 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature