Preprints enable researchers to rapidly share their work publicly before the formal peer review process. This webinar will demonstrate how to incorporate preprints in your literature search routine by using the discovery tools developed by Europe PMC.

Europe PMC indexes preprints abstracts and full text COVID-19 preprints from many life sciences preprint servers alongside published articles. Preprints in Europe PMC are linked to data and platforms that comment on or peer review preprints. We will demonstrate how to find the data behind preprints as well as comments and reviews associated with a given preprint. We will also share useful tips for posting your pre-prints, claiming a pre-print to your ORCID and tracking your pre-prints’ citations, revisions or recommendations by readers.

To learn more about using Europe PMC in your research try our Europe PMC: Quick tour or our webinar Using Europe PMC for effective literature research.

Who is this course for?

This webinar is suitable to any biological researchers who wish to learn more about incorporating pre-prints into their research. No prior knowledge is required.

Outcomes

By the end of the webinar you will be able to:

• Define what a preprint is
• Identify how to search for relevant preprints
• Find data behind the preprint
• Find comments or reviews associated with a preprint
• Demonstrate how to add a preprint publication to your publication list
• Describe how to cite a preprint

DOI: 10.6019/TOL.Preprints-ePMC-w.2021.00001.1

This webinar took place on 27th January 2021. Please click the 'Watch video' button to view the recording.