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Author Spotlight: Accelerating Discovery in Microporous Material Chemistry
Published on: October 6, 2023
Preprints in Chemistry: a Research Team's Journey
Rosaria Ciriminna1, Mario Pagliaro1
1Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati, CNR, via U. La Malfa 153, 90146, Palermo, Italy.
Abstract:
The benefits of publishing research papers first in preprint form are substantial and long-lasting also in chemistry. Recounting the outcomes of our team's nearly six-year journey through preprint publishing, we show evidence that preprinting research substantially benefits both early career and senior researchers in today's highly interdisciplinary chemical research. These findings are of general value, as shown by analyzing the case of four more research teams based in economically developed and developing countries.
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