'Preprints' are how cutting-edge science circulates. Banning them from grant applications penalises researchers for being up-to-date
- Written by: Nicole Bell, Professor, Physics, The University of Melbourne
ShutterstockA sudden rule change by the Australian Research Council — to ban grant applications that cite preprint material — has deemed 32 early and mid-career researchers ineligible to receive critical funding.
A preprint is a scientific paper or report that has been made available before it is published in a peer-reviewed journal.
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