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2024-03-29 08:08 UTC
@johannes_lehmann@fediscience.org interesting policy!
I think the "instead" is not 100% correct; you must always publish a preprint, but I think you may publish in a journal too. However, they will no longer pay article processing costs (limiting the journal options indeed).
I guess that if all works are available as pre-print and journals cannot charge APC, they will have less interest to publish these papers - so it may eventually raise a question of how to organize peer review.
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@johannes_lehmann@fediscience.org 2024-03-29 09:56
@arjen@idf.social Yes, indeed authors can still publish their work in a journal (if I understood the policy correctly, even in a closed, subscription-based journal) as long as they make it available as a preprint too. The Gates Foundation own repository (https://gatesopenresearch.org/) already gives an idea how preprint peer review can work (using the F1000 platform, as does the Wellcome Trust). I think eLife, which does peer review of preprints for a (lowered) APC, shows how journals could transition.