DURHAM, NC, USA (March 1, 2022) – Research Square’s innovative In Review service has expanded to include more than 500 Springer Nature journal titles. The milestone was surpassed this week after 48 additional Springer Nature journals were integrated into the service.
Authors submitting their papers to more than 530 participating Springer Nature journals benefit from sharing their research upon submission, while also increasing transparency in the peer review process.
In Review, a journal-integrated service that allows researchers to post preprints of their manuscripts during article submission, supports journals across the Nature and BMC portfolios, as well as a host of other journals covering physics, engineering, plant and animal sciences, and more.
“As new journals are added to our expanding collection, the number of disciplines represented across those journals will also expand,” said Amye Kenall, Vice President of Product and Publishing at Research Square Company. “We want to help accelerate the uptake of preprints. By offering an easier way to preprint to authors across more disciplines, we can create that sea change that is needed in sharing research early in order to drive the pace of discovery in all disciplines.”
The latest journal integrations are a clear indication of Springer Nature’s commitment to early sharing and discovery, as it continues to expand the In Review service across its portfolio. It’s estimated that more than 400 journals will be added through 2022, yielding an estimated total of nearly 1,000 Springer Nature In Review integrations by the year’s end.
Eugenie Regan, Springer Nature’s Vice President, Research Solutions commented:
“Springer Nature is a strong supporter of earlier sharing and actively worked with Research Square to launch In Review back in 2018. Preprints are an increasingly important tool, with the ecosystem of research communication, further enabling the sharing, discussion and growth of open research. We continue to work with our research community to provide them with the tools and services they want to better support the advancement and discovery of knowledge. In Review is a key example of that commitment, and to now have 500 Springer Nature journals operating on the platform, enabling an increasing number of authors to benefit from this integrated service, is a fantastic milestone to reach.”
Authors posting preprints of their manuscript submissions through the In Review service immediately receive a digital object identifier (DOI) after their preprints are screened and accepted , establishing a timestamp for their research, thereby protecting the primacy of their work long before peer-reviewed publication. Once submitted, authors can track editorial decisions as their papers advance through the stages of the peer review process.
Authors submitting to In Review can also take advantage of the latest features and improvements to the service, including automatic version of record (VOR) linking for articles as they are published in peer-reviewed journals, in-browser PDF viewing of preprints, and unified search functionality.
Learn more about the Research Square preprint platform and its In Review service.
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About In Review
In Review, was developed in partnership with Springer Nature by Research Square, of which Springer Nature is an investor, is currently available to Springer Nature authors submitting to more than 530 of its journals.
About Research Square
Research Square, a division of Research Square Company and one of Fast Company’s Brands that Matter, exists to make research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. Our industry-leading preprint platform, launched in 2018, is a large, author-centric preprint server that brings transparency to the peer review process. Through our journal-integrated In Review service, innovative author features, manuscript assessments, and research promotion services, we enable researchers to establish the primacy of their work, share it with the broader community, and receive useful feedback much earlier in the publication process. By improving the way science is shared, we accelerate the pace of global discovery and advancement. For more information on our platform and research promotion services, visit researchsquare.com.
About Research Square Company
Research Square Company, a five-time INC 5000 award winner, exists to make research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. Through our industry leading preprint platform, Research Square, research promotion tools, and AJE’s comprehensive suite of manuscript preparation services, we are proud to have supported over 2.5 million authors in 192 countries since our founding in 2004. Across all sides of our business, our team of former researchers and publishing industry professionals truly understand the importance of sharing research results with the world. By helping researchers communicate their work more effectively, we accelerate the pace of global discovery and advancement. For more information on our services, corporate responsibility, and partnership opportunities, visit company.researchsquare.com.
About Springer Nature
For over 175 years, Springer Nature has been advancing discovery by providing the best possible service to the whole research community. We help researchers uncover new ideas, make sure all the research we publish is significant, robust and stands up to objective scrutiny, that it reaches all relevant audiences in the best possible format, and can be discovered, accessed, used, re-used and shared. We support librarians and institutions with innovations in technology and data; and provide quality publishing support to societies.
As a research publisher, Springer Nature is home to trusted brands including Springer, Nature Portfolio, BMC, Palgrave Macmillan and Scientific American. For more information, please visit springernature.com and @SpringerNature.
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