Direct Preprint Submission to PCI from bioRxiv

In our ongoing efforts to make the submission process easier for researchers, we are delighted to announce a significant development: the integration of PCI into the preprint server bioRxiv. This integration makes use of the B2J function (bioRxiv to Journals), providing researchers with an efficient pathway for the submission of their preprints to PCI directly from bioRxiv.

For the next few months, this service will be limited to submissions to PCI Ecology. If it proves successful and useful for authors, we will extend this functionality to all PCIs receiving preprints from bioRxiv.

If PCI users are satisfied with this service, we will offer the possibility of submitting directly to certain PCIx (PCI Health and Movement Sciences, PCI Infections, etc.) from medRxiv.

This service is complementary to that providing direct presubmission from the HAL open archive: https://peercommunityin.org/2024/01/15/submission-from-hal/

Effortless Submission via bioRxiv

Thanks to the B2J function of bioRxiv, authors can now submit their preprints to PCI Ecology directly from bioRxiv for peer review and recommendation. This process is initiated at the end of the bioRxiv submission form, provided that the preprint is fully uploaded. Authors simply select “PCI Ecology” from a list of journals/peer-review services to initiate the submission process. The authors then receive a link to finalize their submission on the PCI Ecology website.

We strongly encourage researchers to take full advantage of this streamlined submission process.

Enhancing Research Efficiency

This integration of PCI Ecology into bioRxiv has been developed to save researchers time and effort. By allowing direct transfers of metadata, the B2J function eliminates the need for researchers to provide several pieces of information (e.g., title, abstract, authors’ names, year) on the PCI Ecology website. This enhancement is in line with our commitment to streamline the scientific publishing process and to promote the efficient, open-access dissemination of research findings.

Links to PCI Recommendations on bioRxiv

Once a preprint has been successfully reviewed, PCI not only recommends the preprint but also publishes the reviewers’ comments, editorial decisions, and authors’ responses on the PCI websites. This recommendation is a significant scientific endorsement and can be cited independently.

The webpage of bioRxiv preprints recommended by a PCI is automatically linked to the recommendation page on the PCIx website through the Transparent Review in Preprints (TRiP) service operated by Hypothes.is.

This interoperability is already in place for all PCIs, not just PCI Ecology.

Link to the version of record in Peer Community Journal on bioRxiv

If authors decide to publish their PCI-recommended preprint in Peer Community Journal (https://peercommunityjournal.org/), bioRxiv displays the link to the published article on the preprint’s home page, indicating:

Now published in Peer Community Journal doi: 10.24072/pcjournal.XXX

For instance, see: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.11.15.516472



This interoperability is already in place for all PCIs, not just PCI Ecology.