Basel, Switzerland—14 April 2025—Preprints.org, a multidisciplinary preprint platform by the leading fully open-access publisher MDPI, is strengthening its partnership with PREreview, a non-profit dedicated to promoting equity and transparency in research feedback. Thanks to a new type of integration, submitting authors can now request community feedback directly from PREreview with a single click on Preprints.org. This makes it easier to gather feedback and insights and, as a result, accelerate the route to publication.

 

Preprints.org and PREreview have long shared a commitment to breaking down the barriers in academic communication. Previously, authors were directed to PREreview’s website for feedback requests. With this new integration, made possible via the COAR Notify protocol, the process is now built into the Preprints.org dashboard, simplifying workflows and connecting researchers with the global community. 

 

“We have made requesting feedback easier than ever before,” says Lloyd Shu, product manager of MDPI's Preprints.org. “Authors simply submit their preprint, select ‘Request PREreview’, and are notified when feedback becomes available, all in one platform. This streamlined process saves time and effort so authors can stay focused on their work. We are committed to delivering feedback promptly, helping authors continue their research with minimal disruption."

 

Benefits for All: Empowering Every Researcher

 

Preprints.org’s PREreview platform offers significant benefits for both authors and reviewers. Authors can reach a broader, global audience, tapping into an extensive interdisciplinary community of active scholars for professional feedback. This early, valuable input helps refine research and strengthen findings before formal submission, thereby improving the quality of their work.

 

PREreview offers reviewers the chance to sharpen critical thinking and academic writing skills while engaging with a global network of scholars. By contributing to open science, reviewers play an essential role in supporting fellow researchers. Each review is assigned a DOI, and activity can be linked to a researcher’s ORCID profile, enhancing visibility and recognition.

 

"We specialize in building community-driven, human-centric workflows that foster a kinder, more constructive, and open peer review process,” says Daniela Saderi, PhD, co-founder, and executive director of PREreview. “Through this integration, we will connect authors publishing on Preprints.org with a global network of experts committed to openly sharing constructive feedback. We are thrilled about this collaboration and excited to grow a worldwide community of contributors together.”

 

Future Vision: Reshaping the Future of Research through Open Collaboration

 

“This collaboration marks a significant step forward in advancing open science,” says Lloyd Shu, product manager of MDPI's Preprints.org. “By simplifying the process and fostering a culture of openness, this partnership aims to create a more inclusive and dynamic research environment. Ultimately, this will accelerate the pace of scientific discovery while ensuring knowledge is freely and equitably shared.”

 

Further details and insights into the partnership are available in this new blog post.

 

 

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About PREreview

 

PREreview's mission is to bring more equity and transparency to scholarly peer review by empowering communities of researchers, particularly early-career and historically marginalized scholars, to engage in a rewarding preprint review process.

 

About COAR Notify

 

The COAR Notify Initiative is developing and accelerating community adoption of a standard, interoperable, and decentralized approach to linking research outputs hosted in the distributed network of repositories with resources from external services, such as overlay-journals and open peer review services.

 

About Preprints.org

 

Preprints.org is a multidisciplinary preprint platform by MDPI dedicated to sharing research with the global community from the very beginning. Its mission is to empower the research journey and promote faster dissemination in open science.

 

About MDPI

 

Headquartered in Switzerland, MDPI is a fully Open Access publisher with a portfolio of 469 journals across all scientific disciplines. To date, MDPI has published the works of over 4.1 million researchers, collaborating with an extensive network of academic institutions and scientific societies worldwide. Above all, MDPI is committed to ensuring that high-quality research is freely accessible to readers across the globe.