PRN: a preprint service for catalyzing R-fMRI and neuroscience related studies.
Sharing drafts of scientific manuscripts on preprint hosting services for early exposure and pre-publication feedback is a well-accepted practice in fields such as physics, astronomy, or mathematics. The field of neuroscience, however, has yet to adopt the preprint model. A reason for this reluctance might partly be the lack of central preprint services for the field of neuroscience. To address this issue, we announce the launch of Preprints of the R-fMRI Network (PRN), a community funded preprint hosting service. PRN provides free-submission and free hosting of manuscripts for resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (R-fMRI) and neuroscience related studies. Submitted articles are openly discussed and receive feedback from readers and a panel of invited consultants from the R-fMRI Network. All manuscripts and feedback are freely accessible online with citable permanent URL for open-access. The goal of PRN is to supplement the peer reviewed journal publication system - by more rapidly communicating the latest research achievements throughout the world. We hope PRN would help the field to embrace the preprint model and thus further accelerate R-fMRI and neuroscience related studies, eventually enhancing human mental health.
The Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY, USA ; Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 16 Lincui Rd, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China ; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA ; Editorial Office of PRN, the R-fMRI Network, Inc., New York, NY, USA.
Chao-Gan
CG
Yan
Editorial Office of PRN, the R-fMRI Network, Inc., New York, NY, USA.
Qingyang
Q
Li
Editorial Office of PRN, the R-fMRI Network, Inc., New York, NY, USA ; Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Lei
L
Gao
Free-submission; Neuroscience; Open-access; Preprint-hosting; R-fMRI; “Peer viewed”