Do non-peer-reviewed works belong in grant applications? The US National Institutes of Health, which has requested public comments on the matter, has not yet decided. But the U.K.’s Medical Research Council (MRC) says yes, preprints can be useful in research proposals. As MRC’s Tony Peatfield, director of corporate affairs, pointed out: preprints enable scientists “to show their achievements, up to that time.”
But stakeholders at the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) are not convinced that preprints belong in grant applications. “Preprints are an opportunity for members of the community to engage in discussion about the merits of research,” said Yvette Seger, director of science policy at FASEB. “But this is a document that reflects only the initial findings and hasn’t had to respond to peer review.”
Neurons in the lentiformis mesencephali of Anna’s hummingbirds (Calypte anna) respond to motion in several directions, researchers reported in Current Biology ...
