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Type of site | Distribution of preliminary medical research |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory |
| URL | medrxiv.org |
| Commercial | No |
| Launched | June 2019 |
| Current status | Online |
medRxiv (pronounced "med-archive") is an Internet site distributing unpublished eprints about health sciences.[1][2][3][4] It distributes complete but unpublished manuscripts in the areas of medicine, clinical research, and related health sciences without charge to the reader. Such manuscripts have yet to undergo peer review and the site notes that preliminary status and that the manuscripts should not be considered for clinical application, nor relied upon for news reporting as established information.[5]
In January 2022, there were over 10,000 preprints released on medRxiv, which is a 50% increase compared to January 2020. As of May 2023, medRxiv contains more than 42,000 preprints.[6]
The site was founded in 2019 by John Inglis and Richard Sever of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), Theodora Bloom and Claire Rawlinson of BMJ (the medical publisher), and Joseph Ross and Harlan Krumholz of Yale University. The server is owned and operated by CSHL.
medRxiv, and its sister site, bioRxiv, have been major sources for the dissemination of research on COVID-19.[7][8]
medRxiv is indexed by services such as Crossref and Google Scholar.[9] Since February, 2020 medRxiv indexed in PubMed.[10]
See also
References
- ^ Kaiser J (5 June 2019). "Medical preprint server debuts". Science. doi:10.1126/science.aay2933. S2CID 241980128.
- ^ Graham F (7 June 2019). "medRxiv brings preprints to medical science". Nature. doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01820-4. S2CID 195505302.
- ^ Rawlinson C, Bloom T (June 2019). "New preprint server for medical research". BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.). 365: l2301. doi:10.1136/bmj.l2301. PMID 31167753.
- ^ Hou CY (5 June 2019). "Q&A: New Preprint Server for Clinical Research". The Scientist.
- ^ "About medRxiv FAQ". medRxiv.
Medrxiv disclaimer regarding preliminary scientific status of contents
- ^ "Search Results | medRxiv". www.medrxiv.org. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Yan W (14 April 2020). "Coronavirus Tests Science's Need for Speed Limits". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Koerth, Maggie (8 July 2021). "How Science Moved Beyond Peer Review During The Pandemic". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) | medRxiv". www.medrxiv.org. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ PubMed.gov "medRxiv"(jour) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, accessed 28 April 2021
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