openRxiv

The Story behind the Science: Preprints of pandemic potential—how bioRxiv and medRxiv brought preprints to the life sciences | mBio When we launched medRxiv in mid-2019, we never could have anticipated that just a few months later, New York would be at the epicenter of a rapidly escalating global pandemic, and we would be handling hundreds of papers about a previously unknown virus every week. Articles about bioRxiv and medRxiv preprints would appear on the New York Times front page, and our team worked every waking hour, seven days a week, making rapid decisions about sometimes controversial work and disseminating results of COVID research to millions of readers around the globe. Along the way, we were called dangerous and irresponsible by some, wimps and censors by others, but most in the biomedical community valued the service, and even Anthony Fauci and the head of the WHO called attention to the importance of preprints.

@richardsever.bsky.social reflects on the birth of @biorxiv-medrxiv.bsky.social, the crucial role members of the community have played, the experience during the pandemic, & the launch of openRxiv set up to oversee the servers. It truly takes a village.
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In our first year as an independent nonprofit, we grew leadership & collaborations & saw recognition for preprints.

There were also the most new @biorxiv-medrxiv.bsky.social preprints in a year yet! 🎉

Our year in review: openrxiv.org/2025-year-in...

Thank you for continuing to build together. 💚

YouTube video by ResearchHub Foundation SciCon 2025 - Panel: Can and Should Academia be Decentralized

How might academia be decentralized?
openRxiv CEO, @tracykteal.bsky.social, joined leaders from arXiv, Feinstein Institutes, and Mount Sinai to explore what decentralization would mean for science.
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlNM... #OpenScience #AcademicPublishing

They'll be in this account!

Why the name 're:Port'? re:Port embodies the dynamic exchange of scientific knowledge - replying to and reporting on emerging research while serving as an open portal where discoveries can flow, accelerating the journey from insight to impact.

We're excited to continue sharing the journey. 💚

Our first issue highlights updates to our DOI, launches of integrations & funder metadata fields, highlights from a recent meeting, and community opportunities.

Read the first issue -> openrxiv.org/wp-content/u...

Introducing the openRxiv re:Port newsletter 📬 🎉

openRxiv's new newsletter = updates on bioRxiv & medRxiv, new initiatives, & community highlights.

Stay connected on what's next in 'communication at the speed of science'.

Subscribe & view the first issue → openrxiv.org/newsletter/

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openRxiv team members are presenting“bioRxiv and medRxiv: The Next Chapter” at Cell Bio 2025!
🗓️ Mon, Dec 8
⏰ 11:15 AM
📍 Room 117
Come hear what’s next for preprints + open research. Don’t miss it!

#CellBio2025 #OpenRxiv #ScienceForward #OpenScience #ResearchCommunity

Promotional flyer for openRxiv at Cell Bio 2025, December 6-10 in Philadelphia, PA, booth #1134, with a background of illustrated cells.

openRxiv is heading to Cell Bio 2025 in Philadelphia 🔬
See us at Booth 1134 with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press from December 6-10. We’re excited to meet the community, share what we’re building, and talk about the future of open science. We hope to see you there.

So today on this #GivingTuesday it's a chance to celebrate + support the people and orgs behind open infrastructure.

Donate, volunteer, amplify—it all counts in supporting and contribute to this work. 💚

#OpenInfrastructure

But here’s the paradox: When infrastructure works, it can be invisible.

The better it functions, the easier it is to overlook, especially when it’s time to show support.

#GivingTuesday #OpenScience

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@cos.io
@investinopen.bsky.social
@orcid.org
@openalexix.bsky.social

They make collaboration + discovery possible.

#OpenSource #OpenData

Just a few of the quiet champions behind open research are orgs like:

@datadryad.bsky.social
@creativecommons.bsky.social
@prereview.bsky.social
@carpentries.carpentries.org
@pyopensci.org
@ropensci.org
@thecscce.bsky.social
@datacite.org
@crossref.bsky.social
...

Scientific open infrastructure is the invisible backbone of research. It’s what connects scientists across disciplines + borders, builds essential skills, sparks collaboration, and preserves knowledge for future discovery.

#OpenScience #OpenInfrastructure

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Building trust, building together: In San Diego @continuous.foundation & openRxiv hosted a workshop bringing together developers of scientific communications tools. Implementation focused, and most importantly we got to work together.
Learn more: articles.continuousfoundation.org/articles/sci...

bioRxiv and medRxiv experienced an outage this morning due to the global Cloudflare outage. The sites were unavailable for several hours and may be slow or intermittently unresponsive as services recover. There is no impact on submissions or underlying data. Thank you for your patience.

This pilot expands the @biorxiv-medrxiv.bsky.social review ecosystem alongside bioRxiv/medRxiv to journal transfers, TRiP transparent reviews, @prereview.bsky.social, & @asapbio.bsky.social partnerships.

As preprints decouple dissemination from review, we hope to enable experiments in review.

Founded by molecular biologist @odedrechavi.bsky.social and colleagues, q.e.d. analyzes claims against data, identifies gaps, and highlights original contributions, typically delivering detailed reports for authors in ~30 minutes.

Enabling options for review: bioRxiv authors now have the option to send their preprints directly to @qedscience.bsky.social , an authors-centered AI review platform, for automated feedback on their paper.

openrxiv.org/enabling-rev...

#OpenScience #Preprints #openrxiv #qedscience #biorxiv

YouTube video by Shorenstein Center How Can Open Science Practices Increase Trust In Research?

openRxiv’s @richardsever.bsky.social, recently participated in a panel discussion on open science and trust in research hosted by the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy.

Watch here: ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=myYp...

#openscience #openrxiv #biorxiv #medrxiv

This role presents an opportunity to shape how scientific research is shared globally. If you're interested in making cutting-edge research freely accessible and working at the intersection of science and technology, we'd love to hear from you. 💚

More info and how to apply: openrxiv.org/careers/

Experience navigating uncertainty, working effectively with open-source communities, and expertise in striking a balance between strategic thinking and hands-on execution are must haves.

We're seeking an individual with experience in product management and team leadership, knowledge of digital scientific publishing, and the ability to work effectively in a fully remote environment.

🤝 Work directly with our CEO and Chief Science & Strategy Officer to set organizational direction and roadmapping
📈 Contribute to the foundational groundwork for openRxiv's future success and growth
💡 And more!

What you would get to do:
👥 Lead our technical team to continue running bioRxiv and medRxiv, including documentation and development practices, and identify areas for increased efficiency
🔬 Build products and services that advance scientific communication

We oversee bioRxiv and medRxiv, which together post over 62,000 preprints annually, transforming how scientific discoveries are shared worldwide.

A job posting graphic for openRxiv announces we are hiring a Chief Product Officer. Responsibilities listed are strategic and organizational leadership, product vision and lifecycle management, and business and growth strategy. The website openRxiv.org is shown at the bottom with an arrow saying “more info”

openRxiv has launched a search for a Chief Product Officer to join our leadership team.

Are you a product leader who cares about open science? If so, this opportunity might be for you!

openrxiv.org/careers/

#OpenScience #Preprints #JobOpening #ProductManagement #SciComm #ProductLeadership

The new @hhmi.org access policy aligns with 'Plan U' in making preprints required, ensuring immediate free access to the research it funds & is a push towards a better scholarly communication ecosystem.

We love to see it. 💚

Read more from @richardsever.bsky.social.

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Wrapping up National Postdoc Appreciation Week by celebrating postdocs everywhere!

This year's theme "Communicating Your Science and Research" is so important. Your work sharing research and connecting with others is what moves science forward.

Thanks for your curiosity & dedication. 💚

#NPAW2025

bioRxiv now partners with @datadryad.bsky.social to facilitate transparent data sharing. Authors can add and connect their preprints to Dryad datasets without leaving the bioRxiv submission system. Once posted, a green checkmark on the preprint page indicates Dryad's curation.

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