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Living Communications

Description

With Living Communications, Bioenergetics Communications is taking the next step from pre-print to re-print. Living Communications allow additions and corrections of a publication with Open Peer Review, such that the publication can evolve with full traceability, instead of remaining a static outdated paper. The concept of Living Communications persues a novel culture of scientific communication, addressing the conflict between long-term elaboration and validation of results and concepts, versus sharing quickly important preliminary and controversial contributions. Updated versions of Living Communications evolve on the basis of additions or corrections posted on the BEC website of the resource publication, until a new version is published. Evolution of a Living Communication is more resourceful and efficient than a ‘new’ publication. Living Communications provide a pathway along the scientific culture of lively debate towards tested and trusted milestones of research, from pre-print to re-print, from initial steps to next steps.

Abbreviation: LC

Reference: BEC formats

Evolution of a scientific publication

Gentle Science: Even when trying the best in completion of a preprint for publication, there is generally scope for making it better. Whereas the printed ‘paper’ is a final document of an original publication, the Living Communication can be edited for further improving the quality (corrections, additions, re-interpretations, discussions). For instance, fair citation may not always be possible in the most optimal way, since the reader should not be overwhelmed by an excessive number of references, or due to the impossibility of complete awareness by the authors of further relevant references. Additions, corrections and extensions can be made, particularly on the basis of discussions and correspondence initiated after publication.
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From preprint to publication

  • The preprint is part of a stepwise process: MitoFit Preprint Archives is the fast lane of Open Access communication without peer review. Authors indicate if the preprint is considered for Bioenergetics Communications.
Bioenergetics Communications

BEC versions

  1. External review should lead without 'unreasonable' delay to publication in Bioenergetics Communications, with reference to the preprint and including the correspondence with the reviewer(s) as an appended discussion. BEC reviewers do not have the option to insist on additional experiments, but strictly focus on the quality of the presently provided information. BEC reviewers may suggest additional experiments for future versions.
  2. Reviewers and editors may encourage follow-up interlaboratory collaborations. Extended information can then be added by the original authors or new collaborators in future versions. Even contributions by reviewers may be integrated, such that reviewers become coauthors upon mutual agreement with the original authors.
  3. Corrections and additions are submitted to BEC and posted on the BEC website of the resource publication, evaluated by BEC editors without external peer-review. Authors may integrate these corrections and additions into a new version of the Living Communication — possibly with added coauthors —, which upon submission to BEC will be subject to Open Peer Review. The reviewers of the updated version are not necessarily identical to the reviewers of the resource publication.


Discussion

  • 2020-04-24: I think the concept of a shorter perspective linked to a longer “living publication” (Living Communication) that would be updated to remain current/state-of-the-art is an excellent one. - Paul M Coen
  • 2020-04-23: There may be a way to integrate your previous preprint server concept with the BEC so the MitoFit Preprint and BEC ‘talk’ to each other (and/or integrate BEC with other preprint servers as I believe PLosOne does)? - The idea of a ‘living’ publication (Living Communication) is a really interesting concept. You may need to think of how older versions will be archived and the newest version will be identified? Would you also allow this for other articles (including original research)? I guess the traditional academic model would be to publish a newer/updated review after sufficient time had passed? - David J Bishop
  • 2020-04-23: For me it is also fine that my comments will be added in the "living" publication. - Francesca Giampieri
  • 2020-04-22: The notion of a "living publication" (Editor: "living Communication") seems most applicable to this work (Editor: MitoEAGLE position paper 'States and rates') as it involves recommendations, guidelines, and references to the ever-evolving field of mitochondrial bioenergetics. This would remove the difficulties and/or concerns of individuals referring or citing older and/or outdated works, like what can happen in the US with physical activity guidelines or consensus statements. - Christopher L Axelrod
  • 2020-04-22: I am happy with the strategic decisions .. having a ‘living paper’ in BEC that covers all the work on the concepts. - Nicoleta Moisoi
  • 2020-04-22: I guess I would eventually need to figure out the full 'living' paper concept. I imagine it has something to do with continuous public peer review. - Lisa Chakrabarti


MitoPedia topics: Gentle Science, BEC