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Nonprofit advancing discovery through rapid, free sharing of scientific communications. New home of bioRxiv and medRxiv.
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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. 💚
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December 31, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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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
SciCon 2025 - Panel: Can and Should Academia be Decentralized
YouTube video by ResearchHub Foundation
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December 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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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/

#OpenScience
December 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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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
December 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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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.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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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
December 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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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...
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November 27, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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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.
November 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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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
November 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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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
How Can Open Science Practices Increase Trust In Research?
YouTube video by Shorenstein Center
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October 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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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
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October 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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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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Preprint mandates gather momentum - openRxiv
By Richard Sever, PhD. Chief Science & Strategy Officer, openRxiv Preprints speed up science by enabling researchers to disseminate reports of new findings immediately. They also represent a simple wa...
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October 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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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
September 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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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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September 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🎉 openRxiv & @datadryad.bsky.social are excited to announce our new partnership & integration, streamlining data sharing with preprints.

📊 Now while posting to #bioRxiv you'll have the option to upload data to Dryad at the same time.

Read more openrxiv.org/dryad-integr...

#OpenScience #OpenData
openRxiv partners with Dryad to streamline data sharing and curation - openRxiv
An important part of our mission at openRxiv is to collaborate with other organizations to improve science communication and promote interoperability. Preprints are just one part of the research workf...
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September 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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The NIH recently issued an RFI on allowable publishing costs associated with NIH grants. @richardsever.bsky.social and @tracykteal.bsky.social submitted their response emphasizing how a preprint mandate could provide rapid free public access to NIH-funded research. openrxiv.org/response-nih...
Response to NIH Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs - openRxiv
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently issued a request for information (RFI) on allowable publishing costs associated with NIH grants. The RFI invites comments on strategies for limiting ar...
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September 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Funding info in preprints isn’t just a formality. It’s part of the research record.

🔍 Builds trust through transparency
📑 Meets funder requirements
📈 Boosts discoverability & impact

bioRxiv now has an easy way to add standardized funder info at the time of submission.

openrxiv.org/funder-metad...
3 reasons it’s valuable to include funder information with your preprint - openRxiv
As preprints continue to reshape how we share scientific knowledge, we’re continuing to think about how we receive, share and acknowledge credit in our work. One important area for this is including f...
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September 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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💚🎉 to share John Inglis & @richardsever.bsky.social have received The Royal Society’s 2025 Research Culture Award for founding bioRxiv & medRxiv.

🌍 Congratulations to the extraordinary teams, co-founders & communities whose work has transformed how research is shared!

openrxiv.org/royal-societ...
Royal Society honors Inglis and Sever with Research Culture Award for transforming scientific communication - openRxiv
We’re grateful and excited to share that Dr. Richard Sever and Dr. John Inglis have earned The Royal Society’s 2025 Research Culture Award for contributions to improving the scientific system and chan...
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August 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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A heartfelt thanks to Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam for supporting bioRxiv & medRxiv. 💚

Your backing through the VU Open Access Innovation fund helps ensure timely & barrier-free sharing of scientific research. We're grateful for your commitment to open access.

#bioRxiv #OpenAccess #VUAmsterdam
August 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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We’re excited to share @tracykteal.bsky.social will be the new CEO of openRxiv. 🎉

A scientist & nonprofit leader, she has served as Interim COO since launch. Her appointment signals continuity in leadership & our commitment to independence, transparency & open science.
openrxiv.org/announcing-c...
Dr. Tracy Teal named CEO of openRxiv, to lead the next phase in the evolution of open science - openRxiv
After an exhaustive, international search, the openRxiv Board of Directors has appointed Dr. Tracy Teal as the organization’s inaugural CEO. Dr Teal has served as interim COO of openRxiv since its lau...
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August 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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You're in research because you want to advance science, share your results with others, grow in your career & connect with the community.

Here are 7 reasons why posting preprints on bioRxiv & medRxiv can help you meet those goals. 💚

#OpenScience #Preprints #ScienceCommunication #bioRxiv #medRxiv
7 Reasons to post a preprint 1 Accelerate science. Papers are rapidly online and freely accessible. 2 Retain control. Share your research fast when you want to 3 Get early recognition. Preprints get a DOI on posting and can be cited. 4 Advance your career. Cite your preprints in grant and job applications. 5 Improve your paper. Get feedback and update your preprint. 6 Build your community. Increase your network and collaboration. 7 Speed up journal submission. Easily transfer your manuscript to many journals. openRxiv
July 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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We are proud to recognize & thank ‪The University of Edinburgh for its support of bioRxiv & medRxiv.

Their commitment helps sustain open access to preprints in biology & medicine, ensuring timely and globally-available sharing of scientific knowledge.

Thank you! 💚

#bioRxiv #medRxiv #OpenScience
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June 26, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Want to learn more about openRxiv?

Read the Q&A with our co-founders + team:
openrxiv.org/qa-governanc...

➡️ Why independence matters
➡️ Who makes the decisions
➡️ How we fund open preprint platforms
➡️ What’s next for research access & integrity

#preprints #OpenScience #biorxiv #medrxiv
Have questions about openRxiv? Check out the Q&A with our co-founders and Interim COO. Image of a laptop with the openRxiv website homepage shown. Website title is Communication at the speed of science. Cards with bioRxiv and medRxiv below. Read the blog below.
May 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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🎉 We're very excited that our Chief Science and Strategic Officer, @richardsever.bsky.social, is included on this year's #TIME100HEALTH list!

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This recognition helps demonstrate the impact preprints in #bioRxiv & #medRxiv have on global health.

#Time100Health #preprints
TIME100 Health: Richard Sever
Find out why Richard Sever is on the TIME100 Health 2025 list.
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May 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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openRxiv has arrived!

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of openRxiv as an independent, researcher-led nonprofit to oversee bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world’s leading preprint servers for life and health sciences.
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#openRxiv #OpenScience #Preprints #bioRxiv #medRxiv
March 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM