Strong agree. I also think it's good practice to include contact info and/or a qr code to your website or latest (relevant) publication

Speaking only for myself I'd say opportunity cost. HoS is interesting, but if I'm going to read academic papers I expect to benefit more (at least in the short term) from reading something closely related to my work. If I'm reading for fun, there's too many other things I also enjoy.

That seems reasonable to me! I wonder if any (senior) academics likely to review applications would be put off by statements like that. Although it's hard to imagine why someone would prefer the generic "in prep."

What would you consider a good description? Presumably "under review" when applicable. "Submitted"? Any others?

We also present novel results on the self-organization of bacteria at surfaces.
#activematter #biofilms

Hi! I'm a biophysicist working on self-organization of bacteria. Would love to be added!
ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0003-29...

Hey, very cool paper, thanks for sharing! Out of curiosity: do you know if this formation of distinct layers, especially driven by topological defects, has been observed in any other species of bacteria (or a different active system altogether) ?