Preprints offer a route for disseminating research before formal peer review, which provides advantages but also raises questions. This session aims to demystify preprints, and will cover:

• what is a preprint?
  
• what are the reasons for publishing a preprint: advantages and issues
  
• where can you find and publish a preprint and what do different preprint servers provide?
  
• issues that may arise, for example, plagiarism, REF requirements and future directions

12pm - 1pm Preprints: pros and cons

1pm - 2pm Quiet writing time: preprints and research papers

You are invited to attend either part of the session or both