PCI (Peer Community In)

Last updated on Jul 14, 2021

Definition: PCI is a non-profit organisation that creates communities of researchers who review and recommend unpublished preprints based upon high-quality peer review from at least two researchers in their field. These preprints are then assigned a DOI, similarly to a journal article. PCI was developed to establish a free, transparent and public scientific publication system based on the review and recommendation of preprints.

Related terms: <a href='/glossary/open-access/'>Open Access</a>, Open Archives, <a href='/glossary/open-peer-review/'>Open Peer Review</a>, <a href='/glossary/pci-registered-reports/'>PCI Registered Reports</a>, Peer review, Preprints

Reference: https://peercommunityin.org/

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