Introduction to preprints with PREreview

This is the first of a two-part online training covering the basics of preprints and peer review skills, and providing the opportunity to take part in a collaborative preprint review, which you can add to your ORCID profile. This first webinar was held on Wednesday 26th November, 4pm EAT / 1pm GMT, hosted by the Digital Hub for Open Research in East Africa and facilitated by Vanessa Fairhurst (Head of Community, PREreview) and Aneth David (PREreview Champion 2025 & Rising Scholar)Session 1: Getting started with preprintsBy the end of this session, participants will be able to: •⁠ ⁠Explain preprints and outline their main advantages and common challenges•⁠ ⁠Identify reputable platforms for finding and submitting preprints•⁠ ⁠Describe the idea of open preprint review and how it functions in practiceYou can find the recording of this session here: https://youtu.be/cbRBiQf817YYou can find the slides for the second session on Open Peer Review here: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17791700