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Originally published in Nature

Coronavirus: Time to Re-imagine Academic Publishing

By Vilas Dhar and Amy BrandAugust 11, 20201 min read
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Authors: Vilas Dhar and Amy Brand

High-profile retractions have highlighted how the conventional model of academic publishing has struggled to keep pace with the race to understand the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. The system is ripe for innovation. To that end, an open-access overlay journal known as Rapid Reviews: COVID-19 (RR:C19; see go.nature.com/3fufauw) uses the speed of technology to democratize the review process and strengthen the quality of research.

This article was originally published by Nature on August 11, 2020.

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