Why Open Preprint Systems (OPS)?

Software Support Open Preprint System
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Hi all,

In my institution they ask our researchers to deposit their preprint in the institutional repository (an invenio). On scenarios like this, make sense to install and promote OPS?

I mean, what are the benefits of OPS related with dspace, invenio, omeka or any other repo software?

Thanks for your time,
m.

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This is a wiki page where everybody can add and explain the OPS benefits:

  • At organization level:

    • Let them accomplish with open-access mandate inside your institution.
    • Spread the work of your researchers.

  • At technician’s level:

    • Install, configure a tool you know (is very similar to OJS).

  • At user’s level:

    • Publish in a tools you know (as said, looks like an OJS).
    • Commenting the preprinted articles.
    • Hypothesis integration.
    • Spreading in the social networks (AddThis plugin).
    • …