Perspective

Preprinting Does Not Meet Science’s Duty of Care Responsibility to Society

Howard Browman, Seth S. Leopold & Kent R. Anderson

While acknowledging that peer review is imperfect, we argue that preprint servers, which disseminate non-peer-reviewed research, represent a significant risk to society. Preprints can lead to the spread of misinformation, undermine public trust in science, and contribute to harmful public health…