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Integrity, quality, and transparency are at the forefront of modern scientific research. Using F1000’s unique publishing model, Gates Open Research can uphold these principles. In this blog, you will discover what sets us apart from traditional publishing venues and dive into the benefits of publishing on Gates Open Research. 

What can be published on Gates Open Research? 

With Gates Open Research, authors are given autonomy throughout the publishing process, including which outputs they choose to publish. Gates Open Research welcomes a wide range of Article types, including confirmatory and negative results and null studies. Plus, articles are accepted based on research quality rather than research novelty, giving all high-quality research the attention it deserves.

So, what are the benefits of publishing with Gates Open Research? 

Increased credibility 

Open peer review and open data are central to Gates Open Research. Every Article published on the Platform undergoes rigorous pre–publication peer review and benefits from our Open Data Policy. Transparency in the peer review process is a hallmark of quality and accountability so others can trust the findings. Meanwhile, open data policies enable validation of your research from within the community. Other researchers can better understand your research findings by making your data open. Plus, research suggests that opening your data can generate up to 25% more citations.

Greater visibility 

By publishing your research openly on Gates Open Research, researchers, funders, policymakers, and the public can access your research without barriers or paywalls. By making your research open access, you allow others to use it to make a difference to the world. Furthermore, you can link your research and datasets to enable more people to find your work and publish new, updated versions of your Article to share exciting new developments. Additionally, articles passing peer review benefit from indexing in a range of leading databases, including Scopus, PubMed, and Google Scholar. This ensures that others can find them through scholarly platforms and academic networks. 

Improved recognition for your work 

We know research doesn’t need to be packaged as a traditional research paper to be valuable to the scientific community. Our Platform offers a wider variety of peer-reviewed Article types so you can get credit for all your work at every stage of your research journey. Every type of Article published on the Platform is fully citable, with unique digital object identifiers (DOIs). We offer the flexibility to decide whether to publish a single Research Article at the end of your project or publish multiple research outputs, such as Data Notes or Study Protocols, throughout the research lifecycle.  

Transparency throughout the publishing process

Openness and transparency are at the core of our publishing model, from submission to publication and peer review. Some examples of openness in the publishing process include: 

• The requirement to deposit your data in a repository when submitting your Article to Gates Open Research. 

• Peer review reports, along with reviewer details, are available for readers to access, reassuring readers of the credibility of the research.

Compliance with Open Access policies 

Gates Open Research fully complies with the Gates Foundation’s open access mandate. All articles submitted to Gates Open Research are published as a preprint first on VeriXiv – a verified preprint server built in collaboration between F1000 and the Gates Foundation. Once the preprint has passed a series of pre-publication checks,  the article is peer-reviewed on VeriXiv before being published on Gates Open Research.   We understand that passing our open research checks can be challenging, so our editorial team is happy to support you throughout the publishing process and answer any questions you may have about submitting your work to Gates Open Research.

Interested in submitting your work? Visit our submission page for more information.