Preprint and VeriXiv myths – part two
| 11 July, 2025 | Jack Nash |
Earlier this year, we put together a list of common myths about preprinting in our blog post “Preprint and VeriXiv myths – part one”.
In the following blog post, we continue to address some additional misconceptions surrounding VeriXiv, Author Eligibility, and the Peer Review process.
Can only Gates Foundation-funded researchers publish on VeriXiv, and will I have to pay an Article Processing Charge (APC)?
Currently, only submissions with at least one Gates Foundation-funded researcher are eligible for publication on VeriXiv. VeriXiv’s editorial team will verify the author’s eligibility as part of the prepublication checks, and any ineligible submissions will be returned to the author and will not be published on VeriXiv.
All Gates-funded authors may publish on VeriXiv and Gates Open Research without paying any APCs.
Will I need to continue to publish on Gates Open Research after submitting my work to VeriXiv?
Authors may choose to continue to publish their work with Gates Open Research or may submit their work to any other recognized journal that complies with the 2025 Gates Foundation Open Access policy.
Preprints can’t be peer reviewed
On VeriXiv, preprints will undergo peer review on VeriXiv if an author opts to publish the final version of record on Gates Open Research.
Conducting peer review after preprinting allows readers to access the work during the reviewing period. It also allows other researchers in the field to judge the work for themselves and build upon it, perhaps repeating the analysis themselves to ensure replicability, while expert reviewers assess it.
Will other journals recognize VeriXiv as a preprint server?
Yes, journals from other publishers should recognize VeriXiv as a preprint server and publishing your preprint on VeriXiv will not prevent you from publishing your peer reviewed manuscript elsewhere. However, you may not undergo the peer review process on VeriXiv and then submit your work to another peer-reviewed journal. This is because after peer review on VeriXiv, your preprint will be published as a Version of Record Article on Gates Open Research.
How can I demonstrate the impact of my preprint?
As with Research Articles and other traditionally published academic works, the impact of your preprint is often dictated by views and citations. However, there are features of the VeriXiv publishing process that may increase the impact of your preprint.
All preprints uploaded to VeriXiv will appear on Google Scholar, which will allow other researchers to find and cite your preprint. Additionally, you may add your preprint to your ORCID profile. VeriXiv supports the ORCID initiative, which provides every researcher with a unique digital identifier. Submitting authors are required to connect their ORCID iD at the point of submission. When the work is published, co-authors are encouraged to connect their iD and all are reminded to add the preprint to their ORCID account. By linking your ORCID iD, other researchers can find your recently published preprint more easily.
Additionally, all preprints published on VeriXiv are made available as high-quality, full-text HTML with associated metadata and typeset PDFs. This makes preprints published on VeriXiv far more searchable and discoverable than a standard PDF-only preprint. You can also share your preprint using the “share” button at the top of your preprint once it has been published on VeriXiv.
Looking to find out more? Visit VeriXiv for more information on how to preprint your Gates-funded work.
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