"It's hard to understand why an author would still cite the preprint years after it has been formally published in a journal," writes Phil Davis. He suggests that preprints may have been retracted, corrected, or that "citing earlier versions of a paper may promote incorrect or invalid scientific work." But the real problem (in his eyes) is that "a citation to the bioRxiv is a citation that cannot be counted towards a journal's Impact Factor and associated metrics." My response is, who cares? I will continue to cite preprints for one simple reason: when I provide a URL, I want readers to find a paper, not a subscription paywall.
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