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  • Risks and downsides of over‑reliance on preprints for literature review

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    Preprints grant fast access to cutting‑edge research, yet they have not passed formal peer review. What pitfalls should researchers watch out for when building literature surveys heavily based on preprint resources?

    Feng Cai, Fang Wang and 30 others
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    • Preprint conclusions may get heavily modified or even retracted after formal peer review.

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      • Some preprints contain uncaught experimental flaws that would be filtered out in journal review.

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      • Strategies to handle frequent experiment failures

        Repeated experiment failures are normal for most researchers. Systematically record variable adjustments, do root‑cause analysis and avoid emotional self‑blame during low‑output phases.

        Charles Martinez, Chao Guo and 18 others
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