Pre-conference Workshop 1: openRxiv labs: building the future of scientific communication infrastructure together
Location
Li Ka Shing Library, The Hive @ Level 2
Start Date
3-6-2026 9:00 AM
End Date
3-6-2026 12:00 PM
Description
openRxiv labs represents an initiative to reimagine scientific publishing through collaborative, community-driven innovation. As preprints accelerate scholarly communication, we face critical questions about sustainability, interoperability, and equitable access across disciplines and regions. This session invites the FORCE community to shape openRxiv labs from inception, embracing collective intelligence and diverse perspectives beyond traditional top-down development.
We'll share our vision: creating open, modular integrations with bioRxiv and medRxiv as an experimental testbed for scholarly communication innovations. Goals include new ways to engage with scientific content, ensuring accessibility across bandwidth and resource constraints, and building bridges between preprint servers and downstream services like peer review platforms, indexing services, and institutional repositories.
But we need your expertise. This session is structured as a collaborative workshop where we'll break into small groups to explore key challenges: What features would make preprints more discoverable and useful in your discipline? How can we balance openness with content moderation and quality signaling? What technical standards would enable seamless integration with your existing workflows? How do we ensure sustainability without compromising accessibility?
Participants will leave with both tangible influence over openRxiv labs' roadmap and connect with collaborators committed to advancing preprint infrastructure. We'll establish ongoing engagement opportunities and clear pathways for community members to contribute code, ideas, or use cases. This is your chance to ensure next-generation preprint platforms serve the global research community’s needs, from initial concept through implementation.
Join us to go far together: building infrastructure that crosses disciplinary boundaries, survives disruptions, and embodies the collaborative spirit essential to open scholarship.
Pre-conference Workshop 1: openRxiv labs: building the future of scientific communication infrastructure together
Li Ka Shing Library, The Hive @ Level 2
openRxiv labs represents an initiative to reimagine scientific publishing through collaborative, community-driven innovation. As preprints accelerate scholarly communication, we face critical questions about sustainability, interoperability, and equitable access across disciplines and regions. This session invites the FORCE community to shape openRxiv labs from inception, embracing collective intelligence and diverse perspectives beyond traditional top-down development.
We'll share our vision: creating open, modular integrations with bioRxiv and medRxiv as an experimental testbed for scholarly communication innovations. Goals include new ways to engage with scientific content, ensuring accessibility across bandwidth and resource constraints, and building bridges between preprint servers and downstream services like peer review platforms, indexing services, and institutional repositories.
But we need your expertise. This session is structured as a collaborative workshop where we'll break into small groups to explore key challenges: What features would make preprints more discoverable and useful in your discipline? How can we balance openness with content moderation and quality signaling? What technical standards would enable seamless integration with your existing workflows? How do we ensure sustainability without compromising accessibility?
Participants will leave with both tangible influence over openRxiv labs' roadmap and connect with collaborators committed to advancing preprint infrastructure. We'll establish ongoing engagement opportunities and clear pathways for community members to contribute code, ideas, or use cases. This is your chance to ensure next-generation preprint platforms serve the global research community’s needs, from initial concept through implementation.
Join us to go far together: building infrastructure that crosses disciplinary boundaries, survives disruptions, and embodies the collaborative spirit essential to open scholarship.