Preprints.org Webinar | Toward a Faster and Open Future of Sharing: Lowering the Cost of Knowledge
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What does it cost when knowledge takes too long to reach the people who need it? This is a question that can easily be overlooked, yet the time it takes for research to circulate can shape opportunities for discovery, collaboration, and public understanding.
As part of Preprints.org’s 10th anniversary celebrations, we are delighted to welcome speakers and participants from across the research ecosystem to explore how preprints and open science can help reduce these costs, while supporting responsible and trustworthy research sharing.
We hope you enjoy the discussions, share your perspectives, and leave with new ideas to take forward. We are very pleased to have you with us.
Date: 29 October 2026
Time: 8:00 am (EDT) | 1:00 pm (CET) | 8:00 pm (CST Asia)
Webinar ID: 899 6979 5750
Webinar Secretariat: activity@preprints.org
Meet Our Chair
Scientific Advisor at Preprints.org;Dr. Ioana Craciun holds a PhD from the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics at the University of Iowa and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Basel. She joined MDPI in 2020, serving first as Scientific Officer and Publishing Manager for several MDPI journals. In these roles, she oversaw editorial workflows, collaborated with international researchers, and ensured publications adhered to rigorous scientific and ethical standards. Currently, Ioana is working as Scientific Advisor for Preprints.org and Scientific Communications Specialist focused on publication ethics and research integrity topics.
Meet Our Speakers
Ms. Melissa Chim
Scholarly Communications Librarian at Excelsior University, ASAPbio Resident;Melissa Chim is the Scholarly Communications Librarian at Excelsior University, where she manages the open access publishing program and institutional repository. She was an ASAPbio Fellow in 2024 and Resident in 2025.
Mr. Lloyd Shu
Product Manager of Preprints.org;Lloyd Shu is the Product Manager of Preprints.org. With a background in Library and Information Science, he strives to promote knowledge sharing and broaden access to research through digital publishing and scholarly communication initiatives. He oversees platform development and user engagement, fostering an open and collaborative academic community and advocating strongly for Open Access.
Professor/PI at J. Stefan Institute;
Ms. Carolina Tanigushi
SciELO Platform Coordinator ;Carolina Tanigushi works at SciELO, an Open Science program and online open access journals library based in São Paulo, Brazil. In her current role she coordinates SciELO’s online submission systems and the SciELO Preprints server, the SciELO blogs, and social media accounts.
Dr. Martyn Rittman
Program Lead at Crossref ;Martyn Rittman is a Program Lead at Crossref, with responsibility for the program "Contributing to the Research Nexus," which covers metadata delivery and enrichment. He joined Crossref in 2020. Prior to that, he spent seven years at open access publisher MDPI in various roles, including roles in production, editorial, and author services. Before moving into publishing, Martyn was a researcher, developing instrumentation in life sciences, material sciences, and analytical chemistry.
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Speaker |
Presentation Title |
Time in EDT |
Time in CET |
Time in CST Asia |
|
Dr. Ioana Craciun |
Webinar Introduction |
08:00 - 08:05 a.m. |
01:00 - 01:05 p.m. |
08:00 - 08:05 p.m. |
|
Melissa Chim |
Presentation |
08:05 - 08:23 a.m. |
01:05 - 01:23 p.m. |
08:05 - 08:23 p.m. |
|
Lloyd Shu |
How Can Preprints Reduce the Cost of Keeping Knowledge Waiting + Q&A |
08:23 - 08:41 a.m. |
01:23 - 01:41 p.m. |
08:23 - 08:41 p.m. |
|
Prof. Veronika Stoka |
Presentation |
08:41 - 08:59 a.m. |
01:41 - 01:59 p.m. |
08:41 - 08:59 p.m. |
|
Carolina Tanigushi |
SciELO Preprints: Building Trust and Accelerating Research in Latin America + Q&A |
08:59 - 09:17 a.m. |
01:59 - 02:17 p.m. |
08:59 - 09:17 p.m. |
|
Dr. Martyn Rittman |
Building Connections: Matching and the Role of Metadata in Knowledge Sharing + Q&A |
09:17 - 09:35 a.m. |
02:17 - 02:35 p.m. |
09:17 - 09:35 p.m. |
|
Dr. Ioana Craciun |
Closing of Webinar |
09:35 - 09:40 a.m. |
02:35 - 02:40 p.m. |
09:35 - 09:40 p.m. |
