Interview question,Area of IDT,Stakeholder group(s) (See Legend on Zenodo entry)
Does the preprint server you represent make any particular promotion efforts to encourage researchers to post preprints and other stakeholders to accept them as valid research outputs?,Change agents’ promotion efforts,PS
Does your organisation consider both preprints and journal articles when evaluating research proposals?,Change agents’ promotion efforts,RF
Is your organisation encouraging the posting of preprints in any way? ,Change agents’ promotion efforts,"RF, RPO"
How do you believe preprint servers should be funded?,Compatibility,"RF, RPO, ER"
"In your experience, what approach do funders and national research evaluation exercises (if applicable) take to preprints? What impact, if any, do you think these approaches have on researchers’ attitudes to preprints?",Compatibility,RPO
Is it acceptable to post a preprint when the topic is sensitive? (e.g. human health),Compatibility,PS
What business model are you currently using?,Compatibility,PS
"What is your approach to long-term preservation and how does it compare to other repository services? (e.g. Zenodo, Figshare)",Compatibility,PS
What problems does the use of preprints cause? ,Compatibility,ER
"Is the preprint server you represent concerned about information overload, i.e. generating too much information for researchers to easily digest? ",Complexity,PS
To what extent is the proposition of preprints clear to you? ,Complexity,"ER, UR"
What changes to the scholarly communication infrastructure are needed to support the uptake of preprints?,Complexity,"RF, RPO"
What difficulties (if any) slowed down or prevented your use of preprint servers?,Complexity,UR
"What is the value for researchers, research organisations and funders when it comes to overlay journals?",Complexity,OSP
How can preprint servers minimise the risks connected with the misuse of non-peer reviewed research?,Norms,ER
How do overlay services contribute to ensuring preprints are based on sound science?,Norms,OSP
How does the preprint server you represent support the responsible use of preprints by third parties?,Norms,PS
Is your organisation considering preprints in HR processes? (e.g. for career advancement),Norms,RPO
Preprints have a Digital Object Identifier (a type of permanent link) and can be cited. What is your position on the practice of citing preprints?,Norms,"ER, UR"
"What approach do other researchers in your discipline take to the posting of preprints? How, if at all, do you think their motivations differ from yours?",Norms,UR
What are the implications of preprints for the scientific quality of research outputs?,Norms,"RF, RPO"
"What do you feel is the level of awareness of preprints among researchers, particularly in [discipline]?",Norms,"PS, OSP"
What is the role of preprint servers in ensuring preprints are based on sound science? ,Norms,PS
What process (if any) do you have to ensure preprints are based on sound science? ,Norms,PS
Can posting preprints be used as an alternative to publishing open access (e.g. Gold or Hybrid) peer-reviewed research? ,Observability,"RF, RPO"
What is the value of services like overlay journals and review platforms from a funder’s perspective?,Observability,RF
"What relationship, if any, exists between preprints and open access?",Observability,"PS, OSP"
"Preprint servers allow readers to either write comments or email feedback to authors. In your experience, do comments and feedback improve the quality of a manuscript? How does this process compare with peer-review?",Relative advantage,"ER, UR"
"To what extent do people use comments in the preprint server you represent, and what are the practical differences between peer-review and comments?",Relative advantage,PS
What are the key benefits of preprints for the research community?,Relative advantage,"RF, RPO"
What benefits do preprints have for research?,Relative advantage,ER
"What is the value of preprints for researchers, research organisations and funders?",Relative advantage,"PS, OSP"
"What value do preprint servers create for researchers, research organisations and funders?",Relative advantage,PS
How familiar are you with preprints and what interactions do you have with them in your current role?,Trialability,"RF, RPO"
How often (if at all) do you interact with preprint servers in your everyday role?,Trialability,UR
Was this your first experience with preprint servers or did you encounter them in other cases?,Trialability,"ER, UR"
What is your experience with preprints?,Trialability,"PS, OSP "
How do you feel research organisations and research funders are dealing with the increasing use of preprints? ,Type of innovation-decision,"ER, UR"
"What is the origin of the preprint server you represent, and how has it developed over time?",N/A (General landscape),PS
What key initiatives in the area of preprints are you aware of?,N/A (General landscape),"PS, OSP "
What role can Knowledge Exchange play in addressing the gaps and issues in the area of preprints?,N/A (General landscape),"RF, RPO, PS, OSP"