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Publishing Responding to decision letters: a how-to guide for new authors The Royal Society Publishing Editorial team provides some tips for new authors for how to respond to decision letters and reviewer feedback. By Editorial Team 22 July 2021 4 min read
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Publishing Preprints and Proceedings B – the story so far Proceedings B’s preprint team reflects on four years of the bioRxiv soliciting initiative. By Shalene Singh-Shepherd 14 July 2021 4 min read
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