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Fig. 5 | Research Integrity and Peer Review

Fig. 5

From: Comparing quality of reporting between preprints and peer-reviewed articles in the biomedical literature

Fig. 5

Quality of reporting and the peer review process. a Difference between scores from peer-reviewed to preprint version by time to publication (in months) in the paired sample. Pearson’s correlation: r = 0.03, 95% C.I. [− 0.23, 0.29], p = 0.81, n = 56 pairs. b Overall reporting scores by publication status (published or not in a peer-reviewed journal) of preprints assessed in the independent sample. Mean ± S.D.: Unpublished = 61.1 ± 11.9, n = 19; Published = 68.8 ± 11.8, n = 57. 95% C.I. [1.45, 13.93], Student’s t test: t = 2.45, p = 0.02

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