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Should I use F1000Research?

Open research publishing platform - f1000research.com

· 18 hours ago

Publish here if you need fast, citable, open-access output — datasets, negative results, or funder-mandated open research. Skip it if tenure committees or journal prestige matter more to you than speed and transparency.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~30 public sources spanning 2013–2024; pricing numbers and recent volume data were not disclosed in sources.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence in sources
  • Security postureOnly a security page; no independent findings

Pricing

Varies by article type

Article processing charge

ModelPost-publication
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierNo

Best for

  • Fast, citable publication for datasets and methods
  • Negative and null results
  • Funder-mandated open research (UKRI-style)
  • Posters and non-traditional outputs

Not for

  • Researchers chasing tenure-committee prestige brands
  • Anyone unwilling or unable to pay an APC
  • Authors who want peer review before going public
  • Teams needing a software tool — this is a journal, not software

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Authors pay an article processing charge; fees vary by article type — check before submitting.

medium

Your work is public and citable immediately, before any reviews arrive; status labels update later.

low

Reviewers are named publicly; some candidates may decline to review openly.

low

Now under Taylor & Francis; platform policies and fees could shift over time.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Publishes within days after basic pre-publication checks
  • Open peer review with named reviewers published alongside articles
  • Every article receives a DOI
  • Actively welcomes negative results and null findings
  • Funder-backed gateways exist, e.g. dedicated UKRI venue

Cons

  • Articles go live before peer review completes
  • Authors pay article processing charges
  • Post-publication review rigor has been questioned since 2013
  • Prestige debate vs traditional journals persists among researchers

Sources & method

- 14 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x6review x3security x1news x4

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • Varies by article type

    Starting price

  • 14

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Standard open-access APCs; value debated vs traditional journals
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Submission to publication in days after basic checks
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Gateways, collections, posters, many article types, DOIs
  • Support quality. No support evidence in sources
  • Security posture. Only a security page; no independent findings
  • ~7 days Publication speed From submission to live article
  • Post-publication Peer review model Open, named referees
  • Taylor & Francis Publisher F1000 platforms under T&F open access
  • $1.8M Projected revenue This year, per Crunchbase

Pricing

Article processing charge

Varies by article type

  • Open access — free for readers
  • Fee charged to author or funder
  • Waivers not confirmed in sources

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Researchers on Reddit and ResearchGate praise the fast, transparent model but repeatedly question its rigor and prestige versus traditional journals.

“F1000 was recommended to me recently”
ResearchGate forum
“It offers immediate publication”
ResearchGate forum, 2013

Alternatives

Compare F1000Research with each alternative.

Companies that use it

  • UKRI⁵
  • Wellcome13
  • Bioconductor
  • FAO (UN)
Full analysis

Based on ~30 public sources spanning 2013–2024; pricing numbers and recent volume data were not disclosed in sources.

Open-access journal: publish in days, get open named peer review after. Great for fast or negative results; you pay an APC.

Methodology

Based on ~30 public sources spanning 2013–2024; pricing numbers and recent volume data were not disclosed in sources.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Publish fast. Openly. Without restrictions. (F1000 publishing model)think.f1000research.com
    official
  2. Article Processing Charges | F1000Researchf1000research.com
    official
  3. Publishing Policies | F1000Researchf1000research.com
    official
  4. Prepublication Checks | F1000Researchf1000research.com
    official
  5. UKRI - F1000 Researchthink.f1000research.com
    official
  6. F1000Research product security pagef1000research.com
    security
  7. How Rigorous Is the Post-publication Review Process at F1000 Research?scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
    review
  8. Rare trial of open peer review allays common concernsnature.com
    news
  9. Thoughts on F1000Research? (r/labrats)reddit.com
    review
  10. Is submitting a paper to F1000Research journal a good idea?researchgate.net
    review
  11. F1000Research Impact Factor And Other Key Metricseditage.com
    news
  12. F1000Research - Crunchbase Company Profile & Fundingcrunchbase.com
    news
  13. Wellcome Open Research case study (built on F1000)overleaf.com
    news
  14. F1000Research | Open Access Publishing Platformf1000research.com
    official

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