Discussing and reviewing preprints at journal clubs can change that. The valuable feedback that is collected during the journal club can be compiled into a review and sent back to the authors, who then have the chance of integrating that feedback into their work. Furthermore, posting these reviews publicly has the advantage of helping ECRs - or people who are outside of that given scientific field - to develop their ability to evaluate research with a critical eye.
We believe that scientific manuscripts should be read and evaluated by a diverse population of trained and interested scientists at different career levels. On PREreview, we try to make it easier for scientists around the world to run preprint journal clubs and share the fruits of their discussions by providing
support and training for preprint peer review, and by creating a space to collaboratively engage with preprints and share constructive feedback.