The #homonaledi papers might be the first high-profile test of #eLife new model of publishing reviewed preprints.
eLife reviewed the preprint and assessed it as follows: "... would be a landmark finding. However, the evidence for these claims is considered inadequate..."
https://elifesciences.org/reviewed-preprints/89106
At the same time, the Daily Princetonian reports that the "groundbreaking discoveries" have been "accepted" for publication.