Preprint server

How it is used

Posting does not itself certify that peer review has occurred.

Example sentences

1. We uploaded the manuscript to a preprint server before journal submission.

   Public sharing precedes formal journal submission.

2. The preprint server displayed a revised version alongside the original upload.

   Version history lets readers track later changes.

Common collocations

• post to a preprint server
• preprint server record

Related terms

• preprintA version of a research paper shared publicly online before it has been peer reviewed and published in a journal.
• manuscriptThe text of an article or book that an author submits to a journal or publisher before it is accepted and published.

More terms: Peer Review and Publishing

• peer review
• journal
• submit
• reviewer
• revise and resubmit
• desk rejection
• impact factor
• open access
• corresponding author
• publish or perish
• editor
• co-author