Version of record

How it is used

Distinguish publisher publication from author manuscripts.

Example sentences

1. Check the version of record before quoting the article's final conclusion.

   Earlier versions may contain different wording.

2. The repository links to the version of record and the author's file.

   These files have different publication status.

Common collocations

• cite the version of record
• link to the version of record

Related terms

• manuscriptThe text of an article or book that an author submits to a journal or publisher before it is accepted and published.
• DOIDigital Object Identifier: a permanent code given to an article, book chapter or dataset so that it can always be found online, even if its web address changes.

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