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preprint

preprint

1 5.1
A version of a research paper shared before official publication
  • noun
  • /ˈpriːˌprɪnt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : preimpresión
  • Many researchers are eager to share their findings on a preprint server before formal publication.

So, and, and, you know, so, so this original preprint was in a much rougher shape than this paper.

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Examples

  • For example, over the past decade, the use of web-based preprint archives has become a standard method of disseminating research findings.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Theoretical responses to the experimental reports and phenomenological reanalyses of ancient data are sprouting on the preprint server like mushrooms after an autumn rain.

    Academic text (2003)
  • It should be out on a preprint by the end of the week.

  • A preprint of the paper is posted on the arXiv.org preprint site.

    Blog text (25)
  • Under revised policies, Bell Labs scientists must also post all manuscripts on an internal preprint server for internal technical comments.

    Academic text (2002)
  • They have written a paper describing their idea and have uploaded it to the preprint server arXiv.

    Blog text (7)
  • What's more, skeptical psychologists who have pored over a preprint of the paper say they can't find any significant flaws.

    Blog text (5)
  • The scientist uploaded his article to the preprint site to receive feedback from peers.

  • Before submitting to a journal, she decided to publish her study on a preprint platform.

Synonyms

manuscript
vspreprint
129 6.5

A handwritten book or an author's original text sent to publishers

is distributed publicly before official publication or peer review rather than submitted privately
draft copy
vspreprint
1 3.4

A first written version that will be changed before the final one

is shared publicly before official publication rather than kept for internal revision
prepublication
vspreprint
5.9

Existing or available before a work's official release

is a version of a scientific document shared publicly before peer review
prerelease
vspreprint
4.6

Available to a small group before the official launch

is specific to scholarly document versions shared before formal publication or review

How Final

published
3.0
preprint
  • Specialized
1 5.1
draft
  • Specialized
245 3.7

Surface Forms

preprint singular
preprints plural

Morphology

preprint = preprint (semi-transparent) = pre + print

As a noun it names the result of the verb 'preprint', but the scholarly meaning is more specific than simply 'something printed beforehand'.

Etymology

Preprint comes from the parts pre- meaning 'before' (as in prepare) and print meaning 'to put words on paper or screen', so a preprint is a paper shared before it is officially published or checked by other experts.