Culture · 6 pages · 12 min
Why a preprint is not yet a journal's word
A preprint is the authors' public draft. The journal has not accepted it.
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From the opening
A preprint is a manuscript the authors post for anyone to read, often on a public server, before a journal has accepted it. The date on the server marks when that version became public; it does not mark a journal's decision. The opening covers authors post it, journals have not, the server date is not acceptance, and later versions can still change.
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Inside
- Authors post it, journals have not
- The server date is not acceptance
- Later versions can still change
- A postprint has already passed
- Where the idea stops applying
- A distinction worth keeping
Sources
- Preprint servers such as arXiv and bioRxiv
- The difference between a preprint and a journal article