Library: Journals: Preprint Servers

Preprint Servers

Articles in preprint servers are not peer-reviewed but do provide a rapid publications option. Some papers go on to be published in 'traditional' journals. Some preprint services like medRxiv and bioRxiv are screening COVID-19 papers, in particular papers that discuss treatment.

Editorial. Preprints Involving Medical Research—Do the Benefits Outweigh the Challenges? - JAMA - 10 November 2020
Reporting Preprints and Other Interim Research Products [how to cite preprints] - US National Institutes of Health
New NLM [US National Library of Medicine] Tutorial Available: Preprints: Accelerating Research
What are preprints, and how are they changing the way biomedical research results are shared? Should you use information from preprints? Should you share your own research results in a preprint? The Preprints: Accelerating Research tutorial is a 1-hour online, self-paced course from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) for researchers, librarians, and others that explains the basics of preprints, and explores the benefits and considerations of using and submitting preprints.

Preprints in the Public Eye. Guiding Principles - ASAPbio
arXiv.org
bioRxiv
The preprint server for Biology - a free online archive and distribution service for unpublished preprints in the life sciences
ChemRxiv
medRxiv: the preprint server for the health sciences
A preprint server for the clinical research community that allows researchers to share manuscripts before they are peer-reviewed and published in academic journals, facilitating early dissemination of new findings and enabling authors to receive feedback that helps improve the final published article.
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medRxiv is a free, non-profit service run by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, creator of the highly successful biological preprint server bioRxiv; BMJ, publisher of leading peer-reviewed journals and global healthcare knowledge provider; and Yale University, renowned clinical research and teaching institution. Preprints of articles covering all aspects of research in the health sciences can be submitted to medRxiv.
MetaArXiv - an interdisciplinary archive of articles focused on improving research transparency and reproducibility
OSF (Open Science Framework) Preprints
PLOS Preprints
Preprints
A platform dedicated to making early versions of research outputs permanently available and citable.
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Posts original research articles and comprehensive reviews, and papers can be updated by authors at any time. Content on Preprints is not peer-reviewed and can receive feedback from readers.
PreReview
An open-source platform designed to engage the scientific community with collaborative and constructive full-length peer reviews of preprints.
PsyArXiv
Research Square
This preprint server lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal.
SocArXiv Open Archive of the Social Sciences
SSRN
TechRxiv - Preprints in Technology Research
Zenodo