Preprint

Preprint
Type	website
Shortcut	WP:MEDRXIV
Status	Generally unreliable
Deprecated	no
Blacklisted	no
Recency	2015
Domain arxiv.org
	In source code; External links in articles; Spamcheck tool
RfC
Link	Rfc
Date	2022

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This source in a nutshell: Preprint is considered

generally unreliable. See § Summary.

Preprint is a source that has been repeatedly discussed at the Reliable sources noticeboard. This page collects and links information about previous discussions and current consensus, and summarizes it here for convenience.

Summary

Preprint repositories, like arXiv, bioRxiv, medRxiv, PeerJ Preprints, Preprints.org, and SSRN contain papers that have undergone moderation, but not necessarily peer review. There is consensus that preprints are self-published sources, and are generally unreliable with the exception of papers authored by established subject-matter experts. Verify whether a preprint paper has been published in a peer-reviewed academic journal; in these cases, cite the more reliable journal and provide an open access link to the paper (which may be hosted on the preprint repository). See also WP:SPSPREPRINT.

Excerpt

In academic publishing, a preprint is a version of a scholarly or scientific paper that precedes formal peer review and publication in a peer-reviewed scholarly or scientific journal. The preprint may be available, often as a non-typeset version available for free, before or after a paper is published in a journal.

Discussions

Links

Recency

2015

Rfcs

2022 Rfc

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References

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Source	Status (legend)	Discussions			Use
Source	Status (legend)	List	Last	Summary	Use
Preprints WP:RSNPREPRINTSWP:RSNPREPRINTS 📌 WP:ARXIVWP:ARXIV 📌 WP:BIORXIVWP:BIORXIV 📌 WP:MEDRXIVWP:MEDRXIV 📌		2022	2015	Preprint repositories, like arXiv, bioRxiv, medRxiv, PeerJ Preprints, Preprints.org, and SSRN contain papers that have undergone moderation, but not necessarily peer review. There is consensus that preprints are self-published sources, and are generally unreliable with the exception of papers authored by established subject-matter experts. Verify whether a preprint paper has been published in a peer-reviewed academic journal; in these cases, cite the more reliable journal and provide an open access link to the paper (which may be hosted on the preprint repository). See also WP:SPSPREPRINT.	1 2 3