Preprint

Preprint

(not part of original row)
source type	foobar (not part of original row)
publisher	Fooland (state-funded media) (not part of original row)
classification	Generally unreliable: Editors show consensus that the source is questionable in most cases.

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.

Prior discussions

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Perennial sources

Source	Status (legend)	Discussions			Use
		List	Last	Summary
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