This information is over 2 years old. Information was current at time of publication.{"id":11431,"date":"2018-11-15T11:32:08","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T15:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/info.hsls.pitt.edu\/updatereport\/?p=11431"},"modified":"2018-12-05T10:28:40","modified_gmt":"2018-12-05T14:28:40","slug":"preprints-transform-most-papers-into-immediate-open-access-with-higher-citation-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/info.hsls.pitt.edu\/updatereport\/preprints-transform-most-papers-into-immediate-open-access-with-higher-citation-rates\/","title":{"rendered":"Preprints Transform Most Papers into Immediate Open Access with Higher Citation Rates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Online preprint servers allow researchers to quickly disseminate work freely without compromising copyrights. While making new research easy to find, download, and cite, preprint servers also establish primacy and the versioning record.<\/p>\n

Preprints qualify for this treatment because the manuscript has not yet been submitted to, accepted by, or revised in any way by a publisher, and the copyright is held by the author(s). Most, but not all, publishers now approve of preprint servers. To be certain that your planned journal permits preprint publication, check it using the <\/strong>SHERPA\/ROMEO<\/strong><\/a> tool in advance!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A. Preprint
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		B. Postprint
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		C. Final Publisher Version<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Author original in Word or text<\/li>\n
  • Ready for submission to publisher<\/li>\n
  • No corrections made<\/li>\n
  • Author holds copyright<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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  • Accepted manuscript<\/li>\n
  • Peer reviewed<\/li>\n
  • Editorial corrections made<\/li>\n
  • May still be in Word<\/li>\n
  • Copyright may transfer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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