Recently you might have noticed a different article type showing up in the results of your PubMed searches\u2014preprints. A preprint:<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026is a scholarly manuscript posted by the author(s) in an openly accessible platform, usually before or in parallel with the peer review process.” (Committee on Publication Ethics<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
In June 2020 the National Library of Medicine (NLM) launched a pilot\u00a0project to test the viability of\u00a0making preprints resulting from\u00a0NIH-funded research available via\u00a0PubMed Central (PMC). Following standard NLM practice, a citation for each preprint record in PMC is also made available in PubMed to further increase the discoverability of this content.<\/p>\n
The first phase of the pilot focuses on identifying preprints reporting on COVID-19 research. The second phase expands across all NIH-supported research areas. For a preprint to be added to PMC, it must<\/p>\n
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- clearly indicate NIH support, either as an NIH award or via an NIH author affiliation;<\/li>\n
- be\u00a0posted to a preprint\u00a0server\u00a0that is included in the\u00a0pilot (e.g., medRxiv, bioRxiv, ArXiv); and<\/li>\n
- have a Creative Commons\u00a0license<\/a> that allows for full-text archiving in PMC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
To limit your PubMed search to only preprints, click on \u201cAdditional filters\u201d then select \u201cPreprint\u201d under article type.<\/p>\n\n\t\t