ScienceAugust 9, 2026

preprint

PREE-print

Definition

A version of a scholarly or scientific paper that is made available to the public before it has undergone formal peer review or official publication in a journal.

Etymology

Formed from the prefix 'pre-' (before) and 'print,' referring to a document circulated for feedback or dissemination before it is formally printed or published in a peer-reviewed venue.

In the news

The article mentions the arXiv preprint repository, noting that it has experienced a sharp increase in submissions as researchers use AI to generate papers more rapidly.

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