LibGuides: Evaluating Resources: Preprints

Preprints

Advantages of using preprint servers for scholars

Early and fast dissemination
Increased opportunities for feedback before submitting a manuscript for peer review

Concerns for the reader/public

TechRxiv This link opens in a new window
An open, moderated preprint server for unpublished research in electrical engineering, computer science, and related technology. A preprint is a draft version of an article.
arXiv Computer Science Collection This link opens in a new window
arXiv is a free distribution service and an open-access archive for 1,760,661 scholarly articles in the fields of physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance, statistics, electrical engineering and systems science, and economics. Please note that materials on this site are not necessarily peer reviewed.