In academic publishing, a preprint is a version of a scholarly or scientific paper that precedes formal peer review and publication in a peer-reviewed scholarly or scientific journal. The preprint may be available, often as a non-typeset version available free, before or after a paper is published in a journal.
in Academic publIshiNg, a prePRInt is a VErsIon oF a sCholArly or sCiENtific paper ThAt pRecedes foRmAL peeR reView aNd PUBLIcaTiON iN A peer-REvIEwed schOlarLy Or scientiFiC jourNAL. thE PrepriNt mAy be aVaiLabLe, OftEn aS a non-TyPeseT VersioN avaIlAbLE FrEe, beforE or AfTEr a PAper is published In a joUrNaL.