Preprints.org

{{Short description|Open-access repository}}{{Notability|1=Web|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox website | name = Preprints.org | logo = | logo_size = | screenshot = | type = Science | language = English | owner = MDPI | author = | url = {{URL|https://www.preprints.org/}} | commercial = | launch_date = {{start date and age|2016}} | current_status = Online | eissn = 2310-287X }}

'''Preprints.org''' is an open-access platform of electronic preprints approved for posting after moderation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preprints.org launches reading lists and author rewards for World Book Day {{!}} EdTech News {{!}} ETIH |url=https://www.edtechinnovationhub.com/news/preprintsorg-launches-reading-tools-and-community-awards-to-mark-world-book-day |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=EdTech Innovation Hub |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-14 |title=Preprints.org and PREreview deepen collaboration |url=https://www.researchinformation.info/news/preprints-org-and-prereview-deepen-collaboration/ |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=Research Information |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-23 |title=World Book Day: Preprints.org Launches Reading List and Community Programs {{!}} STM Publishing News |url=https://www.stm-publishing.com/world-book-day-preprints-org-launches-reading-list-and-community-programs/ |access-date=2025-08-16 |language=en-US}}</ref> Research in various areas can be posted as preprints on Preprints.org, including manuscripts from all fields of research.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-16 |title=What is a Preprint? |url=https://www.researchsquare.com/ |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=www.researchsquare.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sarli |first=Cathy |title=BeckerGuides: Preprints: Where to Post a Preprint |url=https://beckerguides.wustl.edu/c.php?g=1049377&p=7616097 |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=beckerguides.wustl.edu |language=en}}</ref>

Preprints was established by MDPI in 2016. As of March 2026, Preprints.org contains more than 124,000 preprints.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Friendly Journals {{!}} Preprints.org |url=https://www.preprints.org/friendly-journals |access-date=2026-03-19|website=www.preprints.org}}</ref>

== Abstracting and indexing == As of May 2023, preprints posted on Preprints.org appear in:

* Web of Science (Preprint Citation Index)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-09 |title=Clarivate Adds Preprint Citation Index to the Web of Science |url=https://clarivate.com/news/clarivate-adds-preprint-citation-index-to-the-web-of-science/ |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=Clarivate |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-09 |title=The Preprint Citation Index: linking preprints to the trusted Web of Science ecosystem |url=https://clarivate.com/blog/the-preprint-citation-index-linking-preprints-to-the-trusted-web-of-science-ecosystem/ |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=Clarivate |language=en}}</ref> * Europe PMC<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preprints in Europe PMC - About - Europe PMC |url=https://europepmc.org/Preprints |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=europepmc.org}}</ref> * Crossref<ref>{{Cite web |last=kluschek |title=Preprints are go at Crossref! |url=https://www.crossref.org/blog/preprints-are-go-at-crossref/ |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=Crossref |language=en}}</ref> * Google Scholar<ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Scholar |url=https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0,5&q=%22preprints.org%22&btnG= |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=scholar.google.com}}</ref> * PrePubMed<ref>{{Cite web |title=PrePubMed |url=http://www.prepubmed.org/ |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=www.prepubmed.org}}</ref> * Portico<ref>{{Cite web |title=Titles and collections |url=https://www.portico.org/coverage/titles/ |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=Portico |language=en}}</ref>

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