A Preprint is a scholarly publication printed on a public server but has not yet been peer-reviewed. Many preprint papers are later published in a scholarly journal. There is much controversy about the quality of preprint articles since they have not been critiqued. One advantage is that an article can obtain quicker visibility because it is available in a quicker timeline.
Watson C. (2022). Rise of the preprint: how rapid data sharing during COVID-19 has changed science forever. Nature medicine, 28(1), 2–5. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-021-01654-6
Scheifele, L. Z., Tsotakos, N., & Wolyniak, M. J. (2021). Preprint articles as a tool for teaching data analysis and scientific communication. PloS one, 16(12), e0261622. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261622
van Schalkwyk, M., Hird, T. R., Maani, N., Petticrew, M., & Gilmore, A. B. (2020). The perils of preprints. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 370, m3111. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m3111
Ravinetto, R., Caillet, C., Zaman, M.H. et al. Preprints in times of COVID19: the time is ripe for agreeing on terminology and good practices. BMC Med Ethics 22, 106 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-021-00667-7
