preprint
1 of 2noun
pre·print ˈprē-ˌprint 
ˌprē-ˈprint
1
: an issue of a technical paper often in preliminary form before its publication in a journal
2
: something (such as an advertisement) printed before the rest of the publication in which it is to appear
preprint
2 of 2verb
pre·print (ˌ)prē-ˈprint
preprinted; preprinting; preprints
transitive verb
: to print in advance for later use
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Aug. 2022 The move has the potential to further shake up the scientific publishing industry, which has already adopted preprint archives, similar mandates from other funding organizations, and greatly expanded access to publications during the pandemic. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 25 Aug. 2022 In the January preprint with Saunders’ lab, the team tested their RBD nanoparticle vaccine with three different kinds of adjuvants. Wired, 28 July 2022 The work was just released as a preprint, a preliminary article that hasn’t yet gone through peer review. Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 16 Aug. 2022 In this study, released in late January as a preprint on medRxiv by a group of my Hopkins colleagues led by Zishan Siddiqui, the investigators looked at 1054 participants, and tested all of them with both a rapid antigen test and RT-PCR. Steven Salzberg, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2022 Researchers published a paper on the discovery to the preprint server arXiv on July 26th. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 3 Aug. 2022 Naidu is an author of a new paper on the preprint server arXiv that is still being peer-reviewed. Julia Musto, Fox News, 22 July 2022 The study results from the mice were published in bioRxiv, a preprint server that has not received peer-review yet, in September 2021. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2022 Julie Washington, cleveland, 18 Jan. 2022 Scientists are good at creating new ways of sharing information, from the World Wide Web to preprint servers like arXiv. Iulia Georgescu, Wired, 28 Sep. 2021 Although journals have tried to speed up peer review, many authors bypass it altogether by uploading working papers to preprint sites. The Economist, 30 May 2020 Over the past few months, scientists around the world have embarked on similar efforts to identify medicines that might treat Covid-19, posting their work to preprint servers and debating the merits of various approaches. Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 6 Apr. 2020 This objection has fallen by the wayside in response to widespread support for the value that preprints confer. Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 23 Mar. 2020 Some are posting their work to preprint servers, a practice that, while common in fields like physics, has never taken off in biology. Quanta Magazine, 7 July 2016 In today’s preprinted Food & Dining section, the Summer Eating List reported that Pizzeria Portofino would be open for breakfast, lunch, dinner and weekend brunch. Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 4 June 2019 There is a page-numbering error in some editions of Sunday’s preprinted Real Estate section. Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 18 May 2018 See More
Noun
The findings were posted on the preprint server arXiv and have been accepted for publication in the journal Nature, according to a press release. Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Aug. 2022 The move has the potential to further shake up the scientific publishing industry, which has already adopted preprint archives, similar mandates from other funding organizations, and greatly expanded access to publications during the pandemic. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 25 Aug. 2022 In the January preprint with Saunders’ lab, the team tested their RBD nanoparticle vaccine with three different kinds of adjuvants. Wired, 28 July 2022 The work was just released as a preprint, a preliminary article that hasn’t yet gone through peer review. Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 16 Aug. 2022 In this study, released in late January as a preprint on medRxiv by a group of my Hopkins colleagues led by Zishan Siddiqui, the investigators looked at 1054 participants, and tested all of them with both a rapid antigen test and RT-PCR. Steven Salzberg, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2022 Researchers published a paper on the discovery to the preprint server arXiv on July 26th. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 3 Aug. 2022 Naidu is an author of a new paper on the preprint server arXiv that is still being peer-reviewed. Julia Musto, Fox News, 22 July 2022 The study results from the mice were published in bioRxiv, a preprint server that has not received peer-review yet, in September 2021. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2022 Verb
The study was released to preprint recently and has not been peer reviewed. Julie Washington, cleveland, 18 Jan. 2022 Scientists are good at creating new ways of sharing information, from the World Wide Web to preprint servers like arXiv. Iulia Georgescu, Wired, 28 Sep. 2021 Although journals have tried to speed up peer review, many authors bypass it altogether by uploading working papers to preprint sites. The Economist, 30 May 2020 Over the past few months, scientists around the world have embarked on similar efforts to identify medicines that might treat Covid-19, posting their work to preprint servers and debating the merits of various approaches. Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 6 Apr. 2020 This objection has fallen by the wayside in response to widespread support for the value that preprints confer. Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 23 Mar. 2020 Some are posting their work to preprint servers, a practice that, while common in fields like physics, has never taken off in biology. Quanta Magazine, 7 July 2016 In today’s preprinted Food & Dining section, the Summer Eating List reported that Pizzeria Portofino would be open for breakfast, lunch, dinner and weekend brunch. Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 4 June 2019 There is a page-numbering error in some editions of Sunday’s preprinted Real Estate section. Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 18 May 2018 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1897, in the meaning defined above