Can I continue submitting my manuscript to another journal while the preprint is posted?

Modified on Fri, 19 Apr at 4:12 PM

Yes, many journals allow and even encourage posting a preprint prior to submission. A list of journal policies can be found on Wikipedia and SHERPA/RoMEO. Consult these lists and your target journal's author guidelines before submitting your preprint.


Many journal policies require declaration of posted preprints upon submission; we recommend you send the link or share the DOI to the Research Square preprint of your manuscript to other journals as part of a future submission.

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