preprint

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During the pandemic, when doctors and medical experts needed to get info out to the public quickly, the peer review process was regularly eschewed and studies were hosted on preprint servers.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

To examine how LLMs are influencing scientific publishing, Yin's team compiled more than 2 million papers posted from January 2018 through June 2024 across three major preprint platforms.

From Science Daily • Dec. 24, 2025

A spokesperson told Slate on Wednesday afternoon that the paper has been submitted for peer review, and a preprint version “is being submitted” and should be posted in a day or two.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2025

The Yale study’s authors defend their decision to post the preprint online even as a preliminary study of post-vaccine medical conditions.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025

A preprint out this week indicates currently circulating clade 2.3.4.4b viruses are better at binding to human epithelial cells in the airways than previous versions of H5N1.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 5, 2024