In academic publishing, an eprint or e-print is a digital version of a research document (usually a journal article, but could also be a thesis, conference paper, book chapter, or a book) that is accessible online, usually as green open access, whether from a local institutional or a central digital repository.[1][2][3][4]
When applied to journal articles, the term "eprints" covers both preprints (before peer review) and postprints (after peer review).
Digital versions of materials other than research documents are not usually called e-prints, but some other name, such as e-books.
See also
References
- ^ Harnad, S., Carr, L., Brody, T. and Oppenheim, C. (2003). "Mandated online RAE CVs linked to university eprint archives". Ariadne, 35.
- ^ Swan, A., Needham, P., Probets, S., Muir, A., Oppenheim, C., O’Brien, A., Hardy, R., Rowland, F. and Brown, S. (2005). "Developing a model for e-prints and open access journal content in UK further and higher education". Learned Publishing, 18 (1). pp. 25-40.
- ^ Crow, Raym (2006). The Case for Institutional Repositories: A SPARC Position Paper Archived 2011-02-04 at the Wayback Machine. Discussion Paper. Scholarly Publication and Academic Resources Coalition, Washington, D.C.
- ^ Swan, A. and Carr, L. (2008). "Institutions, their repositories and the Web". Serials Review, 34 (1).
External links
- What is an eprint? as defined in the FAQ section of eprints.org
- Eprints as defined by Stevan Harnad