List of academic publishers by preprint policy

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This is a list of publishers of academic journals by their submission policies regarding the use of preprints prior to publication (example list).

Contents

Publishers' policies on self-archiving (including of preprint versions) can also be found at SHERPA/RoMEO.

Policies by publisher

Submission of preprints is accepted by all open access journals. Over the last decade, they have been joined by most subscription journals, however publisher policies are often vague or ill-defined. [1]

In general, most publishers that permit preprints require that:

Publishers may place additional restrictions (e.g. specifying non-commercial servers or preferred licenses). Most publishers have a unified policy across all of their journals, however some journals list exceptions in their own policies.

PublisherRestrictionsSource
LocationVersionLicense
American Association for the Advancement of Science Not-for-profit servers (e.g. arXiv, bioRxiv, chemRxiv, medRxiv)UnrestrictedUnrestricted [2]
American Association for Cancer Research UnrestrictedMust not post revised manuscript (after peer review or editorial comment)Unrestricted [3]
American Association for Physics in Medicine Non-commercial servers (e.g. arXiv, Open Science Framework, Zenodo)UnrestrictedUnrestricted [4]
American Chemical Society UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [5]
Association for Computing Machinery Non-commercial servers (e.g. arXiv, Open Science Framework, Zenodo)UnrestrictedUnrestricted [6]
American Geophysical Union UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [7]
American Heart Association UnrestrictedVersions of a manuscript that have been altered as a result of the peer review process may not be depositedUnrestricted [8]
American Institute of Physics (AIP Publishing)UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [9]
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [10]
American Physical Society UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [11]
American Physiological Society UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [12]
American Phytopathological Society UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [13]
American Psychiatric Association Publishing UnrestrictedSubmitted manuscript must add meaningful new information above that already in the preprintUnrestricted [14]
American Society of Agronomy UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Not-for-profit servers (e.g. arXiv, bioRxiv, chemRxiv, medRxiv)UnrestrictedMust assign publisher copyright or pay Article Processing Charge for hybrid OA publication. [15] [16]
American Society for Cell Biology UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [17]
American Society for Clinical Investigation UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [18]
American Society of Clinical Oncology UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [19]
American Society for Microbiology UnrestrictedUnrestrictedMust assign publisher copyright or pay Article Processing Charge for hybrid OA publication. [20]
American Society of Plant Biologists UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [21]
American Statistical Association UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted
American Thoracic Society UnrestrictedVersions of a manuscript that have been altered as a result of the peer review process may not be depositedUnrestricted [22]
Beilstein-Institut Non-commercial servers (e.g. arXiv, Open Science Framework, Zenodo) or the author's university repositoryUnrestrictedUnrestricted [23]
British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery Does not accept clinical research articles that have been shared as preprints.Does not accept clinical research articles that have been shared as preprints.Does not accept clinical research articles that have been shared as preprints. [24]
British Medical Journal Company Not-for-profit servers (e.g. arXiv, bioRxiv, chemRxiv, medRxiv)UnrestrictedUnrestricted [25] [26]
Canadian Science Publishing UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [27]
Cambridge University Press UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [28]
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [29]
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Publishing UnrestrictedPre-publication version onlyUnrestricted [30]
The Company of Biologists UnrestrictedVersions of a manuscript that have altered as a result of the peer review process may not be depositedUnrestricted [31] [32] [33] [34] [35]
Crop Science Society of America UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted
De Gruyter UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [36]
eLife Sciences Publications Ltd UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [37] [38]
Elsevier Unrestricted, except:

Biophysical Journal also includes that: preprint posting is only permitted to a private website, arXiv, bioRxiv, chemRxiv, or GitHub. [39]

Unrestricted, except:

Cell Press journals also include: Versions of a manuscript that have altered as a result of the peer review process may not be deposited. [40]

Unrestricted [41]
Emerald Group Publishing UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [42]
European Molecular Biology Organization Press UnrestrictedNo updated versions may be posted to preprint servers after initial submission to the journal.Unrestricted [43]
European Respiratory Society UnrestrictedVersions of a manuscript that have been altered as a result of the peer review process may not be depositedUnrestricted [44]
Faculty of 1000 UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [45]
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology UnrestrictedUnrestrictedIf posted under any open access license, must pay Article Processing Charge for hybrid OA publication. [46]
Frontiers Media UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [47]
Genetics Society of America UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [48] [49]
Institute of Physics Publishing Publishing UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [50]
IOS Press UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [51]
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [52]
IUCr Journals UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [53]
Japan Society for Cell Biology UnrestrictedVersions of a manuscript that have been altered as a result of the peer review process may not be depositedUnrestricted [54]
The JAMA Network UnrestrictedSubmitted manuscript must add meaningful new information above that already in the preprintUnrestricted [55]
JMIR Publications UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [56]
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Inc.Does not accept clinical research articles that have been shared as preprints.Does not accept clinical research articles that have been shared as preprints.Does not accept clinical research articles that have been shared as preprints. [57]
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [58]
Massachusetts Medical Society nonprofit preprint serverUnrestrictedUnrestricted [59] [60]
Microbiology Society UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [61]
MyJove Corp. Not-for-profit servers (e.g. arXiv, bioRxiv, chemRxiv, medRxiv)UnrestrictedWhen posting the preprint, authors should choose a CC BY-NC-ND license [62]
National Academy of Sciences UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [63] [64] [65]
Optica UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [66]
Oxford University Press Unrestricted, except:

Nucleic Acids Research specifically prohibits Nature Precedings or PLOS Currents [67] (though both are no longer operative since 2018).

UnrestrictedUnrestricted, except:

American Society for Nutrition journals require that if posted under any open access license, author must pay Article Processing Charge for hybrid OA publication. [68]

[69]
PeerJ UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [70]
Public Library of Science UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [71]
Rockefeller University Press UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [72]
Royal Society Publishing UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [73]
SAGE Publishing Unrestricted, except:

The following journals opt out of SAGE's publication policies:

Acta Radiologica does not accept preprint submissions. [74]

Sports Health does not accept preprint submissions. [75]

Political Insight 'may accept' preprint submissions. [76]

California Management Review , [77] Index on Censorship , [78] Recherche et Applications en Marketing [79] and Pain News , [80] do not include a statement on either prior publication or preprints.

UnrestrictedUnrestricted [81]
Society for Judgment and Decision Making UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [82]
Society for Neuroscience UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [83]
Soil Science Society of America UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted
SPIE UnrestrictedPre-publication version onlyUnrestricted [84]
Springer Nature UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [85] [86] [87] [88] [89] [90]
Taylor & Francis UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [91]
University of Chicago Press Non-commercial servers (e.g. arXiv, Open Science Framework, Zenodo)

Except:

The American Naturalist also prohibits repositories with publications attached (e.g. PeerJ ) [92]

UnrestrictedLicense must be CC BY-NC. If CC BY, must pay Article Processing Charge for hybrid OA publication. [93]
WikiJournal User Group UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [94]
Wiley Unrestricted, except:

Journal of Orthopaedic Research does not accept clinical research articles that have been shared as preprints. [95] [96]

Unrestricted, except:

Journal of Orthopaedic Research does not accept clinical research articles that have been shared as preprints. [97] [98]

Unrestricted, except:

Journal of Orthopaedic Research does not accept clinical research articles that have been shared as preprints. [99] [100]

[101] [102]
Wolters Kluwer Unrestricted, except:

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research Does not accept clinical research articles that have been shared as preprints.

Unrestricted, except:

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research Does not accept clinical research articles that have been shared as preprints.

Unrestricted, except:

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research Does not accept clinical research articles that have been shared as preprints.

[103]
World Scientific UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted [104]

See also

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