Science · by Bianca Santos · 2026-10-08

do you post preprints before journal submission or wait

Field is mixed on this. I like the speed and visibility, my supervisor still acts like posting a preprint means mailing the manuscript to pirates. Interested in practical experiences, especially around feedback quality and whether it changed review timelines at all.

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Tiny Sparrow · 21 likes

Check your exact target journal policies, but in a lot of fields this fight is basically over.

Ethan Brooks · 12 likes

"mailing the manuscript to pirates" is stealing that line, sorry

Noah Meier · 4 likes

Old fears linger from journals that barely matter anymore.

Sofía Hernández · 1 likes

Feedback quality varies wildly. Sometimes you get gold, sometimes silence.

Maya Williams · 0 likes

We post early. Biggest benefit is a citable timestamp when review drags forever.