The large multidisciplinary preprint platform.
At a Glance
| Publisher | Research Square Company |
| Coverage | multidisciplinary preprints, including the “In Review” service that posts manuscripts as preprints during journal peer review (with many Springer Nature journals) |
| Access | free to read; posting often tied to journal submission |
| Regional | global. |
Our Take
Research Square is one of the biggest general-purpose preprint platforms, distinctive for its “In Review” integration — manuscripts appear as preprints while they’re under journal review, so you see work in the pipeline earlier than usual. Breadth is the draw; the trade-off is the usual unreviewed-content caveat plus variable quality across such a wide scope. Use it for early, cross-disciplinary signal, especially work heading through Springer Nature review; verify before citing.
Power Tips
- Watch Research Square’s “In Review” preprints to catch manuscripts already in the peer-review pipeline, ahead of publication (Issue 4)
- route discovery through Europe PMC where possible so you also see linked published versions.
Alternatives & Complements
Europe PMC · bioRxiv/medRxiv · OSF Preprints · Sciety.
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