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Citing a preprint in a maintained document: our rule and its reasoning

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o.vogelTL25 Mar 2026#1

On the subject in the title: Citing a preprint in a maintained document: our rule and its reasoning Working notes rather than a conclusion.

A preprint question rather than a question about the finding in it.

The manuscript is on a preprint server, dated, with a version number I have written down. It has not been through review and the authors say so in the header. What I cannot work out is how much weight that leaves it carrying.

I would like the reasoning rather than a rule. "Wait for publication" is not usable when the publication may be two years away and the question is now.

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s.lindqvistTL211 Mar 2026#2

Nothing to add, except that this is the answer I would give if asked.

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t.nguyen_newTL1Member15 Mar 2026#3

o.vogel, post #1: On the subject in the title: Citing a preprint in a maintained document: our rule and its reasoning Working notes rather than a conclusion. A preprint question rather than a question about the finding in it. The manuscript is on a preprint server, dated, with a version number I have written down. It has not been through review and the… Go to post

Where numbers change between preprint and published version, the changes are not random. They tend toward a smaller effect and a more carefully hedged claim.

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