{"id":209524,"date":"2023-02-09T08:00:02","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T08:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clarivate.com\/?p=209524"},"modified":"2025-08-18T10:07:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T10:07:27","slug":"the-preprint-citation-index-linking-preprints-to-the-trusted-web-of-science-ecosystem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clarivate.com\/academia-government\/blog\/the-preprint-citation-index-linking-preprints-to-the-trusted-web-of-science-ecosystem\/","title":{"rendered":"The Preprint Citation Index: linking preprints to the trusted Web of Science ecosystem"},"content":{"rendered":"

After many months of planning, we are launching the Preprint Citation Index\u2122, a multidisciplinary collection of preprints from leading repositories that helps researchers stay current with the newest research while maintaining confidence in the resources they rely on.<\/strong><\/p>\n

With the launch of the Preprint Citation Index<\/a>, we are making it even easier for researchers to include preprints in their existing research workflows. Users can now locate and link to preprints alongside traditional scholarly literature while working in their preferred search and discovery environment, bringing more visibility to preprints.<\/p>\n

With the addition of the Preprint Citation Index, the Web of Science\u2122<\/a> can be used as a single portal to search across journals, books, proceedings, datasets and now preprints \u2013 streamlining the research process and helping to make important connections faster.<\/p>\n

Increasing focus on preprints<\/h3>\n

In academic publishing, a preprint is a version of a research paper or outcome that is publicly available in a repository before it has been peer reviewed. Preprints have been around since the early \u201990s, but the COVID-19 pandemic increased the attention on them by highlighting the importance of shortened publication timelines as well as the challenges of using unreviewed sources throughout the research process.<\/p>\n

For researchers focused on today\u2019s urgent global challenges, access to preprints can significantly speed up scientific progress. We\u2019ve created the Preprint Citation Index so researchers can discover and use both preprints and journal articles, on one trusted platform.<\/p>\n

The Preprint Citation Index in action<\/h3>\n

The Preprint Citation Index currently provides nearly two million preprints from arXiv, bioRxiv, chemRxiv, medRxiv and Preprints.org. We plan to add preprints from a dozen additional repositories as well as display open peer reviews on Preprint Citation Index throughout 2023.<\/p>\n

Our unique, multidisciplinary collection of preprints helps to:<\/p>\n