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In [[academic publishing]], an '''eprint''' or '''e-print''' is a digital version of a research document (usually a journal article, but could also be a [[thesis]], conference paper, book chapter, or a book) that is accessible online, usually as [[green open access]], whether from a local [[institutional repository|institutional]] or 
a central [[digital repository]].<ref>Harnad, S., Carr, L., Brody, T. and Oppenheim, C. (2003). "[http://eprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/7725/ Mandated online RAE CVs linked to university eprint archives] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309113940/http://eprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/7725/ |date=2012-03-09 }}". ''Ariadne'', 35.</ref><ref>Swan, A., Needham, P., Probets, S., Muir, A., Oppenheim, C., O’Brien, A., Hardy, R., Rowland, F. and Brown, S. (2005). "[http://eprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/11000/ Developing a model for e-prints and open access journal content in UK further and higher education] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204143440/http://eprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/11000/ |date=2012-02-04 }}". ''Learned Publishing'', 18 (1). pp. 25-40.</ref><ref>Crow, Raym (2006). [http://scholarship.utm.edu/20/ The Case for Institutional Repositories: A SPARC Position Paper] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110204073537/http://scholarship.utm.edu/20/ |date=2011-02-04 }}. Discussion Paper. Scholarly Publication and Academic Resources Coalition, Washington, D.C.</ref><ref>Swan, A. and Carr, L. (2008). "[http://eprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/11000/ Institutions, their repositories and the Web] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204143440/http://eprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/11000/ |date=2012-02-04 }}". ''Serials Review'', 34 (1).</ref>

When applied to journal articles, the term "eprints" covers both [[preprint]]s (before [[peer review]]) and [[postprint]]s (after peer review).

Digital versions of materials other than research documents are not usually called e-prints, but some other name, such as [[e-book]]s.

==See also==
* [[Electronic article]]
* [[Electronic journal]]
* [[Electronic publishing]]
* [[Open access]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#What-is-Eprint What is an eprint?] as defined in the FAQ section of [http://www.eprints.org eprints.org]
* [http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/0653.html Eprints as defined] by [[Stevan Harnad]]

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