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Eprint

In academic publishing, an eprint or e-print is a digital version of a research document that is accessible online, usually as green open access, whether from a local institutional or a central digital repository.

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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 or a central digital repository.1234

When applied to journal articles, the term "eprints" covers both preprints (before peer review) and postprints (after peer review).

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

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  3. Crow, Raym (2006). The Case for Institutional Repositories: A SPARC Position Paper Archived 2011-02-04 at the Wayback Machine. Discussion Paper. Scholarly Publication and Academic Resources Coalition, Washington, D.C.
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