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Research Square

Research Square is an open-access platform of electronic preprints approved for posting after moderation, but not peer review.

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Jun 12, 2026
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Source
Research Square
Type of site
Science
Available inEnglish
OwnerSpringer Nature
URLhttps://www.researchsquare.com/
Launched2013 (2013)
Current statusOnline
ISSN2693-5015

Research Square is an open-access platform of electronic preprints approved for posting after moderation, but not peer review.1

The predecessor of Research Square was American Journal Experts.23 The platform, Research Square, was established in 2013 and acquired by Springer Nature in 2022.45

The server accepts submissions from all fields of research, such as physical, biomedical, and social sciences. As of May 2023, Research Square contains more than 223,000 preprints.6

Pre-prints uploaded to Research Square must have a CC-BY license. If it was uploaded elsewhere under a different license (eg. CC-BY-SA) it would violate the terms of that license.

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References

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  2. "About AJE | AJE". www.aje.com. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  3. "About Research Square Company". company.researchsquare.com. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  4. "Accessing research with Springer Nature and Research Square Company | Research Information". www.researchinformation.info. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  5. "Springer Nature completes acquisition of Research Square Company". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  6. "Browse Articles". www.researchsquare.com. Retrieved 2023-05-22.