Research Square Preprints
My Research Square Account
- How can I delete my Research Square account?
- How do I create a Research Square account? How do I select a password?
- I forgot the password for my Research Square account; what can I do?
- I have two Research Square accounts; can I combine them into one?
- My email address has changed; can I update my Research Square account?
- Why don't I see my articles in the Research Square Dashboard after logging in with Springer Nature (SNID)?
- I have a Research Square account, but what if I don’t have an SNID?
- Why is Research Square implementing SNID?
Journal Submission Tracking through your Research Square account
- Why is my journal submission on Research Square?
- Will my manuscript be posted as a preprint on the Research Square platform?
- Can I have my dashboard submission removed from my Research Square account?
- Can Research Square help me with the timing of my manuscript review?
- Can Research Square help me with APC charges?
- I would like to transfer my manuscript to a different journal. Can I do this from Research Square?
- Can I make changes to my submission through Research Square?
- How can I view the status of a journal submission through my Research Square account?
- I can see the Peer Review Timeline for a journal submission through my Research Square account, but what do the different statuses mean?
- I’m a co-author on a preprint; can I track the submission in my Research Square account?
In Review & Research Square
- What is In Review and how is it related to Research Suare?
- Can I opt out of In Review through my Research Square account?
- After opting in to In Review, how long will it take for my preprint to be posted on Research Square?
- Can I prioritize preprint processing of my journal submission on Research Square?
Submitting a Preprint Directly to Research Square
- What does it cost to submit my manuscript to Research Square?
- I opted into preprinting during my journal submission. Do I need to submit to Research Square directly?
- How do I submit a preprint?
- What article types do you accept?
- What checks will my manuscript undergo before it is posted?
- How long will it take for my preprint to be posted?
- Can I post my manuscript on another preprint server as well?
- Where are preprints posted on Research Square indexed?
- What are Research Square's editorial policies?
Updating/Modifying a Preprint posted on Research Square
- There are issues with the author list on my preprint. How can I update this?
- How can I make changes/corrections to my preprint?
- How do I submit a new version of my preprint?
- My manuscript has been published. Can this be reflected on my preprint?
- What will happen if my paper is ultimately rejected from the journal I submit to?
- Can I withdraw or remove my preprint from the platform?
- I’m a co-author on a preprint; can I edit the preprint?
Future Journal Submission Consideration for a manuscript posted as a Research Square preprint
- Can I continue submitting my manuscript to another journal while the preprint is posted?
- Will my preprint show up on similarity checks and be considered plagiarism?
- Where do I locate the preprint policies for a journal I would like to submit to?
- What do I do if I have been rejected by a journal because of the presence of my preprint?