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Preprints

Databases that index preprints

Preprint Citation Index
Discover preprints for key research articles ahead of the formal publication in a journal from a range of international selected and evaluated preprint repositories in the sciences, social sciences and arts & humanities.

OSFPreprints (Center for Open Science)
The OSF search aggregator allows users to search through its own preprint collections and those of other organizations.

Scopus
Database with abstracts and citations of research literature and quality web sources, including journals, conference proceedings, trade publications, abstracts, and patent records. A multidisciplinary resource covering materials from the humanities, sciences and social sciences. Also indexes EMBASE and allows you to locate the most highly cited items and the articles that cite them.
Date Coverage: 1970-present; selected access back to 1823

Maximum Users: Unlimited

Truncation:
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Search Guide: http://help.scopus.com

Tutorial: https://supporthub.scopus.com

Auto Alerts: http://library.missouri.edu/search/databases/alertslist.htm#scopus

Default search is for published articles. Select Preprints at the top of the search results screen to limit to preprints on your topic.

Dimensions
Search millions of publications, grants, citations, alternative metrics, clinical trials, patents, and policy documents all in one place. Analyze research outcomes and gather insights on research funding and collaborations to inform future strategy. Available to the MU campus with a missouri.edu or umsystem.edu email address. Access provided by the MU Division of Research, Innovation & Impact.

Filter by selecting Preprint under Publication Type in the left column on search results page.

PubMed Central
The National Library of Medicine's free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature with full-text articles. Includes final peer-reviewed author manuscripts by scientists funded by NIH and other agencies.
Search Guide: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=helppmc&part=pmchelp

Use the query: preprint[filter] to find preprints in PMC

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Engineering Village
Cross searches several databases including Compendex (engineer) which contains preprints.
Free account can be created for personalization.
Date Coverage: 1970-date
Maximum Users: Unlimited
Truncation: Truncation: * Wildcard: ?
User's Guide: http://ei.org/Support_Training

Filter by selecting Preprint under Document Type in the left column on the search results page.

CAS SciFinder
Search for chemical literature.
Registration: http://merlin.missouri.edu/sfs/scifinder_web.php

Date Coverage: 1907-date

Maximum Users: Unlimited

Search Guide: http://www.cas.org/support/scifi/htguides.html

Filter by selecting Preprint under Document Type in the left column on the search results page.