Research Square

Abstract

Research Square is a commercial multidisciplinary preprint repository that provides open access early versions of manuscripts. Users can search and browse, as well as engage with the literature via commenting. If a study has been peer reviewed and published in a journal, the version of record (VoR) is indicated on the preprint record. Preprint metadata and the full text of manuscripts are in HTML, which makes the content more discoverable by search engines and has accessibility benefits. Additionally, Research Square is committed to accessibility in navigation and maintains a webpage indicating adherence to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WPAG) 2.1. While authors can deposit manuscript versions for free and manuscripts are free to read, authors can choose to pay US$100 to seek badge certification for a Methods Reporting or Data Reporting badge.