Upload a Preprint
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Preprints offer a way to share your research quickly, receive feedback from the community, and gain a wider audience for your work. OSF Preprints and the community preprint services follow the same upload process. Read our Preprint FAQs to learn more about preprints.
All preprints receive a DOI and persistent URL to allow your preprint to be cited, and the option to add supplemental files, like data or analysis scripts.
1. Add a preprint
First, navigate to OSF Preprints or a community preprint service.
Then click the Add a preprint button.
You will be taken to the submission page.
3. File
Uploading PDFs is recommended. All file types are supported and most render in browser.
Next, upload your preprint file either from your computer or from one of your existing OSF projects.
Click the Upload from your computer button.
Either drag and drop your preprint file into the upload box, or click inside the upload box to select a file from a dialog box.
Enter a title for your preprint into the textbox that appears. Note: The preprint filename is permanent and cannot be changed or edited after the preprint has been submitted.
Then, click Save and continue.
Is the file you want to upload already stored in an OSF project? Select this option to upload an existing file from one of your OSF projects.
Click the Select from an existing OSF project button.
Select the OSF project from the drop-down menu.
Files stored in the project's OSF Storage will appear.
Select the file from the file tree.
Next, enter a title for your preprint into the "Title" field.
Then click Save and continue.
5. Basics
Next, fill out the "Basics" section: select a license, enter a publication DOI (if applicable), include the original publication date (if applicable), add keywords, and provide an abstract.
Then click Save and continue.
6. Discipline
Adding disciplines to your preprint will enhance discoverability of your work. The list of disciplines will vary by preprint service.
Select at least one discipline that corresponds to your preprint.
Then click Save and continue.
8. Disclose Conflicts of Interest
Conflict of interest (COI) disclosures increase transparency for readers. The COI assertion is made on behalf of all the authors listed for this preprint. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include: financial involvement in any entity such as honoraria, grants, speaking fees, employment, consultancies, stock ownership, expert testimony, and patents or licenses. COIs can also include non-financial interests such as personal or professional relationships or pre-existing beliefs in the subject matter or materials discussed in this preprint.
Do you have a Conflict of interest disclosure to assert for this preprint? Select Yes to disclose any conflicts of interest (COI).

A text field will appear. Include all relevant COIs in this section.

If No is selected, the authors assert that there are no COIs.

Then click Save and continue

9. Add supplemental materials
Do you have supplemental materials that you want to add along with your preprint? Are the files already stored in an OSF project? Or do you want to upload the materials later? Select one of the workflows to add supplemental materials.
Next, you can add supplemental materials to your preprint by storing them in an OSF project that will be connected to your preprint.