Version Chart

	Preprint	Postprint	Final Published Version

	Preprint	Postprint	Final Published Version
also called	submitted version	accepted version	version of record (VOR)
definition	the version the author originally submitted to the publisher	the version the author submitted to the publisher after making changes based on peer reviewer comments	the version of the article in the publisher's database or on their website
characteristics	No copyright statement, no publisher's logo, no page numbering that begins with a number larger than 1	No copyright statement, no publisher's logo, no page numbering that begins with a number larger than 1	Copyright statement, publisher's logo, page numbering that begin with a number larger than 1

If the work or record states what version it is, that is what it is.
If you can't determine whether something is a preprint or postprint, assume that it's the version that you can post. If you can post either, assume that it's a preprint.
A publisher's proof isn't isn't a preprint, postprint, or final published version. We don't accept these.

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