A preprint can be defined as a version of a scholarly paper that precedes formal peer review and publication in a peer reviewed scholarly journal. AB allows authors to submit the preprint to the journal. It is not treated as duplicate submission or duplicate publication. Authors should follow the guidelines below to submit a preprinted manuscript to the AB.

• • Authors should provide information of a preprint including digital object identifier (DOI) and licensing to the editorial office when submitting a manuscript to the AB.
• • Once the manuscript is accepted, at the [in editing] stage in the AB, authors should update the preprint record with the AB publication reference information including the DOI and URL link provided by the AB.