Preprint servers are great. They have made it possible for all of us to get our discoveries to the community as soon as possible, while awaiting end of the seemingly interminable submission-review-rejection-resubmission-review... cycle. They also get you a priority date (sort of). At the same time there is a push to consider an article on a preprint server as a 'publication' for promotions, awards, thesis submission... 'xkcd' has a take on this: |
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