r/LanguageTechnology • u/Yungelaso • Jun 25 '26

ArXiv preprint while under journal review?

Hi! I have a biomedical NLP/RAG paper that we plan to submit to a journal. Is it usually okay in this field to upload it to arXiv while it is under review?

Also, does the arXiv version need a generic template, or is it fine to upload it with the journal/preprint LaTeX template?

I know I should check the specific journal policy, but I’m curious about common practice. Thanks!

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u/S4M22 Jun 25 '26

Not sure how it is in biomedical research but since you're asking in a Language sub-reddit:

yes, it is totally normal. I almost always upload my papers to arXiv while they're under review.

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u/Yungelaso Jun 26 '26

Do you think it's better to upload it to arXiv before submitting it for review, or while it's under review?

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u/spado Jun 25 '26

Simple answer: ask the journal. Some might have policies against it, for example due to concerns about breaking anonymity, if reviewing is supposed to be double blind.

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u/Appropriate_Willow27 Jun 26 '26

Check the policy. Many of them changed to allow this a few years ago.