Templates · Rapid dissemination
The preprint template.
A clean, readable single-column format for arXiv, bioRxiv, and other preprint servers — fast to finish, honest about versioning, and easy to convert into a journal submission when reviews come back.
What's included
Everything the format demands, seeded.
Server-ready layout
A readable single-column design with title block, author list, and abstract laid out the way preprint servers render best — no journal chrome to strip out.
Versioned like preprints are
Name each posted revision — v1, v2, response-to-comments — and diff any two. The manuscript's history matches the server's history.
Verified references from day one
DOI resolution applies to preprints too: readers can follow every citation, and preprints you cite are flagged when a published version appears.
One-step journal conversion
Retarget the finished preprint to the journal-article template: structure carries over, citations restyle to the journal, nothing is retyped.
Structure
The sections this template seeds.
Every section is a structured block: rename, reorder, or remove any of them — the template is where the manuscript starts, not where it must end.
- 01Title blockTitle, ORCID-linked authors, affiliations, contact
- 02AbstractSingle paragraph, server-friendly length
- 03Main textIMRaD by default — restructure freely
- 04Data & code availabilityRepository links and access statements
- 05Acknowledgements & fundingCredits and grant numbers
- 06ReferencesDOI-resolved, numbered style
Who it’s for
Built for this kind of writing.
- Researchers sharing results ahead of, or alongside, journal review
- Teams that iterate publicly and post revised preprint versions
- Authors who want the journal conversion to be one step, not a rewrite
Export
Formatted for the destination.
Exports to PDF for direct upload and LaTeX source for arXiv's build system — plus DOCX for servers and co-authors that want it.
More templates
Empirical research
Journal article
The full IMRaD structure for empirical papers, with journal-accurate citation styles applied at export.
Long-form
Thesis & dissertation
Chapters, front matter, appendices, and a single bibliography — built to stay manageable at 200 pages.
Funding
Grant proposal
Aims, significance, approach, and budget justification — with per-section length budgets for funder limits.
Open the preprint template.
Available on every plan, including Free — sign in with ORCID and the structure is waiting.