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What formatting restrictions should authors be aware of for preprints? [197]

By Office of Science Quality and Integrity

Manuscripts posted on preprint servers must not include the USGS Visual Identity System identifier, cannot appear to be a USGS series information product and must include the preprint disclaimer. [Read more] 

The preprint should not have the appearance of a published USGS series information product and the USGS Visual Identity System identifier must not appear on the preprint. If USGS authors opt to use the USGS manuscript template to prepare their preprint, the suggested citation section of the front matter must also be removed. A statement noting the manuscript has been prepared for a preprint server (refer to E.10.4 #3) must be added.