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The paper analyzes various viewpoints on applicability of preprints used to exchange data on the following: how a non-peer-reviewed paper affects the way preprints are perceived in various sciences, how the academic community tackles the issue of evaluating preprints, how publishers treat preprints, how external factors affect the development of preprints, and who is responsible for the quality of preprints. The timeline has been identified for the development of preprints between 1940s and 2020. The development of preprints has been analyzed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data has been provided on current platforms and tools that can be used to work with preprints and to evaluate them.

Would actions involving the submission of false peer reviews constitute violations of ASCE's Code of Ethics?

The communication channels and information flow have been significantly changed in the past decades even though the essence of scholarly communication pretty much stays the same. For example, the application of e-preprint combined with its server system becomes a possible solution for scholars who trapped in the repetitious publication process and not ideal peer review mechanism. This paper addresses the features of e-preprint, differences between traditional preprint and e-preprint, and the role of e-preprint in scholarly communication. Furthermore, the influences on four major characters of scholarly communication by e-preprint were discussed. (Article content in Chinese with English abstract)