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An offprint is a separate printing of a work that originally appeared as part of a larger publication, usually one of composite authorship such as an offprint.
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An offprint is a separate printing of a work that originally appeared as part of a larger publication, usually one of composite authorship such as an academic journal
An academic journal or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and d ...
, magazine, or edited book.Carter, John, and Nicolas Barker. (2004) ''ABC for Book Collectors''. 8th edition. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll. p. 153. Collins. Retrieved 11 April 2018. The ''
Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science
The ''Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences'' (until third edition in the singular: ''Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science'') is an encyclopedia for library and Information science
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'' states that, according to James Murray's ''New English Dictionary on Historical Principles
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'', the word was derived from the German ''separatabdruck'' or the Dutch ''afdruk''.
Offprints are used by authors to promote their work and ensure a wider dissemination and longer life than might have been achieved through the original publication alone. They may be valued by collectors as akin to the first separate edition of a work and, as they are often given away, may bear an inscription from the author. Historically, the exchange of offprints has been a method of correspondence between scholars.
See also
*Preprint
In academic publishing, a preprint is a version of a scholarly or scientific paper that precedes formal peer review and publication in a peer-reviewed scholarly or scientific journal. The preprint may be available, often as a non-typeset versio ...
* Reprint
A reprint is a re-publication of material that has already been previously published. The term ''reprint'' is used with slightly different meanings in several fields.
Academic publishing
In academic publishing, offprints, sometimes also known a ...
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