A preprint can be defined as a version of a scholarly paper that precedes formal peer review and publication in a peer reviewed scholarly journal. JMIS allows authors to submit the preprint to the journal. It is not treated as duplicate submission or duplicate publication. JMIS recommends authors to disclose it with DOI in the letter to the editor during the submission process. Otherwise, it may be screened from the plagiarism check program-Similarity Check (Crosscheck) or Copy Killer. Preprint submission will be processed through the same peer review process with a usual submission. If the preprint is accepted for publication, authors are recommended to update the information in the preprint with a link to the published article in JMIS, including DOI at JMIS. It is strongly recommended that authors cite the article in JMIS instead of the preprint in their next submission to journals.