This paper addresses the features of e-preprint, differences between traditional preprint and e-preprint, and the role of e-preprint in scholarly communication.

• 本文将从电子预行本的特质谈起，并探讨传统与电子预行本在本质与传播机制中的差异，并为电子预行本在学术出版流程中寻找定位。