12. How do I revise my posted preprint?

If you need to update only metadata (title, abstract, keywords, authors, affiliations):
  1. Go to your preprint and click the green Edit button at the top of the document. You need to be logged in to see the Edit button.
  2. You are now in "edit mode" and can make changes to the document's metadata.
  3. To change authors or affiliations: click the three dots on the right and select "Manage Collaborators". This will allow you to edit names, add/remove affiliations, reorder authors, etc.
  4. Make any other change to title, abstract, and keywords directly in the document.
  5. Click the three dots on the right and select "Resubmit metadata" to update the changed metadata elements, "Cite as" box, and Crossref record for your document.
If you need to create a new version of your document:
  1. Go to your preprint and click the green Edit button at the top of the document. You need to be logged in to see the Edit button.
  2. You are now in "edit mode" and can make changes to the document's full text, figures, etc.
  3. Do you need to remove the entire paper and replace it with a new one? That is possible. If your paper's main file is a PDF or Word, simply remove it (in Edit mode, click on the trash icon 🗑 on the top right of the PDF viewer. If your preprint is available as in text+images, you can manually remove (select and delete) all its text and images. Then, when your document is blank, upload a new one via the toolbar (Insert -> File (any filetype)).
  4. When you are done with your edits, you can "update" the version of your DOI by clicking Publish again and follow the prompts to pick a document license, select keywords, and publish. Your revision will then be moderated by TechRxiv and, if appropriate, will be posted with the same DOI (with an updated revision number) in the TechRxiv repository.