Postprint (accepted manuscript)
Also called: accepted manuscript, author accepted manuscript, AAM
The version of a paper after peer review but before the publisher's typesetting — the version most repositories are allowed to host.
A postprint has the same content as the published article and different pagination, formatting, and sometimes copy-editing. Publisher agreements very often permit the postprint in an institutional repository while prohibiting the final PDF, which is why green open-access copies usually look plain.
Cite the version of record where you can, because that is what page numbers refer to. If you quote from a postprint, say which version you used rather than implying a page number you did not see.
See also
PreprintA manuscript posted publicly before peer review, on a server such as arXiv, bioRxiv, medRxiv, or SSRN.Version of recordThe publisher's final, typeset, citable version of an article — the one page numbers and DOIs point at.Green open accessOpen access achieved by depositing a copy in a repository, usually the accepted manuscript rather than the publisher's PDF.Institutional repositoryA university's own archive of the research its members produce, holding theses, accepted manuscripts, datasets, and reports.