Here I provide preprints of manuscripts in review that cannot be posted on e-print archives. [Why not?]

• Predicting autism spectrum quotient from the systemizing quotient (revised) and empathy quotient. S. Wheelwright, S. Baron-Cohen, N. Goldenfeld, J. Delaney, D. Fine, R. Smith, L. Weil and A. Wakabayashi.
  
  
• The short forms of the empathy quotient (EQ-short) and the systemizing quotient (SQ-short). Akio Wakabayashi, Simon Baron-Cohen, Sally Wheelwright, Nigel Goldenfeld, Joe Delaney, Debra Fine, Richard Smith and Leonora Weil.
  
  
• Towards a predictive model of hot spring water from modern and ancient travertine depositional facies. John Veysey II, Thomas J. Schickel, Bruce W. Fouke, Mike Kandianis, Roy Johnson and Nigel Goldenfeld.
  
  
• Correlation of Microbial Communities with Calcium Carbonate (Travertine)
  Mineral Precipitation at Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, USA. George T. Bonheyo, Jorge Frias-Lopez, Héctor García Martín, John Veysey, Nigel Goldenfeld and Bruce W. Fouke.
  
  
• Estimation of microbial cover distributions at Mammoth Hot Springs using a multiple clone library resampling method. Héctor García Martín and Nigel Goldenfeld.

Some journals have restrictive publication policies that do not allow authors to upload manuscripts to E-print archives. This is because they regard this as prior publication, and so will not publish articles posted in this manner. On the other hand, such manuscripts can sometimes be made available on an author's personal web site.

This is a curious position for these journals to take, because it implicitly assumes that the journal is providing no value-added other than distribution. Why would one want to publish in a journal that has such a limited view of itself? Sometimes these policies arise in well-regarded journals, that have not yet properly thought out their role.

More enlightened journals, such as Physical Review and even Nature allow preprint distribution by the web.