Is the acceptance time shorter for submission with preprints?

Preprints are becoming increasingly vital in scientific communication. This study aims to investigate whether preprints offer any advantages regarding acceptance time for researchers, based on the characteristics of early accessibility and peer feedback through preprints. We employ regression analysis to compare the acceptance time difference between manuscripts with preprints and those without preprints submitted to the same journal in the same year and month. The findings reveal that manuscripts that had preprints released before submission experienced significantly shorter acceptance times than those submitted to the same journal in the same month and year without preprints. However, this advantage did not persist when preprints were posted after submission.