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If the article is later accepted for publication in <em><i>PLOS Digital Health</i></em>, the preprint and published article will link to each other when the article appears online.</p> <div class="block-more-information"> Eligibility to post on medRxiv is independent from the editorial assessment and peer review process. Preprint checks do not impact the decision regarding suitability for publication in <em><i>PLOS Digital Health</i></em>. <a href="https://journals-plos-org.translate.goog/digitalhealth/s/journal-information?_x_tr_sl=pl&_x_tr_tl=ru&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">Read more about editorial selection at <em><i>PLOS Digital Health</i></em></a>. </div> </div> <div data-section-id="2824"> <h3><a data-anchor-id="8601" id="loc-preparing-preprint-files-for-submission" name="loc-preparing-preprint-files-for-submission"></a>Preparing preprint files for submission</h3> <p>Preprints appear on medRxiv in PDF format. 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