Direct answer
Author Manuscript, in this definition, is limited to the following inspected scope. The glossary distinguishes the peer-reviewed accepted manuscript from the publisher’s final copyedited, formatted, and version-of-record article. The answer carries the source boundaries forward and does not infer authority from a neighboring topic.
Definition
Use the term only for the source-backed scope stated here; keep adjacent concepts separate unless a typed relationship is explicit.
A useful definition states both inclusion and exclusion conditions so a machine answer cannot silently widen it.
Applied scope: The glossary distinguishes the peer-reviewed accepted manuscript from the publisher’s final copyedited, formatted, and version-of-record article.
Definition and operating context
The canonical concept owner is maha-research. This route may apply evidence; it cannot redefine or inherit the authority of its canonical owner.
This property may publish research objects, machine-readable provenance, reproduction protocols. It must not publish sales copy or unsupported interpretation.
Evidence and exact locators
NIHMS Glossary — Author Accepted Manuscript; Final Published Article. Establishes: The glossary distinguishes the peer-reviewed accepted manuscript from the publisher’s final copyedited, formatted, and version-of-record article.
What the evidence does not establish
An accepted manuscript is not the final published article; public availability does not establish content identity, reuse permission, completeness, or that the accepted version contains later corrections.
This route must not claim sales copy.
This route must not claim unsupported interpretation.
Related definitions and applications
graphEdges: https://research.mahastrategies.com/federation/research/source-identity/definition
same-topic-application: https://research.mahastrategies.com/federation/research/author-manuscript/fixture
property-home: https://research.mahastrategies.com/
Questions this page can answer
What does Author Manuscript mean in this bounded context?
Author Manuscript, in this definition, is limited to the following inspected scope. The glossary distinguishes the peer-reviewed accepted manuscript from the publisher’s final copyedited, formatted, and version-of-record article. The answer carries the source boundaries forward and does not infer authority from a neighboring topic.
Which inspected sources support this definition answer?
NIHMS Glossary (living glossary inspected 2026-09-06), at Author Accepted Manuscript; Final Published Article, supports the glossary distinguishes the peer-reviewed accepted manuscript from the publisher’s final copyedited, formatted, and version-of-record article.
What does the evidence not establish?
An accepted manuscript is not the final published article; public availability does not establish content identity, reuse permission, completeness, or that the accepted version contains later corrections. Property boundary: This route may apply evidence; it cannot redefine or inherit the authority of its canonical owner.
Which definition or canonical owner must be read first?
This page is the local maha-research definition for its topic. Related applications may depend on it but may not silently redefine it.
What source, policy, implementation, or release change would require revision?
Re-evaluate this page when a cited source, locator, governing instrument, local implementation, or canonical definition changes. Publication also requires a matching exact-revision review and active canonical release.