[Purpose/Significance] Investigating the policy configurations of international preprint stakeholders can aid in understanding the current policy environment in which preprints are developing, thereby providing a reference for the formulation of preprint policies in our country. [Method/Process] By integrating the TOE theoretical framework with the fsQCA method, this study distilled the preprint policy elements from 40 research and educational institutions, academic publishing institutions, and scientific funding institutions, and revealed and analyzed their policy configurations. [Result/Conclusion] The results indicate that research and educational institutions are more inclined towards “organization-environment” configurations, academic publishing institutions are primarily “technology-environment” configurations, and scientific funding institutions tend towards environment-led configurations. Finally, policy recommendations are proposed for stakeholders of preprints in our country from the three dimensions of technology, organization, and environment.
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