The advent of preprint servers has, like ADS, had a significant impact on the rate of astronomical research, as papers are often made available from preprint servers weeks or months before they are published in the journals.
Munculnya server pracetak, seperti ADS, memiliki dampak yang signifikan pada tingkat penelitian astronomi, seperti makalah sering dibuat tersedia dari server pracetak berminggu-minggu atau berbulan-bulan sebelum jurnal mereka diterbitkan.