Mimeo

Mimeo is a term for an unpublished manuscript or discussion paper that can be found in academic bibliographies, mainly in the English-speaking area. It is derived from mimeography , a method of reproduction that used to be widespread.

Scientists early drafts of research papers have often mimeograph, stencil produced in small editions and distributed to their colleagues or photocopier. The next development step after the revision of the article would be publication as a discussion paper, often in an official series, or, as the final step, publication in a scientific journal. In today's world, a mimeo would roughly correspond to an early version of a research paper distributed by e-mail.

If a researcher names a source with the addition "mimeo" in the bibliography of a publication, this means that he is referring to this manuscript. As a rule, this is not publicly available, but only available directly from the author. A reason for a citation as Mimeo can also be that the publication of the thought from the source only takes place after the editorial deadline of the citing publication.