Technical Information
| HTTP Status Code | 200 |
| HTTP Version | HTTP/1.1 |
| HTTPS | ✔ Available |
| IP Address | 172.66.159.12 |
| Server Software | cloudflare |
| CDN | Cloudflare |
| Compression | gzip |
|
ℹ 🔵 Missing HSTS | HTTP Strict Transport Security is not configured. Recommended for HTTPS sites. |
HTTP Status Code 200
HTTP Version HTTP/1.1
HTTPS ✔ Available
IP Address 172.66.159.12
Server Software cloudflare
CDN Cloudflare
Compression gzip
ℹ 🔵 Missing HSTS HTTP Strict Transport Security is not configured. Recommended for HTTPS sites.
Redirect Chain
| # | URL | HTTP Status Code | Status |
| 1 | https://researchsquare.com:443 | 301 | HTTP/2 301 |
| 2 | https://www.researchsquare.com/ | 200 | HTTP/2 200 |
#1 URL https://researchsquare.com:443
HTTP Status Code 301
Status HTTP/2 301
#2 URL https://www.researchsquare.com/
HTTP Status Code 200
Status HTTP/2 200
Performance
| DNS Lookup | 17.6 ms |
| TCP Connect | 26.6 ms |
| TLS Handshake | 14.6 ms |
| Time To First Byte (TTFB) | 82.9 ms |
| Content Download | 0.2 ms |
| Total Response Time | 83.1 ms |
DNS Lookup 17.6 ms
TCP Connect 26.6 ms
TLS Handshake 14.6 ms
Time To First Byte (TTFB) 82.9 ms
Content Download 0.2 ms
Total Response Time 83.1 ms
Security
| HTTPS | ✔ Enabled |
| HSTS | ✘ Not configured |
| CSP | ✔ Configured |
| X-Frame-Options | ✔ SAMEORIGIN |
| X-Content-Type-Options | ⚠ Not configured |
| HTTP/2 | ⚠ HTTP/1.1 |
HTTPS ✔ Enabled
HSTS ✘ Not configured
CSP ✔ Configured
X-Frame-Options ✔ SAMEORIGIN
X-Content-Type-Options ⚠ Not configured
HTTP/2 ⚠ HTTP/1.1
SEO Quick Check
| Meta Description | Research Square is a preprint platform that makes research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. |
| Robots Meta | index,follow |
| Open Graph Title | Home |
| Open Graph Description | Research Square is a preprint platform that makes research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. |
| Open Graph Image | https://www.researchsquare.com/static/img/logos/logo-og-d... |
| Twitter Card | summary |
Meta Description Research Square is a preprint platform that makes research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. Robots Meta index,follow Open Graph Title Home Open Graph Description Research Square is a preprint platform that makes research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. Open Graph Image https://www.researchsquare.com/static/img/logos/logo-og-d... Twitter Card summary Detected Technologies
| Technology | React Google Analytics Google Tag Manager Cloudflare Next.js |
Technology React Google Analytics Google Tag Manager Cloudflare Next.js
HTTP Headers
| Date
| Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:03:56 GMT |
| Content-type
| text/html; charset=utf-8 |
| Server
| cloudflare |
| Content-security-policy
| style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com https://cdn.snipcart.com https://app.snipcart.com https://widget.freshworks.com https://cmp.springernature.com https://fed-libs.springernature.com; style-src-elem 'self' 'unsafe-inline' https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com https://cdn.snipcart.com https://app.snipcart.com https://widget.freshworks.com https://cmp.springernature.com https://fed-libs.springernature.com; font-src 'self' data: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com https://cdn.snipcart.com https://app.snipcart.com https://cdn.scite.ai https://fed-libs.springernature.com |
| Cache-control
| private, no-cache, no-store, max-age=0, must-revalidate |
| X-powered-by
| Next.js |
| Vary
| Accept-Encoding |
| Server-timing
| cfEdge;dur=8,cfOrigin;dur=21 |
| X-frame-options
| SAMEORIGIN |
| Cf-cache-status
| DYNAMIC |
| Content-encoding
| gzip |
| Cf-ray
| a1f92be70e4e8e3f-AMS |
| Alt-svc
| h3=":443"; ma=86400 |
Meta Tags
| Robots | index,follow |
| Description | Research Square is a preprint platform that makes research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. |
| Viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1 |
| Apple-mobile-web-app-title | Research Square |
| Application-name | Research Square |
| Msapplication-config | /static/favicons/browserconfig.xml |
| Msapplication-TileColor | #ffffff |
| Theme-color | #ffffff |
Date Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:03:56 GMT
Content-type text/html; charset=utf-8
Server cloudflare
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