Some conditions for the existence of Gorenstein projective covers and preenvelopes

In this paper, we investigate the rings over which a module is Gorenstein flat if and only if it is Gorenstein projective. Some examples of such rings are given. We show that over such rings the class of Gorenstein projective modules is covering. We also characterize the rings over which the class of Gorenstein projective modules is preenveloping. As a conclusion, we obtain that a commutative ring is artinian if and only if every module has a Gorenstein projective preenvelope. The existence of pure injective Gorenstein injective preenvelopes over certain rings is also shown.