Knowledge Mobilization & Impact

How arXiv.org Supports Research

What's the Research-Related Purpose?

• To provide immediate dissemination and open access to scholarly articles (which often later appear in conventional journals). It is important to note, however, that arXiv is not a repository for otherwise unpublishable material, nor is it a refereed publication venue.
• To provide perpetual availability of author research paper submissions.
• arXiv.org was the original, but many offshoots have been created, such as medRxiv and bioRxiv.

Additional Information:

• Authors must be registered to submit their articles to arXiv. Authors can also update their submissions if they choose, though previous versions remain available.
   

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