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What are the similar websites like arxiv in engineering and other sciences? [duplicate]

Recent questions about arXiv in this link and this one brought me to this question that what are the similar websites to arXiv for other branches of science and engineering and what are their benefits ...
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Is there prestige to be had by posting to arXiv?

Do people ever upload papers exclusively to arXiv, or do authors simply use arXiv to assist in review while they find a journal to publish in? If people sometimes publish exclusively on arXiv, what's ...
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If I upload a draft of my paper to arXiv, will I still be able to publish in an IEEE or ACM publication?

Since IEEE/ACM will eventually own the copyright of the papers they publish, and since they charge for access to papers, if I have a paper on arXiv is that a problem for them?
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Tips for publishing draft manuscripts on arxiv [duplicate]

Some of you would probably know the website http://arxiv.org/. I am working on some papers and I was wondering if I can publish a draft of them on airxiv in order to receive some feedback and then ...
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Is the arXiv a good way to get feedback on one's work?

I have developed a method to process images I use for my research. It's nothing revolutionary but I think it might be useful to others than me, and why not, be worthy of being published somewhere (at ...
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How to find an arXiv endorser

I have recently completed a manuscript and I want it to submit to the arXiv. But there I find that there is an endorsement requirement. But since I am quite new in this field (and this is my first ...
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Do all versions of an arXiv paper appear in Google Scholar?

I know that new arXiv papers usually appear in Google Scholar within a few days or weeks. My question is: if someone submits a replacement of his/her arXiv paper, does the new version of the paper ...
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When citing a paper on arXiv, how important is the category?

The arXiv documentation says that we should reference arXiv documents using references of the form: arXiv:YYMM.NNNNv# [category] e.g.: arXiv:0706.1234v1 [math.FA] However, most papers that I am ...
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Should you publish a rejected conference paper on arXiv?

Imagine you have a paper that got rejected from a top tier conference. You think it is of high quality. Do you submit the paper to arXiv, or keep pushing for a conference later on?
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arXiv or MathSciNet statistics by MSC classes and time

I suppose I'm not the first person who came across this idea. I would like to compare math branches by means of numbers of articles published. I have access to two large math article indices: AMS' ...
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Submitting paper to arXiv as an undergrad

I wrote a rather extensive research project for one of my courses, and would like to submit it to arXiv. But, I am not entirely sure about the copyright/other issues behind it. Is it acceptable for a ...
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Can I submit published articles to arXiv as well?

I have several math research articles on my site. Some of my articles are published in open access journals. Some of my articles are currently available only from my site. I may probably publish ...
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What arXiv licenses are compatible with APS publishing?

I'm having some trouble understanding exactly what the APS transfer of copyright agreement does and does not permit, and I was wondering whether someone here may have a clearer insight or previous ...
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Plagiarism and the ArXiv (or other preprint servers)

First of all, this is about plagiarism in the sense of stealing ideas. Copy-and-paste plagiarism is inluded but not likely to happen in the cases relevant for this question. Considering the ...
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Why upload to academic preprint sites like arXiv?

The recent question about the legality of uploading to arXiv made me realize that I don't have any understanding of why one would upload to a preprint site. (I don't work in a field where they seem ...
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Is it legal to upload a paper to arXiv when it is under double blind review for one of the IEEE journals?

Is it legal to upload a paper to arXiv when it is under double blind review for one of the IEEE journals? I am suspicious that it may violate the double blind review requirements and I couldn't find ...
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Is it possible to upload expository papers to arXiv?

I would like to know if arXiv allows authors to upload expository papers (for example, a paper in which the author explains a specific topic). If this is the case, how should those papers be written? ...
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arXiv is running out of IDs — is their solution known?

I just noticed that arXiv.org is basically running out of monthly IDs, as can be seen in this graph (source [13-12-09]): They have gone over 8000 monthly submissions 3 times in last 1.5 years. With ...
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Submission on hold on arxiv

I have recently submitted a paper to arXiv, but the arXiv moderators put my paper in status "on hold", because they have to make a decision on the right classification for the paper. To those who ...
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arXiv identifier near the end of month

If one submit a paper (today) on Oct 30th at 20:00:01 GMT (16:00:01 EDT) on arXiv, which announces on Nov 1st 00:00:00 GMT, is the identifier 1311.xxxx or 1310.xxxx? What is the general policy of ...
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Made an arXiv submission too early; How to minimize the damage?

A confession first: This was our first attempt at a journal paper. The story so far: We had submitted our work for possible publication with a reputed journal in our area. Some time later, while the ...
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What exactly is an “unpublished paper”?

In applying to the NSF postdoctoral fellowship for mathematics, the instructions include the following paragraph for the biographical sketch: A list of: (i) up to five products most closely ...
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Is it ok to submit a paper to arXiv after copyright transfer?

I have a paper that was accepted and is already in press (you can download a PDF online), and I have already filled out the copyright transfer. The publisher allows uploading preprint versions ...
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Are publications on arxiv.org valued by graduate admissions committees?

Please see this question of mine first. My question is: Does the admissions committee in grad school consider publications in places like arxiv.org as a significant achievement given the student has ...
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How many arXiv papers are uploaded in their final (refereed) versions?

In a recent meta.physics.se discussion on the use of permanent links form physics.stackexchange, I proposed as policy that when linking to the arXiv, link to the abstract page (arxiv.org/abs/...) ...
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Can something published on arXiv or optimization-online.org be mentioned in my CV?

I was thinking about submitting one of my papers in arXiv or www.optimization-online.org and hence I was just wondering if mentioning the same in my CV would be appropriate. Is it done usually? If ...
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Publish a thesis that summarizes papers on arxiv - copyright issues?

Suppose one has written a master's thesis that summarizes several articles, and works out their details, on a complicated topic. It would be of general interest to have this thesis (in polished form) ...
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Is it advisable to upload theses to the arXiv?

I'm currently uploading my MRes thesis to my university website, but I have some doubts regarding the permanence of the link as it may change after I graduate. I do not have many illusions over who ...
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When can I safely use CC-BY license on arXiv?

On arXiv one can license a preprint on one of the following (see also a note on arXiv on licenses): arXiv.org perpetual, non-exclusive license to distribute this article (Minimal rights required by ...
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Researcher with the same name in a different field

I would like to get some advice on what may or may not be a problem, namely the lack of unique identifiers for scientific authors. So there is a researcher with the same first and last name as ...
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Is it necessary to include and update the status of a paper on arXiv once it has been accepted for publication in a journal?

Let's suppose you write a paper and you post it on arXiv. If a paper is sent to a journal for peer-review, should you always include this information in the paper comments (including the name of the ...
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Refer to arxiv version?

Am I breaking some kind of rule if I'm adding the arxiv link to the bibitem for an article that's published in a journal? I thought obviously not until I noticed that (link to arxiv) and (page number ...
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Arxiv rejection of preprints

Following ArXiv rules I contacted with an well-known expert in thermodynamics (he is author of a known monograph) we discussed my work during several days and finally he endorsed me. When my work was ...
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Substantial update of an arXiv paper

I put on arXiv several months ago a paper that has been submitted at the same time to a conference. The conference paper was rejected, and using the reviews, we have started improving the paper, and ...
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Extending a result submitted to a conference before acceptance/rejection notification

I recently submitted a paper to a conference whose notification of acceptance/rejection is due to 3 months from now. However I realize that I can extend my results in such a way that it gets much more ...
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Sending a paper to a 'Letters' journal

I am at the cusp of finishing my PhD, and my advisor and I have decided that it is time to publish since there seems to be no hole in the theories that I propose. I have always maintained that I'd ...
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Publishing an 'ok paper' to arxiv

I worked on an interesting project as a PHD student. It was rejected from a top conference with all but 1 reviewer agreeing that it was an ok paper but not good enough for that conference, because ...
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What's arxiv “endorsement” policy?

arxiv has an endorsement system, where during the submission process, we may require authors who are submitting papers to an archive or subject class for the first time to get an endorsement from ...
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Why are some sources cited twice in a bibliography, once with DOI and once with arXiv?

Just to clarify what I mean, I have seen some review articles that have bibliography items like this: Bloggs, J., "The Paper that has Been Written", The Journal Title, Series Number, page number(s), ...
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Is it acceptable to extend results from an arXiv paper that has not appeared in a journal?

In general, building on unpublished work of another author, which he may have told you in confidence, or you may encountered as a reviewer or by word of mouth or other informal means, is not an ...
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arXiv preprint and final paper differing by sections and appendices

Because of the style of a journal, and the space limit, I was asked to remove a section and all appendices. While I have no problem with that, I want to preserve it in the arXiv preprint. So: Is ...
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I want to submit a paper to arXiv.org, but I'm not affiliated to an Institute. What can I do?

I have a paper which I'm interested in submitting to arXiv.org. However, the submission guidelines say an institutional affiliation is required for submission. I've graduated in physics from Unicamp ...
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Why do some arXiv preprints have increased line spacing?

Some preprints on arXiv have 1.5- or double-spaced lines, making it less pleasant to read and more wasteful to print. Is there a reason for it, except for the laziness/sloppiness? (If drafts were ...
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Submitting a subset of my work to ArXiv

I've been thinking of publishing a subset of my work in fluid dynamics to arXiv. I realize the following about arXiv: ArXiv isn't a journal I would need to be endorsed to submit an article on arXiv ...
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Does publishing a paper on arXiv prevent me from submitting it to a non-open access journal?

If I publish a pre-print paper on arXiv, how can I guarantee exclusive rights to the publisher afterwards? Am I unable to publish on non-open access journals after I publish a pre-print on arXiv ?
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