ArXiv
arXiv (pronounced "archive"--the X represents the Greek letter chi [kh]) is an open-access repository of scientific pre-prints. All documents are stored as PDF.
Importance
Generally, all scientific journals have peer-review procedures. This process sometimes take several years. The time lag made by this process will easily cause delay to the scientific community. arXiv was made to avoid this delay.
Usage at Wikipedia etc.
Wikipedia and some journals accept citations by arXiv. Some academic search engines (such as Google Scholar) can help users to find arXiv pre-prints.
Scientific areas
arXiv includes pre-prints from various scientific fields such as:
Computer science
Artificial intelligence
Machine learning
Mathematics
Algebraic geometry
Numerical analysis
Statistics
Physics
Similar websites
Today, there are several arXiv-like websites in other areas.
bioRxiv: This is the biology version of arXiv
ChemRxiv: This is the chemistry version of arXiv
EarthArXiv: Earth science & planetary science version of arXiv
medRxiv: Medicine version of arXiv. It includes many pre-prints about COVID-19.
SocArXiv: Social science version of arXiv
Further reading
References and notes
Other websites
- Unofficial bot
arXiv Vanity - converts the arXiv LaTeX sources to HTML.
ar5iv - an arXiv Lab converting the LaTeX sources to HTML.
1991 establishments in the United States
Science websites
Archives