Preprints 2018: Convergence & Integration

Michael Magoulias, Director Operations, SSRN

Pure Conference, Philadelphia, October 31, 2018

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SSRN is a research repository and a community of researchers

We are an open access

repository of abstracts

and pre-print full-text

papers…

…and a community

where readers and

authors can engage in

research dialogue

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Most all papers on SSRN are pre-prints, which are articles that have

not yet been peer reviewed

Pre-Print Peer Review Process Published Article

99% of articles in the Journal of Finance were on SSRN an average of 3.3 years before

they were published

Pre-prints provide insights into

the very latest thinking in a

particular field of research

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Tomorrow’s Research Today

Researchers are connected.

Early research is shared.

Ideas are developed.

Focused on high-

quality, rapid,

electronic

dissemination of

scholarly research

Early discoveries of

ideas in an open-

access,

interdisciplinary

environment of

sharing

SSRN’s Brand Promise

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SSRN is the broadest interdisciplinary database of early-stage

research

Research NetworksSSRN’s platform features

specialized disciplinary

networks that empower

researchers and

practitioners to connect,

collaborate and innovate

Tomorrow’s

Research TodaySince 1994, we have

been committed to

providing free, worldwide

dissemination of research

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Scope of Research

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SSRN is a community of 2.2M researchers and 825,000 papers

Platform Statistics Paper Count by Research Network

35 research networks

400,000 authors

825,000 papers

2.4M registered users

13.1M annual downloads

78k

177kFinancial Economics

Legal Scholarship

54k54k

Health Economics

Biology

Social Insurance 7k7k

81k176k

268kEconomics

Corporate Governance

Entrepreneurship

Accounting

Political Science

Anthropology & Archaeology

Innovation

Humanities

Sustainability

Management

34k30k27k19k12k8k

462k

Cognitive Science

Information Systems & eBusiness

Hebrew Language

35k46k

New!

Chemistry 2k New!

Engineering 3k New!

Medical 4k New!

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How SSRN Fits Into the Elsevier Ecosystem

▪ SSRN represents the “sharing early-stage research” concept of the Elsevier ecosystem

A researcher’s journey – incorporating ongoing initiatives within the Elsevier ecosystem

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What’s New at SSRN

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SSRN counts many of the world’s leading academic institutions in its

current customer base

Customers recently added in 2018

(not exhaustive)

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When Malcolm Gladwell Tweets about SSRN…

METRICS 2018 Jan Feb Mar May Jun

Tweets 41 40 39 49 56

Tweet Impressions 98.3k 65.2k 75.5k 86.9k 117k

Profile visits 4,173 3,442 4,368 3,808 10.5k

Mentions 904 739 997 923 871

New Followers 91 52 93 142 716

https://twitter.com/SSRN

Tweets Following Followers

3,600 6,489 14.5k

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Connect. Showcase. Innovate.

Preprints - articles not yet peer reviewed - provide early insight into the research dialogue

Researchers and institutions are under increasing pressure to demonstrate research impact

SSRN provides the scholarly environment for early discovery and showcasing innovative content moving an institution’s research forward

Research Paper Series

• Organizes faculty research Researchers can easily upload and manage their papers on the SSRN site

• Expose institution’s research to a global audience SSRN has 2.2M registered users in 124+ different countries

• Measure the impact of institution’s work SSRN provides insight into usage, downloads and citations

eJournal Site Subscription Alerts

• Richly tailored & targeted alert service A time saver & efficient for institutions’ investment for faculty, researchers, students

• E-Alerts sent directly to faculty and student inboxes

Top universities utilize SSRN’s alerts (Duke, Harvard, Yale) to read the

newest works of scholarship before publication

• Accelerate preprint to publishing Papers published in leading finance journals on average, are posted to SSRN

120 days prior to publication

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Tomorrow’s Research Today

Benefits to Institutions