engrXiv (''Engineering Archive'') is a
preprint
In academic publishing, a preprint is a version of a scholarly or scientific paper that precedes formal peer review and publication in a peer-reviewed scholarly or scientific journal. The preprint may be available, often as a non-typeset versi ...
repository
Repository may refer to:
Archives and online databases
* Content repository, a database with an associated set of data management tools, allowing application-independent access to the content
* Disciplinary repository (or subject repository), an ...
for
engineering
Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to Problem solving#Engineering, solve problems within technology, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve Systems engineering, s ...
launched in July 2016. In 2019, it was announced that engrXiv was legally becoming a part of
Open Engineering Inc, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization for the promotion of open practices in the engineering field. Open Engineering also operates The Journal of Open Engineering.
Open Engineering Inc (''openENGR'') is a
non-profit
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organization based in
Menomonie, Wisconsin
Menomonie () is a city in and the county seat of Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States. The city's population was 16,843 as of the 2020 census.
Menomonie forms the core of the United States Census Bureau's Menomonie Micropolitan Statistical A ...
, for the "promotion of open practices in the
engineering
Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to Problem solving#Engineering, solve problems within technology, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve Systems engineering, s ...
field."
It is hosted by the
Public Knowledge Project Publishing Services and administrated by Dr. Devin R. Berg of Open Engineering Inc and the
University of Wisconsin–Stout
The University of Wisconsin–Stout (UW–Stout or Stout) is a public university in Menomonie, Wisconsin, United States. The Institute of technology, polytechnic university of the University of Wisconsin System, it enrolls more than 6,900 stude ...
. ''engrXiv'' is directed by a steering committee of engineers and members of the engineering librarian community.
A paper template for submissions to ''engrXiv'' is available online via Overleaf. As of April 2017, ''engrXiv'' content was indexed in
Google Scholar
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.
See also
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List of academic journals by preprint policy
This is a list of publishers of academic journals by their submission policies regarding the use of preprints prior to publication ( example list).
Publishers' policies on self-archiving (including of preprint versions) can also be found at SHE ...
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List of preprint repositories
This is a list of repositories used to store open science
Open science is the movement to make scientific research (including publications, data, physical samples, and software) and its dissemination accessible to all levels of society, ama ...
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Center for Open Science
The Center for Open Science is a non-profit technology organization based in Charlottesville, Virginia with a mission to "increase the openness, integrity, and reproducibility of scientific research." Brian Nosek and Jeffrey Spies founded the o ...
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Grey literature
Grey literature (or gray literature) is material and research produced by organizations outside of the traditional publishing, commercial or academic publishing and distribution channels. Common grey literature publication types include reports (a ...
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Self-archiving
Self-archiving is the act of (the author's) depositing a free copy of an electronic document online in order to provide open access to it. The term usually refers to the self-archiving of peer-reviewed research journal and conference articles, as ...
References
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University of Wisconsin–Stout
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