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The '''Social Science Research Network''' ('''SSRN''') is a [[website]] devoted to the rapid dissemination of scholarly research in the [[social sciences]] and [[humanities]]. SSRN was founded in 1994 by [[Michael C. Jensen|Michael Jensen]] and Wayne Marr, both [[financial economics|financial economists]]. SSRN is owned by Social Science Electronic Publishing, Inc. (SSEP). Jensen continues to serve as chairman of the company, and Gregg Gordon is the president and CEO.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ssrn.com/update/general/ssrn_faq.html |title=SSRN frequently asked questions |work=Social Science Research Network |publisher=Social Science Electronic Publishing, Inc. |accessdate=14 June 2013}}</ref>
The '''Social Science Research Network''' ('''SSRN''') is a [[Institutional repository|repository]] for [[preprints]] devoted to the rapid dissemination of scholarly research in the [[social sciences]], [[humanities]], [[life sciences]], and [[health sciences]], among others. [[Elsevier]] bought SSRN from Social Science Electronic Publishing Inc. in May 2016.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=Gordon |first=Gregg |date=17 May 2016 |title=SSRN—a leading social science and humanities repository and online community—joins Elsevier |url=https://www.elsevier.com/connect/ssrn-the-leading-social-science-and-humanities-repository-and-online-community-joins-elsevier |work=Elsevier Connect |publisher=Elsevier |access-date=17 May 2016}}</ref> It is not an electronic journal, but rather an eLibrary and search engine.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SSRN Paper Submission Process |url=https://www.ssrn.com/sites/en/assets/Image/SSRN_PAPERSUBMISSION_10August2018.pdf |website=SSRN}}</ref>


== History ==
SSRN was ranked the top open-access repository in the world by Ranking Web of Repositories (an initiative of the [[Cybermetrics Lab]], a research group belonging to the [[Spanish National Research Council]]) in January 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://repositories.webometrics.info/en/world |title=World |date=January 2013 |work=Ranking Web of Repositories |publisher=Cybermetrics Lab |accessdate=11 June 2013}}</ref>
SSRN was founded in 1994 by [[Michael C. Jensen]] and Wayne Marr, both [[financial economics|financial economists]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rbj.net/2016/06/03/dutch-company-acquires-firm-in-brighton/|title=Dutch company acquires firm in Brighton|last=Feltner|first=Kerry|date=2016-06-03|website=Rochester Business Journal|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-21}}</ref>


In January 2013, SSRN was ranked the largest open-access repository in the world by Ranking Web of Repositories (an initiative of the [[Cybermetrics Lab]], a research group belonging to the [[Spanish National Research Council]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://repositories.webometrics.info/en/world|title=World|date=January 2013|publisher=Cybermetrics Lab|work=Ranking Web of Repositories|access-date=11 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629031236/http://repositories.webometrics.info/en/world|archive-date=2013-06-29}}</ref> measured by number of PDF files, backlinks and [[Google Scholar]] results.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://repositories.webometrics.info/en/Methodology|title=Methodology|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701033427/http://repositories.webometrics.info/en/Methodology|archive-date=2013-07-01}}</ref>
Academic papers in [[Portable Document Format|PDF]] can be uploaded directly to the site by authors and are then available for worldwide free downloading. Publishers and institutions can upload papers and charge a fee for readers to download them.<ref name=About_SSRN>{{cite web |url=http://www.ssrn.com/update/general/mjensen.html |title=About SSRN |first=Michael C. |last=Jensen |authorlink=Michael C. Jensen |date=2 February 2012 |work=Social Science Research Network |publisher=Social Science Electronic Publishing, Inc. |accessdate=30 December 2013}}</ref> Users can also subscribe to abstracting [[email]] journals covering a broad range of subject matters. These e-journals then periodically distribute emails containing abstracts (with links to the full text where applicable) of papers recently submitted to SSRN in the respective field.


In May 2016, SSRN was bought from Social Science Electronic Publishing Inc. by [[Elsevier]].<ref name=":0" /> On 17 May 2016, the SSRN founder and chairman [[Michael C. Jensen]] wrote a letter to the SSRN community in which he cited SSRN CEO Gregg Gordon's post on the Elsevier Connect<ref>[https://www.elsevier.com/connect/ssrn-the-leading-social-science-and-humanities-repository-and-online-community-joins-elsevier Elsevier Connect]</ref> and the "new opportunities" coming from the fusion,<ref name="SSRN in Elsevier">{{cite web|url=https://www.elsevier.com/connect/ssrn-the-,leading-social-science-and-humanities-repository-and-online-community-joins-elsevier|title=Photo|trans-title=SSRN—the leading social science and humanities repository and online community—joins Elsevier|author= Gregg Gordon|date =May 17, 2016}}</ref> such as a broader global network and the freedom "to upload and download papers" (with more data, more resources, as well as new management tools). While predicting "some conflicts" on the interests alignment of the former competitors, he defined them as "surmountable".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ssrn.com/index.cfm/en/ssrn-joins-mendeley-elsevier/ |title=From The Desk of Michael C. Jensen, Chairman|date=May 17, 2016|publisher=SSRN |author=Michael C. Jensen}}</ref>
In economics, and to some degree in law (especially in the field of [[law and economics]]), almost all papers are now first published as [[preprint]]s on SSRN and/or other paper distribution networks such as [[Research Papers in Economics]] (RePEc) before being submitted to an [[academic journal]].


In July 2016 there were reports of papers being removed from SSRN without notice; revision comments from SSRN indicated this was due to copyright concerns.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160718/02211935003/just-as-open-competitor-to-elseviers-ssrn-launches-ssrn-accused-copyright-crackdown.shtml|title=Just as Open Competitor to Elsevier's SSRN Launches, SSRN Accused Of Copyright Crackdown|publisher=[[Techdirt]] |last=Masnick|first=Mike|date=18 July 2016 |access-date=6 August 2016}}</ref> Gordon characterized the issue as a mistake affecting about 20 papers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/07/19/social-science-research-network-confusion-leads-calls-boycott |title=There Isn't Some Big Conspiracy Happening |website=Inside Higher Ed|last=Straumsheim|first=Carl|date=19 July 2016 |access-date=6 August 2016}}</ref>
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On SSRN, authors and papers are ranked by their number of downloads, which has become an informal indicator of popularity on prepress and [[Open access (publishing)|open access]] sites.<ref>See Bernard S. Black and Paul Caron, "Ranking Law Schools: Using SSRN to Measure Scholarly Performance", [http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=784764 SSRN ID # 784764] (proposing that SSRN's download measure can be useful in ranking scholarly performance of law faculty).</ref>


== Operations ==
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SSRN, like other preprint services, circulates publications throughout the scholarly community at an early stage, permitting the author to incorporate comments into the final version of the paper before its publication in a journal. Moreover, even if access to the published paper is restricted, access to the original working paper remains open through SSRN.
Academic papers in [[Portable Document Format]] can be uploaded directly to the SSRN site by authors and are then available around the world for download.<ref>In case the web page [''formerly''] at https://support.ssrn.com/knowledgebase.php?article=67 is now a [[link rot|"dead link"]]<!-- Note: if "dead link" isn't in quotes, this page will throw a false positive on template maintenance script runs. -->, please see (instead) this 'extant' web page: {{cite web |date=2014-12-03 |title=How do I submit to SSRN? |url=https://support.ssrn.com/knowledgebase.php?article=28 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629230306/https://support.ssrn.com/knowledgebase.php?article=28 |access-date=February 3, 2022 |publisher=[[SSRN]] |quote=(QUOTE:) [...] you upload your PDF |archivedate=June 29, 2016}}</ref> Users can also subscribe to abstracting emails covering a broad range of research areas and topic specialties. These distributing emails contain abstracts (with links to the full text where applicable) of papers recently submitted to SSRN in the respective field.


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SSRN, like other preprint services, circulates publications throughout the scholarly community at an early stage, permitting the author to incorporate comments into the final version of the paper before its publication in a journal. Moreover, even if access to the published paper is restricted, access to the original working paper remains open through SSRN, so long as the author decides to keep the paper up. Often authors take papers down at the request of publishers, particularly if they are published by commercial or university presses that depend on payment for paper copies or online access.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pijssl.com/p/current-issue.html| title=Praxis International Journal of Social Science and Literature | accessdate=2020-03-21 | publisher=Pijssl.com|date=2021-07-21|language=english|author=Ashish SIngh}}</ref>
SSRN has mirror sites at the [[European Corporate Governance Institute]] (London), [[Korea University]] (Seoul), [[Stanford Law School]] (California) and [[University of Chicago Booth School of Business]] (Illinois).<ref name=About_SSRN/>.


As of 2019, download by users is generally subject to registration and/or completion of a [[ReCAPTCHA]] challenge and therefore SSRN is not considered by some to be a suitable [[open access]] location,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://support.unpaywall.org/support/solutions/articles/44002140100-what-counts-as-an-open-access-location- |title=What counts as an Open Access location?|author=Richard Orr |date=2020-12-31 |publisher=[[Unpaywall]]}}</ref> unlike [[open archive]]s like most [[institutional repository|institutional repositories]]. Publishers and institutions can upload papers and charge a fee for readers to download them.<ref name="About_SSRN">{{cite web |url=http://www.ssrn.com/update/general/mjensen.html |title=About SSRN |first=Michael C. |last=Jensen |author-link=Michael C. Jensen |date=2 February 2012 |publisher=Social Science Research Network |access-date=30 December 2013}}</ref>
SSRN was acquired by [[Elsevier]] in May, 2016<ref>{{cite web|title=SSRN — a leading social science and humanities repository and online community — joins Elsevier|url=https://www.elsevier.com/connect/ssrn-the-leading-social-science-and-humanities-repository-and-online-community-joins-elsevier|website=www.elsevier.com|accessdate=17 May 2016}}</ref>.


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On SSRN, authors and papers are ranked by their number of downloads, which has become an informal indicator of popularity on prepress and [[Open access (publishing)|open access]] sites.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Black|first1=Bernard S.|last2=Caron|first2=Paul|title=Ranking Law Schools: Using SSRN to Measure Scholarly Performance |ssrn=784764|id=U of Texas law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 52; U of Cincinnati Public Law Research Paper No. 05-14|journal=Indiana Law Journal|issue=Symposium on The Next Generation of Law School Rankings|volume=81|year=2006}}</ref>
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==See also==

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* [[Academic databases and search engines]]
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== See also ==
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* [[List of academic databases and search engines]]
* [[List of preprint repositories]]
* [[ArXiv]]
* [[ArXiv]]
* [[Research Papers in Economics]]
* [[SocArXiv]]


==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://www.ssrn.com/}}
* {{Official website|https://www.ssrn.com/index.cfm/en/}}


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SSRN
ProducerElsevier
History1994–present
LanguagesEnglish
Access
CostMostly fee-free (monetarily gratis)
Coverage
DisciplinesSocial sciences, engineering sciences, humanities, life sciences, applied sciences, health sciences, and physical sciences
Record depthIndex, abstract, and full-text
Format coveragePapers
Links
Websitewww.ssrn.com

The Social Science Research Network (SSRN) is a repository for preprints devoted to the rapid dissemination of scholarly research in the social sciences, humanities, life sciences, and health sciences, among others. Elsevier bought SSRN from Social Science Electronic Publishing Inc. in May 2016.[1] It is not an electronic journal, but rather an eLibrary and search engine.[2]

History[edit]

SSRN was founded in 1994 by Michael C. Jensen and Wayne Marr, both financial economists.[3]

In January 2013, SSRN was ranked the largest open-access repository in the world by Ranking Web of Repositories (an initiative of the Cybermetrics Lab, a research group belonging to the Spanish National Research Council),[4] measured by number of PDF files, backlinks and Google Scholar results.[5]

In May 2016, SSRN was bought from Social Science Electronic Publishing Inc. by Elsevier.[1] On 17 May 2016, the SSRN founder and chairman Michael C. Jensen wrote a letter to the SSRN community in which he cited SSRN CEO Gregg Gordon's post on the Elsevier Connect[6] and the "new opportunities" coming from the fusion,[7] such as a broader global network and the freedom "to upload and download papers" (with more data, more resources, as well as new management tools). While predicting "some conflicts" on the interests alignment of the former competitors, he defined them as "surmountable".[8]

In July 2016 there were reports of papers being removed from SSRN without notice; revision comments from SSRN indicated this was due to copyright concerns.[9] Gordon characterized the issue as a mistake affecting about 20 papers.[10]

Operations[edit]

Academic papers in Portable Document Format can be uploaded directly to the SSRN site by authors and are then available around the world for download.[11] Users can also subscribe to abstracting emails covering a broad range of research areas and topic specialties. These distributing emails contain abstracts (with links to the full text where applicable) of papers recently submitted to SSRN in the respective field.

SSRN, like other preprint services, circulates publications throughout the scholarly community at an early stage, permitting the author to incorporate comments into the final version of the paper before its publication in a journal. Moreover, even if access to the published paper is restricted, access to the original working paper remains open through SSRN, so long as the author decides to keep the paper up. Often authors take papers down at the request of publishers, particularly if they are published by commercial or university presses that depend on payment for paper copies or online access.[12]

As of 2019, download by users is generally subject to registration and/or completion of a ReCAPTCHA challenge and therefore SSRN is not considered by some to be a suitable open access location,[13] unlike open archives like most institutional repositories. Publishers and institutions can upload papers and charge a fee for readers to download them.[14]

On SSRN, authors and papers are ranked by their number of downloads, which has become an informal indicator of popularity on prepress and open access sites.[15]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Gordon, Gregg (17 May 2016). "SSRN—a leading social science and humanities repository and online community—joins Elsevier". Elsevier Connect. Elsevier. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  2. ^ "SSRN Paper Submission Process" (PDF). SSRN.
  3. ^ Feltner, Kerry (2016-06-03). "Dutch company acquires firm in Brighton". Rochester Business Journal. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  4. ^ "World". Ranking Web of Repositories. Cybermetrics Lab. January 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Methodology". Archived from the original on 2013-07-01.
  6. ^ Elsevier Connect
  7. ^ Gregg Gordon (May 17, 2016). "Photo" [SSRN—the leading social science and humanities repository and online community—joins Elsevier].
  8. ^ Michael C. Jensen (May 17, 2016). "From The Desk of Michael C. Jensen, Chairman". SSRN.
  9. ^ Masnick, Mike (18 July 2016). "Just as Open Competitor to Elsevier's SSRN Launches, SSRN Accused Of Copyright Crackdown". Techdirt. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  10. ^ Straumsheim, Carl (19 July 2016). "There Isn't Some Big Conspiracy Happening". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  11. ^ In case the web page [formerly] at https://support.ssrn.com/knowledgebase.php?article=67 is now a "dead link", please see (instead) this 'extant' web page: "How do I submit to SSRN?". SSRN. 2014-12-03. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2022. (QUOTE:) [...] you upload your PDF
  12. ^ Ashish SIngh (2021-07-21). "Praxis International Journal of Social Science and Literature". Pijssl.com. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  13. ^ Richard Orr (2020-12-31). "What counts as an Open Access location?". Unpaywall.
  14. ^ Jensen, Michael C. (2 February 2012). "About SSRN". Social Science Research Network. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  15. ^ Black, Bernard S.; Caron, Paul (2006). "Ranking Law Schools: Using SSRN to Measure Scholarly Performance". Indiana Law Journal. 81 (Symposium on The Next Generation of Law School Rankings). SSRN 784764. U of Texas law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 52; U of Cincinnati Public Law Research Paper No. 05-14.

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