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SocArXiv: Open Access Preprint Archive for Social Science Research

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Reviewed:: Feb 12, 2021 by Teacher Education

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Overview:

SocArXiv is a free, open access, preprint archive for social science research to help facillitate faster, more open sharing of research on an open access platform for the social sciences. SocArXiv accepts preprints in Art & Humanities, Education, Law, and Social & Behavioral Sciences. SocArXiv utilizes the open source, Open Science Framework (OSF), a preprint service from the Center of Open Science (COS).

Type of Material:

Open (Access) Journal-Article

Recommended Uses:

This site can be used by teacher candidates and educators to do social science research

Technical Requirements:

Browser and/or Adobe Reader

Identify Major Learning Goals:

1. Promote open sharing of research papers

2. Access to current (not peer-reviewed) pre-print research

The goal of this site is to make social science research more available and open

Target Student Population:

College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional

Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

Users will need knowledge of their specific research area.

Content Quality

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Strengths:

The concept of open access, the archive tool and the steering committee all see to be of high calliber. From the site: "Papers are moderated before they appear on SocArXiv, a process we expect to take less than two days. Our policy involves a six-point checklist, confirming that papers are (1) scholarly, (2) in research areas that we support, (3) are plausibly categorized, (4) are correctly attributed, (5) are in languages that we moderate, and (6) are in text-searchable formats (such as PDF or docx). In addition, we seek to accept only papers that authors have the right to share, although we do not check copyrights in the moderation process. For details, view the moderation policy."

Concerns:

Users need to be aware of the curation process; materials are not peer-reviewed in the sense that published works are.

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

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Strengths:

An excellent resource for new research, as long as the user is aware of its uncurated nature.

This site can be used for a variety of purposes including social science research, blogging, and editorials.

Concerns:

None

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

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Strengths:: All of the research materials are open and freely available. It is easy to submit a paper and easy to find papers.
Concerns:: Search tool has no advanced functions.

Other Issues and Comments:: It is an excellent resource. Open resources provide quick access but may have the limitation of not being peer-reviewed.
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