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1. upupupandaway · 1790210032 · focus · HN ↗

   Asking earnestly: is ArXiv a valuable resource? I used it few years back when finishing my (late) Master's, but also saw a lot of crap published there (primarily for promotion/visa purposes) so it kind of took the shine out of the service for me.

   1. tristanj · 1790211454 · focus · HN ↗

      The preprint papers on arXiv are like 99% the same as the published versions, except they're free instead of locked behind a multi-thousand dollar/year paywall.

      1. upbeat_general · 1790215316 · focus · HN ↗

         And if there are differences, that is often a good thing! It can mean the author wanted to format something in a particular way that the journal didn't allow.

         1. senderista · 1790223487 · focus · HN ↗

            Often they are extended versions of the journal articles and contain valuable material that had to be cut for space limits.

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