The explosion of subject specific pre-print servers has brought a new option for researchers working in the subjects of electrical engineering, computer science and similar technologies. TechRxiv (pronounced  tech archive) is an open access, moderated pre-print server for unpublished research. Pre-prints already exist for various subject disciplines including biology, physics and chemistry. 

Pre-print archives allow for researchers to easily share their research to a global audience and receive feedback on a draft. Articles should fall into one of the following categories:

• Aerospace
• Bioengineering
• Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
• Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
• Computing and Processing
• Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
• Engineering Profession
• Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
• General Topics for Engineers
• Geoscience
• Nuclear Engineering
• Photonics and Electro-optics
• Power, Energy and Industry Applications
• Robotics and Control Systems
• Signal Processing and Analysis
• Transportation

The TechRxiv advisory board is composed of eight experts who come from academia and industry.

The growth of pre-prints as a means to find current research is evident with impressive statistics. In a week in December 2020 the numbers are impressive.

Details of pre-prints include how often they have been viewed and downloaded in addition to altmetrics.

In addition, all pre-prints are assigned a digital object identifier (DOI) and are citable, which means they are also indexed by Google Scholar. Moreover, authors can select a Creative Commons license for their pre-print, which means that authors retain their copyright.

TechRxiv also offers robust exporting options to all bilbiographic managers.

With publishers exploring pre-prints as a possible option for transforming publishing academic research, TechRxiv is a welcome addition to the fields of electrical engineering, computer science and related subject disciplines.

Dan Kipnis, Life Sciences Librarian, Rowan University

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