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bioRxiv vs Keenious
Both stand on research paper discovery tools. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
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bioRxiv offers free preprint distribution and access, alongside screening and tools for comments and journal transfer. Readers should distinguish posted preprints from peer-reviewed articles, and authors should note that posted work cannot be removed.
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Free plan ExtensionWeb
Choose Keenious if you need help discovering academic research and interpreting difficult passages in papers. Its search focuses on titles and abstracts, so people who need full-text publication search should look elsewhere.
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| bioRxiv | Keenious | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Web | Extension, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Plus for Individuals: $10 a month |
| Plans published | 1 | 5 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | biorxiv.org | keenious.com |
| On research paper discovery tools | #5 of 33 | #9 of 33 |
bioRxiv: what it does well
- Free manuscript submissions and article access.
- Covers all aspects of life sciences research.
- Provides metadata through feeds and APIs.
- Offers bulk full text for text and data mining.
- Authors can revise until formal journal acceptance.
What to know first
- Posted articles are not peer-reviewed, edited, or typeset.
- Posted articles cannot be removed.
- Screening may take longer than 24–48 hours.
- Research articles must contain data.
Keenious: what it does well
- Searches a collection of more than 250 million academic works.
- Explains methods, statistical concepts, and specialist terminology from highlighted text.
- Supports interaction in nearly 100 languages.
- Integrates with Microsoft Word and Google Docs through add-ins.
- Institutional link resolver support includes EBSCO and PRIMO.
What to know first
- Search matches titles and abstracts, not publication full text.
- The free plan allows three conversations per day.
- Free plan uploads are limited to 3 MB.
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