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SSRN Site User Guide

Tomorrow’s Research Today

Tomorrow’s Research Today SSRN is the source of the new, where— Researchers are connected Projects are developed, and Working papers are shared.

SSRN joined Elsevier in May 2016, bringing over 20 years of experience sharing early stage research. Together, we provide greater access to a growing base of user-generated content, building new informational and analytical tools to increase engagement with a broader set of researchers.

Showcase Research Impact An SSRN Research Paper Series gets your organization noticed for all the right reasons. A branded research experience makes finding your scholars research manageable for you, your faculty, and students.

Awareness of Current Research With SSRN curated eJournal Site Subscriptions, Librarians ensure academics are in the know about the latest research trends and enable collaboration amongst fellow scholars with similar interests, across the world.

Always Growing Always Something New

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Metric rankings Get insights with SSRN’s ranking tools. • download & citations metrics • top papers & top authors

Version group display Multi language, change of authors or version history.

Introducing BioRN Created for life science biology researchers to share ideas, post pre-prints, and get noticed for your early discoveries.

Over 5,000 biology related working papers already available. Check it out at https://www.ssrn.com/en/index.cfm/biorn/

WRDS-SSRN Partnership. Wharton Research Data Services and SSRN elevate the visibility, impact, and credibility across financial fields. Honoring Emerging Business Schools, WRDS-SSRN, three winners will be selected annually from the WRDS Research Paper Series for North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific regions. Check it out at www.ssrn.com under Research Paper Series Quick Links

Responsive Design. SSRN.com now easily viewed on desktop, mobile, and tablet.

Topic Rankings. Curated Subject Areas. Find Out What’s Happening Now. Topic rankings offer the opportunity to explore papers curated around a current subject area.

Paper Rankings by Authors & Organizations. Downloads, Rank, Abstract Views, and footnotes.

Quick Links. At a glance access to popular products.

Full Text Search. Access SSRN’s eLibrary by Abstract Author, Journal Topic, or JEL Topic List.

Metrics. Easy access to top organizations, authors, and papers based on statistics generated from SSRN’s eLibrary.

New Digital Integration. Post jobs & Call For Paper communications. SSRN Jobs & Announcements now integrates with Mendeley Careers.

New Network Expansion. SSRN is expanding into the life sciences sectors. BioRN, an SSRN Research Network is the first expansion. Several more network launches planned.

SSRN is the source of new research keeping researchers connected, developing projects, and sharing work in progress

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2017 WINNER

Together, Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) and

Social Science Research Network (SSRN) elevate

the impact and credibility of your research and

academic program.

Gain the visibility and peer recognition needed

in today’s competitive academic landscape.

THE BEST RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS DESERVE SPECIAL RECOGNITION

ANNOUNCING WRDS-SSRN INNOVATION AWARD™

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HONORING EMERGING BUSINESS SCHOOLS

3 WINNERS will be selected annually from the WRDS Research Paper Series for

North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific regions

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SSRN membership is always free. By creating an account, you can easily share and revise your research; view and download the latest research in your field; and interact with thousands of scholars worldwide.

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Create a free SSRN accountSteps to Getting Started

1)Once you’ve signed in to your account, press “SUBMIT PAPER” on the navigation bar.

2)Agree to SSRN’s terms of use. 3)Upload full text PDF 4)Provide abstract, add co-author if applicable 5)Mark publicly available or private 6)Choose discipline categories (up to 12)

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How to Submit a PaperSteps to Getting Started

Once paper is submitted, an SSRN processor reviews for scholarly research content, classifies on one or more discipline categories, and reports back to author once the paper is live on the SSRN site.

The author profile page offers at a glance metrics of the scholarly papers, downloads, citations, and ranking hierarchy.

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Author PageSteps to Getting Started

Once you’ve become a member of SSRN, you’ll have access to author ranking data:

Top Paper Rankings Top Authors Top Organizations

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Access to Ranking MetricsSteps to Getting Started

Search eLibrary by Search Author, Title, Abstract, Keywords

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Full Text SearchSteps to Getting Started

Subscribe to eJournals by subject matter Free & Paid Options available

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eJournal SubscriptionsSteps to Getting Started

A research papers series enables an organization to showcase their research across an array of interdisciplinary sciences and reaches a world-wide scholarly audience.

A complimentary feature is the one click access to the page content link.

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Research Paper SeriesSteps to Getting Started

You can also subscribe to SSRN’s eJournals and receive site subscription alerts right to your email inbox when new research papers are available. It’s a curated alert service to notify users of new research in their academic area of interest.

Saves researcher’s time and keeps them up-to-date on the latest research (early research, ideas, and interesting discoveries).

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eJournal Site Subscription AlertSteps to Getting Started

Email delivered right to your inbox

From an organizational point of view, SSRN eJournal Site Subscription Alerts:

• Improved researcher productivity • A higher likelihood for early collaboration between researchers and

those from other leading institutions around the world

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