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bioRxiv Surpasses 310,000 Submissions, Enhances Research Visibility

3/13/2026

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Neuroscience dominates bioRxiv, the life-sciences preprint server, which has accumulated over 310,000 submissions since its 2013 launch.
Monthly submissions surpass 4,000, and the platform draws roughly ten million views each month.
A survey found that 78% of authors believe posting on bioRxiv enhances research visibility.
To mitigate concerns about quality control and AI-generated submissions, bioRxiv is implementing open peer review.

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Story summary

Neuroscience dominates bioRxiv, the life-sciences preprint server, which has accumulated over 310,000 submissions since its 2013 launch.
Monthly submissions surpass 4,000, and the platform draws roughly ten million views each month.
A survey found that 78% of authors believe posting on bioRxiv enhances research visibility.
To mitigate concerns about quality control and AI-generated submissions, bioRxiv is implementing open peer review.