bioRxiv vs Open Knowledge Maps
bioRxiv
biorxiv.orgOpen Knowledge Maps
openknowledgemaps.orgSide by side
| Figure | bioRxiv | Open Knowledge Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | €40/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 9 |
| Spec score · Research Paper Discovery Tools | 8.1 (#7) | 7.2 (#21) |
| Founded | 2013 | 2015 |
| Purpose | bioRxiv is a free online archive and distribution service for unpublished preprints in the life sciences. | Open Knowledge Maps creates AI-driven visual overviews of research topics to help researchers, students, and practitioners identify relevant resources. |
Plans
Open Knowledge Maps
- Basic Membership — lower & middle income countries€480 a year
- Sustaining Membership — lower & middle income countries€780 a year
- Visionary Membership — lower & middle income countries€1,280 a year
- Basic Membership — high income countries (small organisations)€1,900 a year
- Sustaining Membership — high income countries (small organisations)€2,900 a year
- Basic Membership — high income countries (large organisations)€3,800 a year
- Visionary Membership — high income countries (small organisations)€5,400 a year
- Sustaining Membership — high income countries (large organisations)€5,800 a year
- Visionary Membership — high income countries (large organisations)€10,800 a year
In their own words
bioRxiv
bioRxiv is a free online archive and distribution service for unpublished life-sciences preprints. Researchers can post findings for immediate availability and receive feedback before journal submission. It accepts research across areas such as genetics, neuroscience, ecology, and bioinformatics. Before posting, submissions receive completeness and scope checks, automated analyses for possible plagiarism or prior online posting, and review by volunteer Affiliates for biological relevance and potential public harm. Screening usually takes 24–48 hours, with longer waits possible during weekends, holidays, or further discussion. Articles are not peer-reviewed, edited, or typeset before posting, and publication does not endorse scientific quality. Research articles must contain data; narrative reviews, commentaries, opinion pieces, and step-by-step protocols are not accepted. Authors may revise until formal journal acceptance, but posted articles cannot be removed. The service provides public comments, B2J journal transfer, APIs, RSS metadata, and bulk full text for text and data mining.
Open Knowledge Maps
Open Knowledge Maps has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.