SSRN

SSRN, formerly known as the Social Science Research Network, is a world-leading multi-disciplinary online repository for scholarly research and preprints, currently operating as a subsidiary of Elsevier. While its origins are in the social sciences, the platform has expanded significantly into the life and health sciences through specialized networks such as the Medical Research Network (MedRN) and the Biology Research Network (BioRN). It serves as a critical infrastructure for the rapid dissemination of early-stage scientific findings, allowing researchers to share papers before formal peer review. During the COVID-19 pandemic, SSRN became a primary global hub for the sharing of urgent medical and epidemiological data. The platform hosts over a million research papers and facilitates collaboration across diverse fields including pharmacology, public health, and biotechnology.