A Scienceographic Comparison of Physics Papers from the arXiv and viXra Archives
David Kelk, David Devine
TL;DR
This paper compares physics papers from arXiv and viXra to identify differences in scientific writing and presentation, providing insights into how these communities differ in their approach to scientific communication.
Contribution
First scienceographic comparison of arXiv and viXra physics papers highlighting key differences in writing and presentation styles.
Findings
Distinct writing styles between arXiv and viXra papers
Differences in paper structure and referencing patterns
Variations in collaboration and authorship practices
Abstract
arXiv is an e-print repository of papers in physics, computer science, and biology, amongst others. viXra is a newer repository of e-prints on similar topics. Scienceography is the study of the writing of science. In this work we perform a scienceographic comparison of a selection of papers from the physics section of each archive. We provide the first study of the viXra archive and describe key differences on how science is written by these communities.
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Taxonomy
TopicsScientific Computing and Data Management · Research Data Management Practices · Web Data Mining and Analysis