bioRxiv and medRxiv Become Independent Non-Profit: openRxiv
2025-03-11
The preprint servers bioRxiv and medRxiv, previously managed by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), have launched as the independent non-profit organization openRxiv. This transition, supported by a $16 million grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), ensures the long-term sustainability of these crucial platforms for sharing biological and medical research preprints. Since their inception, bioRxiv has hosted over 268,000 preprints, and medRxiv nearly 64,000, collectively attracting over 11 million monthly readers. The creation of openRxiv marks a significant step in the maturation of preprint servers and underscores their vital role in the scientific publishing ecosystem.