Einstein award going to Paul Ginsparg for creating arXiv.org (idw-online.de)

Article summary

The Einstein Foundation Berlin has awarded Paul Ginsparg, the founder of arXiv.org, and the Center for Open Science with the inaugural Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Quality in Research. Ginsparg created arXiv.org, a preprint server that allows scientists to share their research openly and globally without review and paywall restrictions. The award recognizes researchers and institutions that have made significant contributions to promoting research integrity and transparency. The winners were selected by an international, interdisciplinary jury and will receive a total of €500,000.

Main themes

• Open Access
• Research Integrity
• Scientific Collaboration
• Wikipedia Reliability
• ArXiv Impact
• Sci-hub and Libgen
• Copyright and Access to Knowledge
• Promoting Quality in Research

What commenters say

• ArXiv is a valuable resource for scientists and has revolutionized the way research is shared and accessed.
• Wikipedia has become less reliable due to the influence of ideologues and the ease of deleting information.
• The endorsement system on arXiv works well in reducing spam and making it easy to submit papers.
• Sci-hub and libgen are also important resources for accessing scientific knowledge, despite concerns about copyright violation.
• The process of editing and curating information on Wikipedia is flawed and can be influenced by personal biases.
• ArXiv's success can be attributed to its ability to provide open access to research and facilitate collaboration among scientists.
• There are concerns about the reliability and accuracy of information on Wikipedia, particularly in certain fields.
• The award is a recognition of the importance of promoting research integrity and transparency in the scientific community.