The Preprint Server Network (PSN) is a cutting-edge digital platform that enables researchers to deposit, share, and discover preprints across various disciplines. This innovative platform offers academic institutions a unique opportunity to create their own preprint servers, showcasing research work preprints from their academics, events, project competitions, conferences, symposiums, and participants’ research.

By leveraging PSN, institutions can create their own preprint archive, highlighting their contributions to research and development. This not only enhances their Research and Development reputation but also fosters a culture of collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurship, providing opportunities for incubators, funding agencies, and other stakeholders.

To further support academic institutions, PSN provides assistance in obtaining an ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) and assigns an ISBN (International Standard Book Number) from the Library of ज्ञानम् (Gyanam). This adds credibility and visibility to their research outputs, amplifying their impact on the global academic community.

User Account Features

1. User Registration: Create a user account to access PSN features.
2. Login/Logout: Secure login and logout functionality.
3. User Profile: Manage user profile information, including name, email, and affiliation.

Online Preprint Submission

1. Preprint Submission Form: Submit preprints online using a simple and intuitive form.
2. File Upload: Upload preprint files in various formats (e.g., PDF, Word, LaTeX).
3. Metadata Entry: Enter preprint metadata, including title, authors, abstract, and keywords.

Processing and Moderation

1. Preprint Review: Moderate preprints to ensure they meet PSN’s quality and formatting standards.
2. Allocation of Moderator: Assign moderators to review and manage preprint submissions.
3. Notification System: Send notifications to authors and moderators regarding preprint submission, review, and decision.

Acceptance and Rejection

1. Preprint Decision: Make decisions on preprint submissions, including acceptance, rejection, or revision.
2. Notification of Decision: Notify authors of the preprint decision, including feedback and suggestions.
3. Preprint Publication: Publish accepted preprints online, making them available to the public.

Moderator Features

1. Moderator Dashboard: Access a dashboard to manage preprint submissions, reviews, and decisions.
2. Preprint Assignment: Assign preprints to moderators for review and decision.
3. Commenting and Feedback: Provide commenting and feedback tools for moderators to communicate with authors.

User Dashboard

1. Preprint Submissions: View and manage preprint submissions, including uploading files and entering metadata.
2. Preprint Status: Track the status of submitted preprints, including under review, accepted, or rejected.
3. Preprint List: View a list of all submitted preprints, including title, authors, and abstract.
4. Account Settings: Manage user account settings, including profile information and notification preferences.

Moderator Dashboard

1. Preprint Review: View and manage assigned preprints for review, including commenting and feedback tools.
2. Preprint Decision: Make decisions on preprint submissions, including acceptance, rejection, or revision.
3. Preprint List: View a list of all preprints assigned for review, including title, authors, and abstract.
4. Moderator Settings: Manage moderator settings, including notification preferences and review assignments.

Admin Dashboard

1. User Management: Manage user accounts, including creating, editing, and deleting accounts.
2. Preprint Management: Manage preprints, including editing metadata, assigning moderators, and publishing accepted preprints.
3. Moderator Management: Manage moderators, including assigning preprints for review and tracking review progress.
4. System Settings: Manage system settings, including configuring notification preferences, setting up review workflows, and customizing the dashboard.

1. PSN Access: Web link to access Preprint Server Network (PSN) for submitting and managing preprints.
2. Server Space: Server space for hosting preprints, research outputs, and other scholarly content.
3. Predefined Ethics and Policies: Established ethics and policies for ensuring research integrity,  and intellectual property rights.
4. PSN Training: Comprehensive training and support for using PSN, including tutorials, guides, and workshops.
5. ISBN, ISSN, and DOI: Assignment of International Standard Book Number (ISBN), International Standard Serial Number (ISSN), and Digital Object Identifier (DOI: at low cost) for published research outputs.
6. Research Topics: Access to a curated list of research topics, including trending areas, funding opportunities, and collaborative projects.
7. YouTube Channel: Dedicated YouTube channel for archiving video content, including research seminars, workshops, and conferences.
8. Permanent Archive: Permanent archive of research outputs, ensuring long-term preservation and accessibility.
9. Guidelines for Funding: Access to guidelines and resources for securing funding, including grant writing, proposal development, and funding agency information.
10. Collaboration Tools: Access to collaboration tools, including project management software, version control systems,  communication platforms, and Google Workspace access.
11. Open Access Publishing: Support for open access publishing, including article processing charges (APCs), waivers for Indian authors, and discounts.
12. Research Metrics and Analytics: Access to research metrics and analytics, including citation tracking, and research impact assessment, indexing in different platforms.

Preprint Server Network (PSN) allows for multi-version publication:

1. Multiple versions: Authors can submit multiple versions of their research output, including revised and updated versions.
2. Version control: PSN provides version control, allowing authors to track changes and updates made to their research output.
3. Versioning system: PSN uses a versioning system, which assigns a unique identifier to each version of the research output.
4. Permanent links: Each version of the research output is assigned a permanent link, ensuring that all versions are accessible and citable.

Benefits of multi-version publication on PSN:

1. Transparency: Authors can showcase the evolution of their research, providing transparency into the research process.
2. Collaboration: Multiversion publication facilitates collaboration, allowing authors to share and work on different versions of their research output.
3. Citation tracking: PSN’s versioning system enables accurate citation tracking, ensuring that each version of the research output is properly cited.
4. Preservation: Multiversion publication ensures that all versions of the research output are preserved, providing a permanent record of the research process.

In Events and Activities where PSN can be used to create archives:

1. Project Competitions: Create an archive of project submissions, including posters, presentations, and reports.
2. Conferences: Archive conference proceedings, including papers, presentations, and keynote speeches.
3. Research Workshops: Create an archive of research outputs, including papers, posters, and presentations.
4. Presentation Events: Archive presentations, including slides, videos, and transcripts.
5. Hackathons: Create an archive of hackathon projects, including code, documentation, and presentations.
6. Seminar Series: Archive seminar presentations, including slides, videos, and transcripts.
7. Symposia: Create an archive of symposium proceedings, including papers, presentations, and keynote speeches.
8. Thesis and Dissertation: Archive thesis and dissertation submissions, including PDFs and supplementary materials.
9. Research Fairs: Create an archive of research fair projects, including posters, presentations, and reports.
10. Meetings and Proceedings: Archive meeting minutes, proceedings, and related documents.

PSN can help create a permanent and searchable archive of these events, making it easier to:

1. Track the history of events and activities
2. Provide access to research outputs and presentations
3. Facilitate collaboration and knowledge sharing
4. Support open access and open science initiatives
5. Preserve institutional memory and knowledge
5. Preserve author(s) intellectual properties

Academic Institutions

1. Universities
2. Colleges
3. Research Institutes
4. Libraries
5. Academic Departments

Departments

1. Science Departments (e.g., Physics, Biology, Chemistry)
2. Engineering Departments (e.g., Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Science)
3. Humanities Departments (e.g., English, History, Philosophy)
4. Social Science Departments (e.g., Economics, Psychology, Sociology)
5. Medical Departments (e.g., Medicine, Nursing, Public Health)

Schools

1. High Schools
2. Middle Schools
3. Elementary Schools
4. Specialized Schools (e.g., STEM schools, Art schools)

Other Organizations (send email to admin@prabodhanamfoundation.org)

1. Research Centers
2. Think Tanks
3. Non-Profit Organizations
4. Government Agencies