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I hear that some core Google tech papers are usually two to four years old by the time they're published. Is that true?
by xtacy 15y ago
I hear that some core Google tech papers are usually two to four years old by the time they're published. Is that true?
- agravier 15y agoSadly, it's true and not uncommon for academic research as well...
- pgbovine 15y agofor academic research, oftentimes it's not a matter of keeping results secret for years before publishing ... it's simply because the academic peer review and publishing process has such high latency
- rudiger 15y agoAlso, preprints can be passed around for months or years before something is published in a peer-reviewed journal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preprint http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preprint