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FAQ for RePEc archive maintainers

General RePEc questions

• I just inherited the maintenance of a RePEc archive. What should I do?
• What is RePEc?
• Is RePEc used?
• What are RePEc services?
• Do I need to maintain two sets of information: one for RePEc and one for my web site?
• How can I optimize the visibility of my works?
• Where are my templates used?
• Do I need to submit publication information separately to other abstracting services?
• I want to help more with RePEc. What can I do?
• Who pays for RePEc and its services as it is free for all?
• How often is RePEc data updated?
• Who do I need to notify when I made a change?
• Papers from my institution are listed several times in search results, how can I prevent that?
• A paper got published in a journal, should I remove it?

Template syntax

• Where can I find a detailed description of the templates?
• Do I still need to start lines with a space or tab?
• How can check the syntax of my templates?
• Do handles need to be in lower case?
• How can I add a new series to our archive?
• Where can I get a list of file types?
• Where are all the JEL codes?
• What common syntax errors should I look out for?
• Authors complain that their work does not show up in the RePEc Author Service. Why?
• I do not understand the error message of the template syntax checker. Can you help?
• My working paper series has been selected for inclusion in Econlit. What do I need to do?
• How can I make that an item is automatically added to an author's profile?
• How do I get Word to save a simple text file, as required?
• How do I get Word to save a file with extension .rdf?
• Which character set is used for templates?

Ftp and http servers

• Our archive is moving to a new address. How should I proceed?
• RePEc services do not seem to be current. What is going on?
• How can I check that my updates are reflected in the RePEc services?
• Your logs show 403 Forbidden. What is going on?
• Your logs show 404 File not found. What is going on?
• Your logs say that directory browsing is forbidden. What can I do?
• It is impossible to get IT staff or the server to collaborate with RePEc requirements. Is all hope lost?
• How often do RePEc services update their holdings?
• Is it possible to put the templates on a ftp server that is not anonymous?

Monthly mailings

• Where do I sign up for monthly mailings?
• I receive monthly mailings, but I want someone else to receive them. Can you change the address?
• I heard authors also get an individualized mailing. How do I get it?
• How do I get the editor of my series/journal to get a monthly email as well?
• I do not want to get the mailings anymore. What can I do?

Tips and tricks

• How can I cut and paste abstracts from pdf files?
• I do not like the order in which my papers are displayed. What can I do?
• How can I learn about developments in RePEc?
• How can I improve my series' impact factor?
• How can I get my papers' references to be listed?
• How can I get my series listed in EDIRC?
• A working paper got published. How do I alert users about that?

Comments and additions about your own experience are welcome. Send them to Christian Zimmermann.