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Volunteer opportunities at RePEc

Here is a list of possible opportunities to volunteer:

RePEc Archive Maintainer

This is the most common volunteer work. As an archive maintainer, you make sure that the publications of your institution are listed in RePEc. Instructions are available.

NEP Report Editor

NEP Reports disseminate every week new online working papers in over 80 fields. Editors get a listing of all new papers and decide which ones should be featured in their report. We estimate the time an editor spends on a report is less than a hour every week. Tools based on artificial intelligence are being developed to cut this time down.

Editors for the following fields are currently being sought:

• No other editorship vacancies at this point: suggest a new field!
• NEP is looking for someone to perform overall quality control (specifically, edit the NEP-ALL report)

To volunteer, contact Marco Novarese.

Editor for the Munich Personal RePEc Archive

The Munich Personal RePEc Archive allows authors whose institution does not yet participate in RePEc to upload papers and have them listed on RePEc. A team of editors helps making sure that uploaded documents are legitimate. New members to this team are welcome, in particular for languages that are not yet covered. To volunteer, contact Ekkehart Schlicht.

Metadata quality analyst for the Munich Personal RePEc Archive

MPRA accepts uploads from anybody, which means there is variation in the quality of the data users input in the forms. We are seeking several individuals who would check on the quality of this data and make amends if necessary. To volunteer, contact Ekkehart Schlicht.

Technical consultant for new archives

New archive maintainers follow the instructions, but sometimes face various difficulties. We are looking for someone(s) who could help them through that process. We are especially interested in somebody familiar with Windows and its various tools, as most of the current team works on other platforms. We are also looking for multilingual support.

General help with RePEc

There are always various programming tasks that need tending. For this, we draw on a pool of core volunteers that is always glad to find someone new for help. The basic requirements are: familiarity with programming, knowlegde of Unix/Linux, HTML, perl or mySQL are a plus.

Help with EDIRC

EDIRC is a database that provides links to Economics departments, instutites, think tanks and relevant governmental institutions, as well as societies. This data is in particular used for affiliations in the RePEc Author Service and for rankings. This database has grown tremendously, and help is needed to maintain it. You can help fixing bad links or add new links. If you want to help with a particular country, contact Christian Zimmermann. Help is particularly needed for Russia, China, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan. Email also with any correction to the database you may have.

Specific projects

1. ACIS is the engine that is behind the RePEc Author Service. There is some money left for this project and various ideas on how to improve it. Experience with perl and XSLT a plus. Contact: Thomas Krichel.

Spread the word about RePEc

Encourage more people to use RePEc, more authors to register and more institutions to participate.

Contribute hardware or hosting services

As our databases grow and our services expand, our computing needs expand as well. If you have a spare machine, slot, component (memory, hard drive, UPS), they could be used! Also, we are always looking for some hosting.