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In July 2016 there were reports of papers being removed from SSRN without notice; revision comments from SSRN indicated this was due to copyright concerns.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160718/02211935003/just-as-open-competitor-to-elseviers-ssrn-launches-ssrn-accused-copyright-crackdown.shtml|title=Just As Open Competitor To Elsevier's SSRN Launches, SSRN Accused Of Copyright Crackdown|website=Techdirt|last=Masnick|first=Mike|access-date=6 August 2016}}</ref> SSRN CEO Gregg Gordon characterized the issue as a mistake affecting about 20 papers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/07/19/social-science-research-network-confusion-leads-calls-boycott|title=There Isn't Some Big Conspiracy Happening|website=Inside Higher Ed|last=Straumsheim|first=Carl|access-date=6 August 2016}}</ref>
Starting in 2017, SSRN has been adding new disciplines in areas such as biology, chemistry, engineering, medicine, computer science and more.
In 2020, the [[Cowles Foundation]] terminated its financial relationship with SSRN, saying that the service had deteriorated and [[Research Papers in Economics|RePEc]] was a better alternative to host its [[working papers]].
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