Science Official · For researchers
We asked what researchers need. We are building each of it.
We read surveys of thousands of scientists, forums of PhD students and postdocs, and the complaints about every platform you already use. Below is each need we found and what we have built for it. When something is not ready yet, we say so.
- 01
Finding money for research takes days
Researchers keep fifteen tabs of funder websites open, and the good grant databases are sold only to institutions.
LiveA free catalogue of research funders: who they fund, how much, on which topics, and what came out of it. Open
Building nowA single list of open calls with deadlines and eligibility, and reminders before they close.
- 02
Profiles that mix you up with namesakes
Google Scholar merges people with the same name, splits citations and re-merges what you separated.
LiveEvery card is tied to an ORCID iD, not to a name. "Some works are not mine" is one click, and we fix it by hand. Open
- 03
Platforms that spam and pressure
"You were mentioned in 54 papers" emails that lead to a paywall; invitations sent to colleagues in your name.
LiveWe never send bait emails, never invite anyone on your behalf, and never import your contacts. No ads in the feed. Open
- 04
Reviewing is invisible work
A small group of people review almost everything, and none of it counts in a CV.
LiveOpen reviews on Papers are signed, permanent and linked from the reviewer's profile. Open
Building nowA DOI for every review, so it can be cited and listed in ORCID.
- 05
Early-career researchers fear retaliation
Signing a critical review can cost a PhD student or postdoc.
Building nowA choice to sign or not, with the reviewer's identity known only to the editors and kept apart from everything else.
- 06
Paywalls block reading
More than half of researchers get papers from shadow libraries; students most of all.
LiveAuthors share their preprints and accepted manuscripts for free on Papers, and we show which versions their journal allows. Open
- 07
Students do not know how to get into a lab
Dozens of cold emails to professors, most never answered.
LiveEvery institution has a page with its scientists and research topics, so you can see who works on what before you write. Open
Building nowLab pages with "we are looking for students and interns", and a way to apply there.
- 08
No time to read everything
Fewer than half of researchers say they have enough time for research itself.
LiveA chronological community feed by field, and popular-science pieces written by the researchers themselves. Open
- 09
Good research goes unseen
Work that matters is rarely explained to the public, and when it is, the authors are not named.
LiveThe Science Official newsroom covers research recommended by reviewers, and names and links the scientists behind it. Open
Building nowA block under every journal article with the authors, their institution and a way to ask them questions.
- 10
Finding collaborators
Who else works on my topic, in my country, at the institute next door?
LiveScientists by field, topic and country; follow people, institutions and fields. Open
- 11
Control over your own data
Closed tools that disappear and take your data with them.
LiveCorrect or remove any card in one step, without an account. Everything we show comes from open data under CC0. Open
Building nowDownload your whole card and your reviews as a file.
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A professional network without the noise
Scientists are leaving X because of spam, ads and an algorithmic feed.
LiveDiscussion under every paper, post and journal article, moderated, in order of time. Open