Octopus. Built for Scientists.

"Scientific knowledge should not be locked behind paywalls, or only available to those who can read and write in English. Scientific ideas and findings should be shared as quickly as possible. Scientific work should be judged on its merits, and not on how good a "story" it tells: and so should scientific researchers. These principles underlie the design of Octopus: a new way to share scientific work that recognises and rewards good practice, and serves the needs of both scientists and science itself.... In Octopus you publish work in units smaller than a "paper". You can write and share one of 8 kinds of publication (though we support custom types for different fields and research types): Problem – a neatly defined scientific problem Hypothesis/Theoretical Rationale – an original hypothesis relating to an existing published Problem or the rationale for how you think the Problem could be addressed Method/Protocol – a practical method of testing an existing published Hypothesis Data/Results – raw data or summarised results collected according to an existing published Method (can be linked to a data repository) Analysis – a statistical or thematic analysis of existing published Data or Results Interpretation – a discussion around an existing published Analysis Translation/Application – "real world" applications arising from an existing published Interpretation Review – a considered, detailed review of any of the above kinds of publication ..."