TechBlog: eLife replaces commenting system with Hypothesis annotations

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The next time you feel moved to comment on an article in the open-access online journal eLife, be prepared for a different user experience.

On 31 January, eLife announced it had adopted the open-source annotation service, Hypothesis, replacing its traditional commenting system. That’s the result of a year-long effort between the two services to make Hypothesis more amenable to the scholarly publishing community.

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TechBlog: New tools track article buzz online

tumblr_nnzhi8XJhW1uv17mmo1_1280“How’s my paper doing?” It’s such a simple question, and in today’s hyperconnected world it’s relatively easy to work out who’s reading and talking about your scientific publications. But are there conversations you might be overlooking?

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