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Thank you revorad! Seeding the site was my initial idea, as I wanted to have a database of all papers in all publications, that would be just one-click away and
by juretriglav 15y ago
Thank you revorad! Seeding the site was my initial idea, as I wanted to have a database of all papers in all publications, that would be just one-click away and you could comment on them instantly.
As I discovered that Google Scholar has no API (I wanted to use it for the initial idea), I switched to user-submitted papers, with data automatically filled in by DOI. There are only a couple of steps required to submit a new paper and I don't have to deal with a lot of different APIs to seed the site (e.g. PubMed, Mendeley).
Also since the site's scoring algorithm is depended on submission time I'm not sure how I would implement scores if my database was pre-filled.
Thanks for your feedback!
Edit: How could I have missed Mendeley API? There is also a competition for the best app, that I think Comments on Science could participate in, if Mendeley API is somehow used. Thanks!