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24 alternatives to F1000 research

An open science publishing platform

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. F1000 research launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Papers We Love▲90

   A repository of academic computer science papers

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Penflip▲119

   A social writing platform

   2013 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   F1000Workspace▲84

   Discover, annotate, write and share scientific research.

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Ivy▲129

   Publishing platform for interactive technical training

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Authorea▲94

   GitHub for scientific works

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Microcosm▲72

   A modern forum platform

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Blurb▲89

   Self publishing book platform

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8AH
   A HN/Reddit-style site for scientific pre-prints and publications▲275

   2018 · upvote.pub · its alternatives →

9. 9
   empirical.ly▲74

   Connecting startups and enterprises for open innovation

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Pointer▲95

    A reading club for developers

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Programmar▲88

    A place for developers to read and write

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Bipsync▲77

    A research management platform for investors

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Page00▲65

    Publishing platform for the new age

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Research Browser▲87

    A powerful browsing application to collect and share info

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Addr▲98

    A collective and annotation-focus ePub reader

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Peggsite▲103

    A one-page board to express yourself

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Fosshub▲79

    An open source for free and open source tools

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Experiment.com▲112

    Make science move faster

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Hackpad▲114

    The simplest way to organize and share knowledge

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Muse▲127

    Curated career platform.

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Zillabyte▲87

    An API for analyzing the world's information

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Ginkgotree▲73

    A Tumblr for making your own textbooks

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Code Words▲73

    A quarterly publication about programming from Hacker School

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    ScienceBox ▲88

    Simple data science collaboration & productivity on the web

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →