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PaperHive

PaperHive is a coworking hub for researchers offering a collaborative platform for discussing and annotating research papers.

CollaborationAcademic PublishingEducation TechnologyResearch CommunicationOpen ScienceSoftware
Founded: 2015

About

PaperHive is an online platform designed to simplify research communication by enabling contextual in-depth discussions and collaborative reading directly within academic texts. It connects researchers, authors, and students, allowing them to annotate documents, interact in real time, and share knowledge. PaperHive enhances the reading and evaluation of over a million academic papers and thousands of books in partnership with leading repositories and publishers. As part of the Centre for Entrepreneurship incubator at TU Berlin since 2015, it aims to increase the accessibility, value, and impact of academic content for individuals and institutions.

Products & Services

  • Online collaborative reading and annotation platform
  • Real-time discussion layers on research articles and books
  • Personal literature management (Hives)
  • Browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox
  • Post-publication peer-review and community proofreading tools
  • Integration for publishers and repositories
  • Private Channels for group collaboration
  • Deep linking and document sharing features

Use Cases & Case Studies

  • Collaborative reading and annotation of academic documents
  • Contextual discussions during seminars and lectures
  • Transparent post-publication peer review
  • Collaborative learning and knowledge sharing
  • Interaction with and management of academic content for publishers and repositories

Partnerships & Collaborations

  • arXiv
  • OAPEN
  • Knowledge Unlatched
  • Crossref
  • Highwire
  • Ingenta
  • Kudos
  • Language Science Press
  • PubFactory
  • Silverchair
  • SpringerNature
  • transcript Verlag
  • TU Berlin

Awards & Recognition

  • EXIST startup grant (since December 2015)

Contact Information

paperhive.org
Berlin
DEU

Certifications & Compliance

  • CC-BY-4.0 license
  • W3C Web Annotation standards