Go beyond the abstract. Read the authors’ actual notes.
Authors, you can now post summaries, notes and comments to accompany your research papers, instantly making them more accessible. Readers – demystify the research. Access that extra layer of frank information, thoughts and opinions right here.
For readers
Ever wished you could have the author explain their paper in plain English? Or suggest tips to replicate an experiment more easily? Or simply wondered what their results mean for the field? Welcome to Labrador, the one-stop solution to access authors’ notes to their research papers, at the click of a button.
For authors
Looking to better clarify parts of your research paper? Explain tips and tricks that can’t make it into your Methods? Or just describe the idea behind this work, and how you think it should be interpreted? Just jot down your notes, visit Labrador, hit ‘Upload’, and make your paper instantly more accessible, popular and citable.
How Manuscribbl Works
Authors scribble their notes
Authors – make a Google Doc where you can continuously scribble your notes.
…and upload their scribbles
Log in and hit “Submit a Scribble”. Enter the details of your paper and upload the Google Doc link.
Readers… just enjoy!
Readers – go to the ‘Find Scribbles’ tab, search by keyword and enjoy the annotations to your favourite paper, provided by the authors themselves.