eLife, in collaboration with Hypothesis, has introduced open annotation to enable users of its website to make comments, highlight important sections of articles and engage with the reading public online. The open-source Hypothesis software has been extensively customised for use by eLife and other publishers with new moderation features, single sign-on authentication and user-interface customisation options now giving publishers more control over its implementation on their sites.
eLife is a non-profit organisation that aims to help scientists accelerate discovery by operating a platform for research collaboration that encourages and recognises the most responsible behaviours in science. An open-access journal for the most promising advances in life science and biomedical research, eLife is also a platform for experimentation and showcasing innovation in research communication. The partnership with Hypothesis was announced in 2016 as an important advancement toward this goal.
Hypothesis is a California, USA-based non-profit organisation that develops open-source software with the power to create a conversation layer over the entire web. The implementation of the annotation tool on eLife's website means users can now make notes on all content, from research articles and commentaries to magazine articles and blog posts. All they need to do is sign in using an ORCiD iD to add or reply to public or private annotations.
Recently, the scholarly publishing platform PubFactory and content solutions provider Ingenta integrated the revamped Hypothesis service into their websites. HighWire and Silverchair are also offering their publishers the opportunity to implement the service, and eLife and Hypothesis hope more publishers and platforms will follow.
Hypothesis' work with eLife is supported by the eLife Innovation Initiative, a program introduced to provide dedicated, strategic guidance to the organisation's ongoing efforts to create new technology and services to enhance research communication and discovery.
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