SciScore, from SciCrunch Inc., checks the methods sections of manuscripts for reporting rigour and transparency before peer review, screening against the MDAR, ARRIVE and CONSORT guidelines and flagging issues such as missing RRIDs, blinding, randomisation, power analysis and problematic cell lines. Authors receive Core, MDAR, STAR and ARRIVE reports and a score from 1 to 10, and SciScore integrates with Editorial Manager and eJournalPress. SciScore Version 3 beta, announced on 5 August 2024, added a redesigned report with a summary cover page, explanations with suggestions for improving the score, and a statistics module in which AI reviews the statistical methods used and guides expected reporting practice.
Benefits & outcomes
- SciScore says a check takes about 20 seconds.
Notes & quotes
- Anita Bandrowski, CEO of SciScore, said the Version 3 beta update would bring “a major improvement for our users.”
- SciScore’s site names AACR, AHA Journals, APS and Rockefeller University Press as users, and says preprint servers such as bioRxiv and medRxiv trust it.
- SciScore received a 2026 APE Award for Innovation in Scholarly Communication.
Publisher / company: SciCrunch
Date of case study: 2024
Status: Live
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