<div></div><div></div><h1 data-label="115401" class="ltx_title_section">7. Authorea is the social open science platform of the future</h1><div>Google Docs is an editor. Authorea is more than that: it is a social open science platform. Scholars on Authorea have profile pages, including bios and statistics. Their institutions also have dedicated&nbsp;pages and collaboration statistics. Authors can keep track of their academic connections and <a href="https://www.authorea.com/browse" target="_blank">discover new content</a>. <b>Authorea is </b><b>the place where the next generation of open fact-based research will be created, consumed, shared, and reviewed</b>.</div>