As Open Science picks up momentum among scientists and policymakers, the question of how and why Open Science should be practiced continues to be subject of debate. The textbook definition of Open Science refers to the set of practices designed to open up and increase participation across the scientific lifecycle, in order to provide greater accessibility to scientific knowledge, promote the development of alternative impact metrics and the use of collaborative research infrastructures, among other characteristics (Bartling, S.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.