Bounties

Earn ResearchCoin by completing research related bounties.
About ResearchCoin
ResearchCoin (RSC) is a digital currency that aims to incentivize individuals that contribute to the scientific ecosystem. Currently, anyone can earn RSC by sharing, curating, and peer reviewing scientific research on ResearchHub.
Doing things with ResearchCoin
Create a bounty
RSC empowers the Grant system used on ResearchHub, connecting researchers with tailored opportunities specific to their quantifiable expertise. Users can create bounties to engage expert researchers for specific tasks, from processing datasets to conducting literature reviews or conducting paid peer review. This flexible system facilitates targeted collaborations, enabling efficient knowledge exchange and task completion within the scientific community.
Reward quality contributions
RSC serves as the underlying incentive layer for the ResearchHub ecosystem, providing targeted incentives for individual actions (e.g. peer reviews) and broader research goals (e.g. increasing reproducibility). Importantly, the reward algorithm is governed entirely by the community of researchers. This bottom-up approach ensures that those with the most relevant expertise—the researchers themselves—determine what should be incentivized in their fields.
Fund open science
RSC enables the ResearchHub community to participate in scientific funding. By leveraging preregistrations (i.e. open access grant applications), we streamline the process of proposing and funding open research projects. This approach incentivizes frequent updates, reduces administrative overhead, and promotes transparency—ultimately fostering more reproducible and collaborative science.
Earning ResearchCoin
Share a peer review
Researchers can earn RSC by peer reviewing preprints on ResearchHub. Once you verify your identity, we will surface peer review opportunities to you here.
Answer a bounty
Researchers can earn RSC by completing bounties on ResearchHub.These tasks range from peer-reviewing preprints from platforms like bioRxiv and arXiv, to providing specialized research troubleshooting and data processing. This flexible system allows researchers to monetize their expertise, offering valuable assistance to bounty creators while receiving fair compensation.
Do reproducible research
Researchers can earn RSC by completing bounties on ResearchHub.These tasks range from peer-reviewing preprints from platforms like bioRxiv and arXiv, to providing specialized research troubleshooting and data processing. This flexible system allows researchers to monetize their expertise, offering valuable assistance to bounty creators while receiving fair compensation.
Get upvotes on your content
Researchers also earn RSC by contributing to open scientific discourse on ResearchHub, by receiving upvotes on their comments, posts, peer reviews, and papers. We recognize that scientific progress often stems from informal exchanges and critical discussions. We want to incentivize users to have these conversations in the open, as we believe this leads to a more innovative and dynamic research ecosystem.