In development

Research Without Gatekeepers

We're building a platform where anyone can do real research, get it verified and recognized, and earn from it, no institution required.

Learning is open. Research isn't yet.

Learning

Anyone can learn at a university level online, for free.

Legitimacy

Being taken seriously as a researcher still depends on having an affiliation.

Livelihood

Earning from research still flows almost entirely through institutions. Open Discoveries is built to close the last two gaps.

Learning. Legitimacy. Livelihood.

Research and creativity tools will help you develop original questions and do rigorous work. AI verification, open peer review, reputation, and a fellowship will help you prepare for respected publishing venues. Research funding and paid lectures will open new ways to earn.

How it will work

1. Research

Develop your question and do the work with our tools.

2. Verify

AI will check methods, statistics, logic and citations.

3. Review

Public authors, reviewers and reviews; earned reputation.

4. Recognize & Earn

Prepare to publish, find funding, give lectures, and build a track record.

The Independent Research Fellowship

Launching first. A small, selective program for self-taught and independent researchers. Fellows will get mentorship, human and AI pre-submission review, and support submitting to respected journals and preprint servers. Acceptance is decided by those venues; publication is not guaranteed.

Platform features

Research Tools: In development

Literature search, paper analysis, citation checking, methods and statistics checks.

Creativity Tools: In development

Support for original questions, hypotheses and connections. Tools support your thinking; they don't write the paper for you.

AI Verification: In development

Checks of methodology, statistics, logic, citations and reproducibility.

Open Peer Review: Coming soon

Visible reviews, public authors and reviewers. Exact numeric trust scores remain private.

Research Funding: Planned

Projects backed by people who care about the question.

Lectures: Planned

Live and recorded paid lectures.

Open doesn't mean anything goes.

Every verified label will require human sign-off, not just AI. No AI-generated papers passed off as research. Selective programs, visible standards, and public reviews.

Earn from your research

Planned research funding: researchers will post goals and plans; backers will fund the work. Planned paid lectures: researchers will set ticket prices. Small platform fees will apply.

Built in stages. Built to last.

Now: Build the foundation

Research and creativity tools, the Independent Research Fellowship, and an early researcher community.

Next: Build reputation

Open peer review, trust scores, and experienced reviewers.

Later: Open the platform

Research funding, paid lectures, and Open Discoveries as a full publishing venue.

Planned pricing

Details and fees may change before launch.

Free

Read everything, publish research, take part in open peer review.

Pro: [$X]/month

Full access to research and creativity tools.

Fellowship: [$X]

Selective mentorship and pre-submission review.

Research funding: [X]% platform fee on funds raised. Lectures: [X]% platform fee per ticket.

Who it's for

Self-taught researchers, independent scholars, students researching outside school, career-changers with a research question, and unaffiliated experts and retirees.

Questions, answered.

Is Open Discoveries live?

Not yet. We're in development and opening early access in stages.

Do I need a degree or affiliation?

No. Your work will be judged on quality, not credentials.

Will my work be published in real journals?

The fellowship will support preparation and submission. Publication is not guaranteed.

How does open peer review work?

Authors, reviewers and reviews will be public. Exact numeric trust scores are private.

Will AI write my research?

No. The research is yours.

How will Open Discoveries make money?

Planned Pro subscriptions, fellowship fees, and small platform fees on funding and lectures.

Help us build research without gatekeepers.

Join the waitlist for early access to the tools, fellowship and community.