ScienceXchange: Collaborative Open Science Platform

Welcome to ScienceXchange, an innovative web-based platform that fosters collaboration, promotes open science, and connects researchers and scientists from diverse fields. This README provides an overview of the project, how to set it up, and how to get involved.

Table of Contents

• Overview
• Features
• Getting Started
• Contributing
• Demo

Tech Stack

Overview

ScienceXchange is a platform designed to advance open science principles by providing researchers and innovators with a space to collaborate, share ideas, and work on transparent research projects. It acts as a social network for the scientific community, allowing users to create profiles, list projects, find funding, share data, and much more.

Features

• User Profiles: Create and personalize your researcher profile to showcase your expertise and contributions to open science.

• Project Listings: Easily create, browse, and join open science projects with detailed descriptions, objectives, and resource requirements.

• Collaboration Tools: Communicate and collaborate effectively with project teams using discussion boards, chat, and document sharing.

• Funding Opportunities: Access grant opportunities and crowdfunding features to support your research endeavors.

• Data Sharing: Securely upload and share datasets with the research community while controlling access levels and licensing terms.

• Peer Review: Ensure scientific rigor with our peer review system, and gain credibility badges for verified projects.

• Progress Tracking: Keep track of project milestones, contributions, and impact through intuitive dashboards and metrics.

• Open Access Publications: Seamlessly publish research findings or integrate with open-access journals.

• Community Building: Engage with a thriving open science community through webinars, workshops, and research interest groups.

• Notifications: Stay informed about project updates, funding opportunities, and relevant events tailored to your interests.

Getting Started

To set up and run ScienceXchange on your local machine, follow these steps:

1. Clone this repository to your local environment:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/sciencexchange.git
   cd client
   npm install --force
   cd ../server
   npm install
   

Contribute

Sunab Ranjitkar Joyash Shrestha Aarjan Rajlawot Aavash Sawd Swayam Maharjan Shailshree Shah

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