NCBI has released a pilot version of a new service in PubMed that allows researchers to post comments on individual PubMed abstracts. Called PubMed Commons, this service is an initiative of the NIH leadership in response to repeated requests by the scientific community for such a forum to be part of PubMed. For more information, see the NCBI blog post: PubMed Commons: A New Forum for Scientific Discourse.
PubMed Commons is currently in a closed pilot testing phase, which means that only invited participants can add and view comments in PubMed. The Joining PubMed Commons: A Step-by-Step Guide NCBI blog post provides guidance on how to join PubMed Commons.
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