PubPeer

Show links to existing PubPeer comments

The PubPeer Chrome extension seamlessly indicates the presence of comments on PubPeer across web articles. This lightweight tool quietly runs in the background and alerts you only when an article has existing PubPeer discussions, ensuring you stay informed about the critiques and discussions relevant to academic and scientific publications. Easy to install and unobtrusive, PubPeer comments indicator enhances your research by linking you directly to critical peer insights without affiliation to PubMed or journals.

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Users:
30,000+
Rating:
3.69
(32)
Version:
1.7.1 (Last updated: 2024-11-29)
Creation date:
2020-04-16
Permissions:
  • webNavigation
  • scripting
  • storage
Host permissions:
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
Size:
45.79K
URLs:
Website
Full description:
See detailed description
Updated:
a day ago

Other platforms

PubPeer (v1.7.1)
3,630+ 4.57 (21)
PubPeer (v1.6.2)
8,138+ 0.00 (0)

User reviews

Pros
  • Provides valuable and important tool for open scientific discussion and transparency.
  • Useful for starting discussions and questioning scientific findings.
  • Works well on multiple websites including PubMed and journal sites.
  • Allows authors to respond to comments on their papers, facilitating dialogue.
  • Open source project with active contribution potential.
Cons
  • Annoying visual behavior of the PubPeer bar causing page content to shift down after load.
  • Extension sometimes shows popup notifications or bars for linked papers that are not the one currently viewed, which can be distracting.
  • Issues with API delays causing page freezes for some users.
  • Concerns about pseudonym use leading to lack of transparency and trust in comments.
  • Injects jQuery and requests many permissions, raising some security and performance concerns.
Recent reviews
Great extension and service - just bear in mind you need to use your skills as a scientist to determine the credibility of comments and how much the influence the findings. It's a good resource for starting discussion, but don't uncritically discard studies that draw debate
by Luke Steiger, 2025-03-11

Useful extension, highly recommend. The 1* reviews have some obvious biases. Any author has the chance to respond to comments related to their paper. Instead, some choose to come here and rate the extension poorly. That doesn't feel like an effort to sustain a fair scientific discussion. I'm experiencing some issues with the PubPeer bar display. When I close the bar, an annoying blank line stays in its place and the whole page is still shifted down. As Tomas Fiers suggested, the developers might want to consider another visual indication of an existing comment.
by Vendula Koublová, 2025-03-04

useful extension. as others have said, run the names of the 1 star reviews through it, as they seem to be scorned by the service more than anything.
by D Starling, 2024-12-13
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Extension safety

Risk impact

PubPeer requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

PubPeer has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details
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