# SCIBASE

> SciBase is a platform for crowdsourced reviews of academic papers. The extension adds a browser button that gives you access to our database at the touch of a button. An indicator shows whenever a paper you are currently researching.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/scibase](https://chrome-stats.com/d/scibase)

## Overview

- **ID:** `scibase`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** SciBase
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,search-tools,social-communication,alerts-updates
- **Daily users:** 2
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.52resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2016-06-14
- **Size:** 896 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/scibase/)
- **Website:** [http://www.scibase.co](http://www.scibase.co/)

## Description

SCIBASE is a Firefox add-on that provides a platform for crowdsourced reviews of academic papers. The extension allows easy access to our database and shows reviews for papers you are currently researching.

## Rankings

- #62,335 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `webNavigation`
- `http://*/*`
- `https://*/*`

### Content script matches

- `*`
- `www.linkedin.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension website URL may be invalid

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/scibase)