Academia.edu

This is a simple sharing program that is rather easy to understand. You have the option to sign in with your Google account. However, it's easier to sign in with Facebook. Keep in mind that some personal information that is listed on social media is shared. If you like posting papers that you write or that you find online, then this is a good site to use. After uploading the documents that you want to share, you can select the categories of interests that you want them posted in as well as the categories that you want to read about. When you select each category, you are taken to a screen that features all of the papers that have been uploaded based on that theme. A benefit of the website is that it's very open. Documents are shared quickly. Peer reviews are often very fast as well since there are several people online looking at documents at one time. If you are a student or if you work for a company where research papers are needed, then this is a site that would be beneficial simply because you can get a review of the document before it's turned in to the proper person. Some of the documents are posted on social media pages for reviewers to discuss. The peer review of the website is possibly the best aspect because it allows you to view your research from someone else's viewpoint.