Crossref vs Poal.co
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Crossref
Online Services
Crossref is a not-for-profit membership organization for scholarly publishing that enables researchers to easily find, cite, link, and assess academic publications across platforms and publishers. It provides reference linking services and persistent identifiers like Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs).
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Poal.co
Social & Communications
Poal.co is an open-source, privacy-focused link aggregation and discussion platform similar to Reddit. It aims to provide an ad-free community site with emphasis on free speech within legal limits.
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