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Do not trust in underdeveloped countries.

It's hard to determine what qualifications or standards are required to become one of their experts. They poll their "experts" and it presumes the majority is the correct view. However, Science is not a majority rule system. I would be cautious when applying their survey data and interpretation to tougher issues.

https://scipinion.com/about/

Thank you Brian Lee !!

You gave me an insightful and useful view on this matter. When I am approached by such organisations, I tend to be very cautious and skeptical. The normal approach is - as always - gooling the problem. However this time it was not enough. and I was looking for an alternative perspective on the matter.

It is quite interesting that Reddit moderators blocked the exact same question. Makes one wonder about reddit take on free speech, and open inquiry ...

Thanks again!

Thank you @Pedro, exactly the same (type of) initial email and my response/reaction to it brought me here. How curious that reddit mods blocked the thread! I will keep an eye on this discussion with interest ;)

Same here. This is the only info on them apart from what they offer. So I skip the email.

I have just been contacted too. Not sure whether to skip it. I am too busy anyway...

I can see that they are feature on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/scipinion/about/) or are they owned by LinkedIn?.....

SciPinion put itself on LinkedIn.

They just contacted me as well.

SciPinion is a network of experts, see https://scipinion.com/about/. I am generally sceptical when receiving such invitations and ignore them.

See also https://theregoestheneighbourhood.com/blog/?plink=de6ef47a1c9621ac8382b023569a5997 for an opinion about SciPinion and https://www.researchgate.net/post/Is_SciPinion_a_predatory_scientific_publisher for a newly started, related discussion.

Thank you Wolfgang R. Dick for sharing this new bit of informations - in fact the blogpost is more an opinion, but it points to interesting facts.

Thanks Wolfgang R. Dick for the blog link. The blog has a copy of an email received from SciPinion. The blogger assumes SciPinion is in MT. While the address of the LLC in the email is a post office box in Bozeman MT, that does not necessarily mean the company is located there.

Dear Brian Lee:

According to https://scipinion.com/contact/, their address is SciPinion Headquarters, 615 Nikles Drive, Unit 102, Bozeman, MT. However, I am not sure if this is a real address or just a mailbox.

The address corresponds to a condominium, perhaps the home of the registered officer for the company. Or SciPinion may operate from a home office. https://www.google.com/maps/place/SciPinion/@45.6990026,-111.0452142,19z /data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x5345443c8739ba1f:0x7454b0c28116b324!2s615+Nikles+Dr,+Bozeman,+MT+59715!3b1!8m2!3d45.6990026!4d-111.044667!3m4!1s0x5345443c6d2df6c9:0xa16ea4a087c0f691!8m2!3d45.6988383!4d-111.0446523

I found this thread because I have the same question. Also, I found published article mentioning SciPinion here. Maybe it could address some of our concerns

Article Best practices for exposure model peer review – A SciPinion ...

That was an article written by SciPinion and Amer Chem Council about peer review using various models including the SciPinion panel method.

I received such emails frequently and I generally ignore them.

Anyone has dealt with them can share experience, and are they credible and authentic?

Hello

Any legal organization from the country or association of business activities must have a legal number, otherwise it is illegal.

I recieved email from Scipnion and I registered

I’m trying my best to know their legality.

so far, nothing goes wrong but I have to be careful

I am Sean Hays, President of SciPinion - I can assure you we are absolutely legitimate. We have an active community of tens of thousands of the world's experts, spanning hundreds of niche scientific subject matter areas and we work with governments, industry and academia alike to shed light on some of the most complex and controversial science questions our society faces today while maintaining psychological safety for our experts and prioritizing merit at all times.

I am a scientist and have worked as a consultant since 1995 in the environmental health risk field. My cofounder, Chris Kirman, and I started SciPinion because we got tired of how science wasn’t getting the fair attention it deserves. In particular we became appalled by how experts were being attacked when they shared their opinions in public discourse. In fact, I too was attacked by an advocacy group when I served on an EPA science advisory panel. It made me never want to speak up or serve on an important government panel ever again.

We realized this was wrong and needed to be fixed. Furthermore, we wanted more experts to share their opinions, not less. As a result, we created SciPinion to engage the broader scientific community, to give experts safety for speaking their opinions, to be a voice for the scientific community and ultimately to help decisions makers (governments, companies, the broader public) make better decisions. We’ve already won the endorsement of the US government (https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2022-07/_epaoig_20220720-22-E-0053.pdf) and we hope to achieve this with all governments around the world.

If you receive an invitation to join SciPinion, I hope you will consider joining. We never ask for any money, we don’t sell user data and we have paid our experts millions of dollars to date.

Kindest regards, Sean

Dear Dr Sean Hays, Sean M Hays

President of SciPinion

Thank you for your clarification

In fact, I have already joined your organization and wait receiving proposals in my areas of research to provide my review.

Best wishes,

Ebtesam Al-Suhaimi, PhD

Professor of Physiology and Endocrinology

Apparently they dabble in the scientific periodical literature: Article Best practices for exposure model peer review – A SciPinion ...

Mohamed El Zowalaty Yes a) I have dealt with them; b) they are credible; c) they pay you well for your time and expertise if you are selected for a paid panel. I have no hesitation at all in recommending this organization.

Thanks for the discussion. It was helpful!

I am in fact learning about Sci pinion. I got an invitation to "claim your account". I am not sure but Mr Sean's statement looks reassuring. I will revert back.

Thanks for the kind invitation.

I also got an invitation to "claim my account", but unsure whether to claim it or not.@