A Bantuity product
About Bantuity Research
What this is
Bantuity Research is an open registry for early-stage scientific ideas. It helps researchers log hypotheses they cannot yet run, attribute them to a verified ORCID identity, and share them so others can claim, fork, and execute the work with proper credit.
The product is free for researchers and operated as part of the Bantuity family of tools.
The problem we address
Senior researchers often generate more viable hypotheses than their labs can fund or staff. Many ideas stay in notebooks. At the same time, early-career and independent researchers look for high-quality questions to pursue. The gap is not ideas or labour alone—it is secure, attributed distribution of concepts.
How it works
- Log — An originator records a concept abstract in the registry.
- Attribute — ORCID sign-in binds the record to a verified scholarly identity.
- Claim / fork — Another researcher can claim the concept and open a lineage branch for execution.
- Credit — Downstream work should cite the registry entry so the originator retains attribution.
What this is not
- Not a journal or peer-review publisher
- Not a grant agency or ethics board
- Not a guarantee that any concept will be funded or completed
- Not a substitute for institutional IP, data protection, or ethics review where those apply
Identity and trust
Account access uses ORCID OAuth. Registry contributions are tied to that identity so claims of authorship rest on a shared academic standard, not disposable emails.
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Contact
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