# 7. Authorea is the social open science platform of the future

Microsoft Word is a word processor. Authorea is more than that: it is a social open science platform. Scholars on Authorea have profile pages, including bios and statistics. Their institutions also have dedicated pages and collaboration statistics. Authors can keep track of their academic connections and discover new content. Authorea is the place where the next generation of open fact-based research will be created, consumed, shared, and reviewed.