Sci-Mate articles recorded authorship and an automatic claim of copyright on behalf of contributors instantly protects the rights of original content.
Owners of IP could define their own licenses, but grant permission for editors to manage content within articles to simplify publication issues.
A Simple Machines Forum was integrated into the site to allow researchers to quickly clarify issues or disseminate information that is not intended for publication.
The sort of items described that could be listed on the site include: research tools, such as antibodies, plasmids, software, equipment, cell lines, animal models, etc.
The software provides tools for IP management in the form of records, reports and data-flows to researchers, administrative staff and other controlling interests.