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ScienceSeeker is a central site for finding and following science news and discussion. We collect thousands of posts from hundreds of science blogs; we aim to be the most comprehensive science hub on the web.

If you have a science blog, we want it to be on ScienceSeeker.

Bloggers can easily register, find out if their blog is already on ScienceSeeker, and submit their blog if it isn’t. An editor will visit the blog to make sure it’s really about science, then approve the account; all its posts will be instantly added to our site and feeds.

Registration
To register, click on the Register link under Your Account in the left sidebar. You’ll be given the option of entering a username and email address, or registering automatically using your account at one of several well-known sites such as Google and Facebook. Choose this option if you don’t want a separate username and password for this site.

Once you register following the on-screen directions, you’ll be directed to a screen where you can personalize your information. Click the link at the top of the page to return to ScienceSeeker.

Submitting a blog
To submit a blog, make sure you are logged in, then click on “Submit your blog” at the top of the page. Enter all the information asked for. The syndication URL is the address your readers use to subscribe to your blog in a reader application or site such as Google Reader. Often it is linked on your blog from a symbol like this: . If you don’t know your syndication URL, try just entering your site url.

Once your blog is submitted, an editor will check it to verify your information and approve it, usually within 24 hours. It won’t appear on our site until it has been approved.

Claiming a blog
You claim a blog to indicate that you are an author of that blog. You can submit and claim a blog at the same time. Or if someone else submitted your blog, you can claim it later.

To see if your blog is in our system, log in and click on “Member blogs” and look for your blog in the list (it’s in alphabetical order). Click “Claim Blog” to claim yours. You will be presented with a list of authors on your blog (or just one, if you’re the only author). Select your name and indicate how you’d like your name to appear on our site (for example, in comments).

If your name does not appear in the list of authors, it may be because you haven’t posted recently to the blog. Our system can only detect authors who have posts in your syndication feed.

Making corrections to your blog information
If your blog name, URL, or topics are incorrect, please click here to request a correction. While we are planning to make blogs user-editable, for now this is a manual process that must be completed by our database administrator.

Additional questions
If your question isn’t answered here, contact us. We’ll get back to you as soon as possible.