Readersourcing 2.0: RS_Server

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RS_Server is the server-side component which has the task of collecting and aggregating the ratings given by readers and using the Readersourcing-based models to compute quality scores for readers and publications. It is deployed together with an instance of RS_PDF. The server-side component exposes a RESTful API Interface and provides a stand-alone web interface to interact directly with the APIs.

Furthermore, there can be different browsers along with their end-users that communicate with the APIs of the server-side component by using an instance of RS_Rate, that is, a browser extension. Thus, every interaction between human readers and the APIs exposed by RS_Server can be carried out through clients installed on readers' browsers or by using the stand-alone web interface provided. These clients handle the registration and authentication of readers, the rating action and the download action of link-annotated publications.