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Elsevier acquires the profiling service
[Parity](https://web.archive.org/web/20211201103540/https://www.paritycomputing.com/){target="_blank"
rel="noopener noreferrer"}. It is thus further expanding its existing
portfolio of science management services.

## [Elsevier acquires the profiling service Parity]{style="font-size: 12pt;"}

According to Elsevier's [press
release](https://www.elsevier.com/about/press-releases/corporate/elsevier-to-acquire-parity-computing-inc-a-company-applying-artificial-intelligence-to-some-of-the-most-difficult-disambiguation-challenges-in-science,-technology-and-medicine){target="_blank"
rel="noopener noreferrer"} Parity provides "high-accuracy entity
resolution, profiling and recommendations for STM content and
applications in the world of research.

Parity provides disambiguation technology for Elsevier's abstract and
indexing databases that help researchers, universities, national bodies
and other stakeholders improve decision-making and answer critical
questions. Resolving ambiguities in entities and relationships that
appear in publications -- such as author and institution names, and
citations and attributions for articles, grants, and patents -- lays the
foundation for the analytics and decision support capabilities of
Scopus."

## **[Expanding portfolio of science management services]{style="font-size: 12pt;"}**

Elsevier is further [expanding its existing portfolio of science
management
services](https://scidecode.com/2017/04/the-elsevier-empire-which-services-belong-to-it/){target="_blank"
rel="noopener"}. At the same time, Elsevier is increasingly successful
in marketing these tools for science management. In [Hungary, a
nationwide agreement was
signed](https://www.researchinformation.info/news/elsevier-signs-pilot-agreement-serve-hungary){target="_blank"
rel="noopener noreferrer"} with scientific institutions, which not only
covers access to scientific literature, but also access to the science
management tool [Scival](https://www.scival.com/){target="_blank"
rel="noopener noreferrer"} and its impact database
[Scopus](http://www.scopus.com){target="_blank"
rel="noopener noreferrer"}. In Elsevier's strategic planning, the
importance of the publishing business has been declining steadily for
years. Instead, it positions itself as a research intelligence provider.
Scival evaluates data on scientific work from a large number of
different sources in order to model recommendations for steering
science. However, it seems questionable to what extent these
recommendations promote or hinder innovation.
[Here](https://scidecode.com/2019/07/steering-science-through-output-indicators-data-capitalism/){target="_blank"
rel="noopener"} I describe the methods and dangers of data-driven
science control, which manifest themselves in offers such as Scival.

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Elsevier acquires the profiling service Parity. It is thus further expanding its existing portfolio of science management services. Elsevier acquires the profiling service Parity   According to Elsevier’s press release Parity provides “high-accuracy entity resolution, profiling and recommendations for STM content and applications in the world of research.

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Elsevier acquires the profiling service Parity