The central feature of ECOMMUNICS.org is the research paper database (which is provided by RepEc and ca. 10 otherdata providers), where you will find several thousands of publications. This database can be searched by author and keywords of the abstract.

The members of ECOMMUNICS.org are able to write a commentary on each publication. Additionally, members are able to evaluate each paper using a point system. The datailled view of each publication provides statistical analysis - how often the abstract has been read and downloaded - as well.

ECOMMUNICS.org provides you with the ability to assemble your own personalized newsletter. You may define "news-agents" in your personal fields of interest in ECOMMUNICS.org. One may be informed on new publications (in over 600 fields, i.e. in finance) and you can control the frequency and the amoutn of the information in the newsletter. This way you only get the most relevant information in fields of personal interest at the time you want it.

At your personal area in ECOMMUNICS.org you are able to manage a personal a list of interesting publications. You are able to bookmark all the publications you find in the ECOMMUNICS.org database and you can open this list on each visit to ECOMMUNICS.org (therfore saving time not having to re-enter your search terms each time you enter the site).

Next to the publication database, the discussion forum are central elements of the ECOMMUNICS.org economic research community. In the discussion forum you are able to ask questions on different subjects with or without the help of other knowledgeable people in the same field.

A blog is a web page made up of usually short, frequently updated posts that are arranged chronologically – like a “what's new” page or a journal.
The content and purposes of blogs vary greatly – from links and commentary about other web sites, to news about a idea, to research results or mini-essays.
Blog posts are like instant messages to the web.
A blog helps keeping everyone in the loop, promotes cohesiveness and group culture, and provides an informal "voice" of a research project or a research group to outsiders.