The HUBzero® Hubdrive prototype is research into the viability of decentralized and peer-to-peer (p2p) network systems for collaboration and the sharing of scientific research online. Decentralized systems do not solely rely on a central authority or client-server architecture tied to proprietary, governmental or institutional organizations but instead allow the community itself to share research, papers, data, and results freely. Such systems ensure that relevant cited research remains online and in control by the researchers.