Review Commons

@reviewcommons.org

A platform by EMBO that provides independent peer review before journal submission for Refereed Preprints.

Additional thanks to the editors and reviewers for the constructive revision process. Interestingly, we trialled AI review with @reviewcommons.org during this process. Overall we found that it was nitpicky and missed the big picture. Not a replacement for proper scientific review 🧵 8/9

Very happy to be the parto of this great initiative that involves young investigators in the peer review. A very promising start for this initiative at @embopress.org and @reviewcommons.org. Thanks to all the postdocs for brainstorming and the trainers for the encouragement! @embl.org @embo.org

EMBO@embo.org · 6mo ago

Yesterday, EMBO Press hosted a #webinar "Peer review in practice: Insights from EMBO Press editors" part of a pilot project in collaboration with EMBL, aimed at encouraging the engagement of postdocs in the #PeerReview process. 🧪 #LifeSciences #research

What happens if editors invite postdocs as referees? We have shown that we get rigorous, timely, high-quality reviews, and finally give young scientists the recognition they deserve. I’m proud to have contributed to this initiative with @reviewcommons.org, @embopress.org, @embo.org and @embl.org

EMBO@embo.org · 5mo ago

Learn about the new #EarlyCareer researcher #PeerReview initiative launched by EMBO: https://www.embo.org/features/embo-launches-early-career-researcher-peer-review-initiative/ 🧪

It was a very cool experiment! The author-centric perspective makes a lot of sense. An important next step is to benchmark multiple AI review platforms. Maybe this can also pave the way for benchmarking human peer review across journals and defining "quality features" of the peer review process.

Oded Rechavi@odedrechavi.bsky.social · 5mo ago

It’s finally out! Together with @embopress.org and @reviewcommons.org, we conducted a structured side-by-side comparison of human peer review and our AI scientific review (see thread 👇👇👇🔥).