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Thomas Lemberger¹, Bernd Pulverer¹

¹EMBO, Heidelberg, Germany.

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EMBO Press and ASAPbio introduce Review Commons, a new platform offering journal-independent peer review for scientific manuscripts and preprints. This initiative aims to streamline the peer review process for researchers.

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Life Sciences
Biomedical Research
Scientific Publishing

Background:

The traditional peer review process can be lengthy and inconsistent.
Authors often face repeated reviews for the same work across different journals.
Preprints are increasingly used, but peer review remains crucial for validation.

Discussion:

Review Commons provides a centralized system for manuscript evaluation, independent of specific journals.
It allows authors to receive and share peer reviews before or during submission to a journal.
This model decouples peer review from journal selection, potentially increasing efficiency.

Key Insights:

Offers a transparent and efficient pathway for scientific peer review.
Facilitates constructive feedback on research manuscripts and preprints.
Aims to reduce reviewer fatigue and accelerate scientific communication.

Outlook:

Potential to reshape scholarly publishing by standardizing peer review.
Could encourage wider adoption of preprints with validated reviews.
May lead to faster dissemination of reliable scientific findings.