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Yesterday, today, tomorrow- peer review from the editor’s perspective

Peer review has come a long way—from its traditional roots to today’s AI-driven workflows, and now toward an uncertain future. As medicine and research evolve, how can reviewers balance human expertise with the promise and pitfalls of AI?

SLIDE DECK : Peer Review in 2030 – What will it look like?

https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/peer-review-in-2030-what-will-it-look-like/283214873 We asked Industry Leaders what they thought peer Review would look like in the year 2030. This short slide deck will take you through their predictions! Come back to this post in 2030 to see if they were right! Here is what they had to say: “This year’s theme represents an urgent and collective call to examine how AI intersects with research integrity, reviewer accountability, and transparency in publishing. Our goal is to empower the community to think critically and creatively about how peer review should evolve in this new technological era.” – Maryam Sayab, Director of Communications, Asian Council of Science Editors, Co-Chair, Peer Review Week Committee, Ambassador, Center for Open Science. “I hope to see more constructive criticism and transparency at all levels. While we rely on the expertise of peer reviewers, every researcher should feel empowered to critically evaluate research outputs. Technology can make the process more efficient, but it cannot replace human insight. Science moves forward through collaboration and the open exchange of ideas—and a review process that is thoughtful, critical and transparent is essential to that progress.” – Iva Grabaric Andonovski, Editor Food Technology and Biotechnology, CROASC President, EASE Vice President, EASE Croatian Regional Chapter Chair, EASE Environment and Sustainability Committee Co-Chair. “In 2030, peer review should have become a professional skill, independently recognized, and transferable. I expect it will be completely decoupled from editorial checks, as this will be mainly automated. I also hope that it will include more early stage academics, industry professionals, and members of society at large.”  – Maria Machado, Co-Chair Peer Review Week Committee, Stories4Sci: https://stories4sci.blogspot.com/, LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mjmachado/ “While there’s a lot of discussion around the challenges of peer review, it’s important to focus on the value it brings – the chance to critically assess and improve a piece of work. I hope that in the next few years we will be able to harness the opportunities technology brings to make the process easier for reviewers, while preserving the value that can only come from human expertise.” – Laura Dormer, Editor-in-Chief – Learned Publishing, The Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP). “The conversation on AI and peer review has shifted from ‘if’ to ‘how,’ yet much of the focus remains on what NOT to do rather than the responsible use of AI. If we fail to build clear standards and trust, we risk either slowing innovation or undermining the very integrity peer review is meant to protect. My hope is that by 2030, peer review is a human-AI partnership, but this is possible only if we evolve responsibly.” – Roohi Ghosh, Ambassador for Researcher Success, CACTUS, Co-chair of Peer Review Week Committee, Vice Chair, EASE India chapter Join the conversation at Peer Review Week 2025!  

What AI misses: The role of human insight in scholarly publishing

True to its promise, AI is indeed becoming a common fixture in multiple industries and workflows at an astonishing pace. And scholarly publishing is no exception. These AI-powered systems can scan research manuscripts in a matter of minutes, flag potentially suspicious data with remarkable accuracy, and can even be tailored to different requirements. While the […]

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