Frequently Asked Questions

Reviewer Credits is the leading AI-powered cross-publisher platform for finding, delegating to, and rewarding peer reviewers. Using Reviewer Credits, scholarly journals and publishers can maintain research integrity and speed up the publication cycle workflows. And reviewers stay engaged and motivated.

Reviewer Credits offers a unique system where reviewers can register their completed reviews and receive recognition as certificates and rewards (non-monetary credits and monetary rewards). This recognition serves as a testament to their contribution and raises their academic credentials.

Peer reviewers can use their Credit Points to receive services, goods, and discounts in the Reward Center.

Reviewer Credits helps journals and publishers search for suitable reviewers, onboard them and get buy-in, and manage services such as the remunerating reviewers. Reviewer Credits also offers peer reviewer analysis by gender, geographical distribution, seniority, and other demographics of the reviewers appointed.

Reviewer Credits supports individual reviewers and empowers journals and publishers to uphold high research integrity standards

Learn more about available features for journals and publishers here.

Reviewer Credits addresses, and solves, these and other challenges for editors and publishers operating in the conventional peer review system.

• Verifying reviewer Identity: We offer peace of mind with verifiable authenticity checks for all peer reviewers.
• Streamlining reviewer recruitment: We tackle the challenge of time-intensive searches to find qualified peer reviewers.
• Boosting acceptance rates: We significantly raise the likelihood of peer reviewers accepting requests via targeted matching. We only search from a pool of reviewers who have expressed interest.
• Reducing reviewer turnover: We minimize reviewer loss via topical targeting and supporting loyalty and satisfaction.
• Increasing engagement: We encourage and enable active participation and commitment among peer reviewers.

We are rapidly establishing ourselves as a leading voice in research and publishing integrity. Our innovative platform and dedicated efforts to promote transparency, accountability, and ethical practices in scholarly publishing have positioned us as a burgeoning opinion leader in this critical field. Through our commitment to enhancing the peer review process, rewarding reviewer contributions, and fostering compliance with ethical standards, we are setting new benchmarks for integrity in academic research. Our growing influence reflects our dedication to shaping a more reliable and ethical research landscape for all.

Creating a Journal or publisher profile on ReviewerCredits.com is free and offers a robust suite of benefits designed to streamline the peer review process.

By joining Reviewer Credits, you enable comprehensive acknowledgment for your peer reviewers. Our system integrates with your manuscript submission system, so you can automatically register all peer reviews performed in the last 20 years. This process recognizes reviewers’ efforts and raises their academic credentials with a cross-publisher certification.

Signing up for a Premium subscription plan unlocks more time-saving features., including unlimited use of our AI-powered Reviewer Finder, advanced reviewer identity verification with biometric checks, and the ability to issue cross-publisher Peer Review Certificates. As a Premium user, you can also leverage monetary incentives to reward reviewers, access in-depth performance analytics, and benefit from technical integrations.

Reviewer Credits facilitates authenticity checks, increases acceptance rates through targeted matching, reduces reviewer turnover, and expedites the publishing cycle with AI-powered tools. By registering for free or opting for the Premium plan, journals enhance their operational efficiency and contribute to the elevation of research integrity and publication quality, positioning themselves as leaders in the scholarly community.

Journals and publishers can join with free profiles, allowing their reviewers to build a reputation with cross-publisher certification. We also provide Premium subscription plans tailored to your needs.

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These data are sourced directly from the peer reviewers when they submit a claim through the Reviewer Credits platform. Reviewers provide essential details, including the editorial office's email address. This contributes to the reviewers' credibility by increasing their Reviewer Index and letting them prove their academic performance metrics and credibility.

If your journal is integrated with Reviewer Credits via our free APIs, the information transfer becomes automated, streamlining the process further. The integration allows for real-time validation of review claims, raising the efficiency and reliability of the peer review process. This integration ensures that the data is accurate, up-to-date, and reflects the actual reviews conducted for your journal.

No, it isn't. The information peer reviewers provide is not made public on the website or shared with third parties.

First, you'll need an account. Sign up for free here and explore our platform’s full range of features, completely risk-free. Discover how we can streamline your journal’s peer review process during this complimentary trial period.

Upload a manuscript: Upload the manuscript for peer review, whether it’s an article, monograph, book chapter, or conference paper. It's a simple and straightforward process.

Customize the Reviewer Search: Optimize your reviewer recruitment using our exclusive multifactor search. This tailored approach boosts acceptance rates up to 95%. Diversify your reviewer pool with our unique customizable criteria, such as gender, location, experience, performance metrics, and availability.

Select best-fit candidates: Our AI algorithms analyze your manuscript’s metadata to present a ranked list of well-suited candidates based on your search criteria. Review their profiles and select the reviewers who best align with your manuscript’s needs.

Start the peer review: Once you’ve chosen your reviewers, we handle the seamless onboarding process. This lets you engage with fully committed and responsive reviewers who are ready to work.

Reviewer Credits (RCs) are virtual Credit Ponts (CPs) that editors can reward their peer reviewers with for completed peer reviews. CPs can be redeemed for author services and other discounts in our Reward Center.

Each RC equals €10 and allows reviewers to redeem credits against publishing discounts, editorial support, translation, statistical analysis, post-publication products, and more. These rewards have exclusive discounts from our partners. ReviewerCredits ensures these unique discounts are passed directly to the users, with no profit markup.

You have the option of monetary compensation for your reviewers through Stripe payment functionality. To use this option, you'll need to open an account with Stripe and make prepayments. According to your instructions and the Reviewer Credits process, funds are then sent to reviewers via Stripe. You can unlock this feature through our Premium plan.

Credits can be allocated when you have a subscription to our Premium Plan. You can then reward reviewers’ efforts with Credit Points or monetary incentives.

This is offered with our Premium Plan. You can integrate Reviewer Credits with your manuscript submission system, then automatically register all peer reviews performed in the last 20 years and issue a Certificate and Dynamic Badge for your website.

Certain profile fields, such as Journal title, ISSN, Publisher, etc., cannot be edited. This ensures the integrity and verification of data. However, please contact us if you want to modify something, and we will review and consider it..

Please see our Technical Integrations page for details on integrations with Editorial Manager, OJS, API, etc.

Within the Premium plan, peer reviewer search must be conducted through the Reviewer Credits system. Our AI-powered Reviewer Finder lets editors quickly find best-fit peer reviewers, with customizable search preferences and criteria. Using OJS for reviewer search is not supported; our advanced platform provides access to a certified global community of reviewers.

Journals can initially import review reports into the Reviewer Credits platform using the OJS plugin. Once set up, the plugin will prompt reviewers to submit their reviews directly, allowing new reviews to be automatically imported, as long as the reviewer agrees. Manual export and import of review reports can be done monthly for journals that want to update their review data more frequently. If data are sent without reviewer approval, we will inform the reviewers accordingly.

As a Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), member, Reviewer Credits is committed to upholding the highest standards of integrity in scholarly publishing. We actively promote the adoption of COPE's Core Practices, which have been the cornerstone of ethical publishing guidelines since replacing the Code of Conduct in 2017. These practices provide a comprehensive framework for ethical decision-making and conduct, applicable to all stakeholders involved in publishing scholarly literature. We encourage our community to embrace these standards to ensure the trustworthiness and credibility of the academic publishing ecosystem.