(28 Oct 2026)
The scholarly publishing system is under intense pressure. Researchers face increasing demands to publish, peer review is strained and often invisible, and recognition for scholarly contributions beyond traditional articles remains limited. Moreover, with the rapid growth in the use of AI and growing concerns about research integrity, it is increasingly challenging to determine which research outputs can and cannot be trusted.
To address these issues, a coalition of more than 40 stakeholders – including research funders, universities, publishers, platforms and infrastructure service providers – have come together to promote a new vision for research communication based on the Publish, Review, Curate (PRC) model, one that places openness, transparency, community participation, and scholarly judgment at its core.
Under this approach, research outputs are first published prior to any subsequent open review and/or curation. Publishing prior to review means that research findings are made available more quickly – the benefits of which were made clear by the COVID pandemic. Adding open peer review and editorial curation to timely publishing means that readers also gain greater insight into the robustness of research findings, helping to strengthen trust in both the research and the institutions that produce it.
Learn more here.
