21/09/2026
“Peer review sits at the heart of scholarly communication, but the way we value the time and expertise that researchers contribute to it is increasingly being questioned,” says Tim Gillett, Publishing Editor at Research Information.
It is a question the industry can no longer afford to sidestep. Submission volumes are rising, reviewers are under growing pressure, and authors continue to expect faster decisions. Is the traditional voluntary model still sustainable?
That is the conversation at the centre of Research Information's upcoming webinar, supported by us, “What Is Peer Review Worth? Rethinking the Economics of Academic Reviewing.”
Tim will moderate an exceptional panel bringing together expertise across publishing, research evaluation, technology and a pioneering real-world experiment in paid peer review. Chris Leonard from our team will join Daniel Gorelick of The Company of Biologists, Dr Gali Halevi PhD of SCImago and Maryam Bazargan of River Valley Technologies.
The discussion will move beyond whether reviewers should be paid to consider how peer review can be better recognised, supported and redesigned for the future.
The webinar is live and free to attend. You can register here: https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1774535&tp_key=d5f937ccd9
