Volunteer
Reviewer time is the scarcest thing we have.
Money pays for servers. Only people with real expertise can tell a student whether their method holds up. If that is you, we would like a few hours of your year.
- Graduate students and postdocs in any of our twelve subject areas
- Faculty and professional researchers
- Secondary school science and maths teachers with research experience
- Industry researchers who publish or have published
Undergraduates with strong subject knowledge can join as junior reviewers, paired with a senior reviewer on each paper.
Three to four hours per paper
Most papers are 8 to 16 pages. You get three weeks, and you can decline any invitation without explanation.
A structured rubric
Methodology, clarity, novelty relative to the author's stage, and integrity. Plus free-text comments the author will read.
AI reports as a starting point
You see five advisory AI reports in a sidebar. Use them, ignore them, or say they are wrong. You are the reviewer; they are not.
Anonymous by default
Authors do not see your name unless you choose to sign your report. Conflicts of interest must be declared.
Verifiable credit
We plan to add your review activity to your ORCID record, with no paper details revealed.
Shape a young researcher
For many authors this is the first serious feedback they have ever received on research. It lands.
Apply to review
Takes two minutes. An editor will confirm your expertise before your first invitation.