Paper Short Abstract

PREreview leverages preprints to promote open and equitable peer review, challenging the traditional model. Through community building, training, and technology, we are leading meaningful change. This poster highlights 360° feedback workflows, our Champions Program, and Live Reviews in action.

Paper Abstract

Preprints offer the opportunity to challenge and reform the way researchers engage with the evaluation of each other’s work. Traditional peer review is an opaque, biased, and antiquated process that for too long has remained in the hands of a few, for-profit publishers that have used it to effectively control the fate of knowledge production and dissemination.

PREreview harnesses preprints to create a more open and equitable alternative to peer review. Our approach integrates community building, training and mentorship, and human-centered technology to foster constructive and transparent scholarly dialogue.

This poster will showcase the core pillars of our work through community-driven stories. Specifically, we will highlight:

a) 360° feedback workflows—how PREreview enables open, trackable review cycles where authors request feedback, reviewers provide input, and authors respond.

b) Championing change—a firsthand account from our Champions Program, illustrating how mentorship and leadership training empower researchers to foster open peer review in their communities.

c) Live Reviews in action—insights from years of facilitating collaborative, real-time review sessions that promote inclusivity, dialogue, and shared best practices.

By centering community engagement and equity, PREreview is reimagining peer review as a transparent, participatory process that serves researchers at all career stages.