09/18/2025
Peer Review Week 2025 is an opportunity to recognize the essential role reviewers play in safeguarding scientific rigor and advancing discovery. We are grateful to the expert reviewers who contribute their time, insight, and thoughtful critiques. We deeply appreciate your collaboration with authors and editors to strengthen the research we publish.
This year’s theme, "Rethinking Peer Review in the AI Era," captures what most of the industry is discussing in private and public circles about artificial intelligence. The organizers have made available a list of events and materials, and we have been exploring right alongside our peers: https://hubs.la/Q03JZsyn0
While this week has focused on technology, we want to take a moment to thank the people behind the peer review process. Our position is that rigorous peer review demands direct accountability that only human reviewers can provide.
As a nonprofit journal, JEM will continue to approach new technologies while never losing sight of what makes us unique, which is that we are driven by people and the scientific communities we serve.
