Tired of long delays, expensive fees, and a lack of transparency about editorial decisions when publishing your articles? Join us at King’s College, Cambridge on December 3rd for an in-depth discussion about a better future for scholarly publishing using the Publish, Review, Curate model.
Publish, Review, Curate (PRC) is an umbrella term for scholarly publishing initiatives that build on the growing trend of preprint sharing. It typically involves communities that review open preprints, providing an evaluation and/or endorsement of articles, based on a request by the author. PRC is a highly flexible model that can support a wide range of workflows and scholarly communities. It can, for example, replicate a typical scholarly journal by “publishing” reviewed preprints or it can be applied in new and innovative ways.
This public forum will showcase various PRC initiatives from around the world, demonstrating the adaptability of the model and illustrating its many benefits such as increased rigour, greater efficiency, and transparency.
The event will take place on December 3, 2025 at King’s College, Cambridge. Registration is free, but limited to 65 registrants. Attendance is based on a first-come, first-serve basis.
This event is being jointly organised by COAR and the University of Cambridge Libraries and Archives, with thanks to Arcadia, ASAPbio and participating PRC initiatives for their various contributions.
For more information, please contact [email protected]
Keynote Speaker
Ludo Waltman is scientific director and professor of quantitative science studies at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University. He is co-chair of the Research on Research Institute (RoRI). Ludo’s work focuses on research assessment and scholarly communication reform. Ludo is open science ambassador of Leiden University. He serves as president of ASAPbio, an organization promoting transparency and innovation in scholarly communication in the life sciences. Ludo also is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the MetaROR (MetaResearch Open Review) platform, a publish-review-curate platform in the field of metaresearch.
Programme Overview
Moderator: Robert Kiley
| 8:30-9:00 | Coffee |
| 9:00-9:15 | Welcome and overview of the day Dr. Sacha Jones, Head of Open Research Services, University of Cambridge and Kathleen Shearer, Executive Director, COAR |
| 9:15-10:15 | Keynote – Why Publish, Review, Curate should be the future of publishing! Ludo Waltman is scientific director, Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University |
| 10:15-10:45 | Coffee |
| 10:45-12:45 | Showcasing the flavours of PRC – moderated by Kathleen Shearer – Fiona Hutton, eLife – Toma Tasovac,Transformations journal – Dr. Stephen Pinfield, MetaROR – Dr. Denis Bourguet and Dr. Thomas Guillemaud, Peer Community In |
| 12:45-13:45 | Lunch |
| 13:45-14:30 | University of Cambridge and PRC Publishing |
| 14:30-15:45 | Cambridge Researcher Panel – moderated by Samuel Moore, Scholarly Communication Specialist at Cambridge University Library – Dr. Helena Gellersen, Research Fellow, Memory Laboratory, Department of Psychology – Prof. Anil Madhavapeddy, Professor of Planetary Computing, Department of Computer Science and Technology and Director and Principal Investigator, Cambridge Centre for Carbon Credits – Dr. Noam Tal-Perry, Research Associate, Research Strategy Office and Bennett Institute for Public Policy |
| 15:45-16:00 | Closing remarks |
Hotels
For people who need accommodations, here are some suggested hotels close to the venue:
- Premier Inn, Cambridge City Centre
- Hilton Cambridge City Centre
- Wilde Aparthotels
- Hotel du Vin Cambridge
University Rooms – college rooms – availability can be limited