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We’re thrilled to welcome the Journal of General Physiology @jgp.org @rupress.org to our Affiliate Program! 🎉
Authors can now seamlessly transfer their #peerreviewedpreprint @reviewcommons.org @embo.org to JGP via our transfer portal.
Excited to start this new chapter with JGP @rupress.org!
Authors can now seamlessly transfer their #peerreviewedpreprint @reviewcommons.org @embo.org to JGP via our transfer portal.
Excited to start this new chapter with JGP @rupress.org!
✨ Happy New Year from @reviewcommons.org .
Thanks to our authors, reviewers, journals for a year of thoughtful science, constructive peer-review, and open dialogue. We look forward to another exciting year. Wishing you a happy, healthy, and inspiring 2026! @embopress.org @embo.org
Thanks to our authors, reviewers, journals for a year of thoughtful science, constructive peer-review, and open dialogue. We look forward to another exciting year. Wishing you a happy, healthy, and inspiring 2026! @embopress.org @embo.org
January 15, 2026 at 8:59 AM
✨ Happy New Year from @reviewcommons.org .
Thanks to our authors, reviewers, journals for a year of thoughtful science, constructive peer-review, and open dialogue. We look forward to another exciting year. Wishing you a happy, healthy, and inspiring 2026! @embopress.org @embo.org
Thanks to our authors, reviewers, journals for a year of thoughtful science, constructive peer-review, and open dialogue. We look forward to another exciting year. Wishing you a happy, healthy, and inspiring 2026! @embopress.org @embo.org
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Very nice initiative, so far we've only experienced timely and balanced reviews when using Review Commons (currently n=2).
One review. Many journals. Less redundancy. Check out this conversation with our head Dr. Thomas Lemberger on the vision behind @reviewcommons.org and what it means for authors and journals alike @embopress.org @embo.org
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Review Commons: rethinking peer review – Features – EMBO
A conversation with Thomas Lemberger, lead of the Review Commons initiative and Head of Open Science Implementation at EMBO.
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December 11, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Very nice initiative, so far we've only experienced timely and balanced reviews when using Review Commons (currently n=2).
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Our updated preprint is now out! The feedback from @reviewcommons.org was fantastic, we are very grateful to our reviewers for their suggestions. The last figure (plus other things) is product of this feedback and we're certain every point strengthened our work! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Adhesion to a common ECM mediates interdependence in tissue morphogenesis in Drosophila
For organs to be functional, the cells and tissues that constitute them must effectively interact with each other and coordinate their behaviours. Halfway during Drosophila embryogenesis, two lateral ...
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December 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Our updated preprint is now out! The feedback from @reviewcommons.org was fantastic, we are very grateful to our reviewers for their suggestions. The last figure (plus other things) is product of this feedback and we're certain every point strengthened our work! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Huge congrats to first author, brilliant PhD student Martina Demurtas, who is now on the hunt for postdoc positions in London, she is super talented! Also, this was another great experience with @reviewcommons.org and @biologists.bsky.social @Development!
December 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Huge congrats to first author, brilliant PhD student Martina Demurtas, who is now on the hunt for postdoc positions in London, she is super talented! Also, this was another great experience with @reviewcommons.org and @biologists.bsky.social @Development!
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The study shows how blood and lymphatic endothelial cells reorganize metabolism in proliferating and quiescent states, revealing distinct pathway dependencies that sustain their specialized functions.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The study shows how blood and lymphatic endothelial cells reorganize metabolism in proliferating and quiescent states, revealing distinct pathway dependencies that sustain their specialized functions.
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The study shows how blood and lymphatic endothelial cells change their metabolism when they are growing and resting. It reveals different pathways that support their specific functions.
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December 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The study shows how blood and lymphatic endothelial cells change their metabolism when they are growing and resting. It reveals different pathways that support their specific functions.
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Ordering of cell cycle events by regulated proteolysis is not just for eukaryotes:
@buzzbaum.bsky.social et al define mechanisms underlying switch-like degradation of archaeal ESCRT-III CvdB in Sulfolobus
Thanks to @reviewcommons.org for another #RefereedPreprint
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@buzzbaum.bsky.social et al define mechanisms underlying switch-like degradation of archaeal ESCRT-III CvdB in Sulfolobus
Thanks to @reviewcommons.org for another #RefereedPreprint
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January 12, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Ordering of cell cycle events by regulated proteolysis is not just for eukaryotes:
@buzzbaum.bsky.social et al define mechanisms underlying switch-like degradation of archaeal ESCRT-III CvdB in Sulfolobus
Thanks to @reviewcommons.org for another #RefereedPreprint
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@buzzbaum.bsky.social et al define mechanisms underlying switch-like degradation of archaeal ESCRT-III CvdB in Sulfolobus
Thanks to @reviewcommons.org for another #RefereedPreprint
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
One review. Many journals. Less redundancy. Check out this conversation with our head Dr. Thomas Lemberger on the vision behind @reviewcommons.org and what it means for authors and journals alike @embopress.org @embo.org
www.embo.org/people/revie...
www.embo.org/people/revie...
Review Commons: rethinking peer review – Features – EMBO
A conversation with Thomas Lemberger, lead of the Review Commons initiative and Head of Open Science Implementation at EMBO.
www.embo.org
December 11, 2025 at 8:52 AM
One review. Many journals. Less redundancy. Check out this conversation with our head Dr. Thomas Lemberger on the vision behind @reviewcommons.org and what it means for authors and journals alike @embopress.org @embo.org
www.embo.org/people/revie...
www.embo.org/people/revie...
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This article is a @reviewcommons.org transfer.
You can find out more about Review Commons and the transfer to affiliate journals including JCS here: www.reviewcommons.org/authors/
You can find out more about Review Commons and the transfer to affiliate journals including JCS here: www.reviewcommons.org/authors/
Guidelines for Authors
Note: a version-controlled version of these guidelines is maintained at https://github.com/review-commons
Table of Content
Initial submission
Scope and editorial assessment
The peer-r...
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November 19, 2025 at 10:02 AM
This article is a @reviewcommons.org transfer.
You can find out more about Review Commons and the transfer to affiliate journals including JCS here: www.reviewcommons.org/authors/
You can find out more about Review Commons and the transfer to affiliate journals including JCS here: www.reviewcommons.org/authors/
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Thanks to @reviewcommons.org and very fast handling by @jcb.org
December 4, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Thanks to @reviewcommons.org and very fast handling by @jcb.org
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Attending #CellBio2025? Learn about "Providing constructive feedback in #PeerReview" tomorrow in Room 123 from 10–11:30 EST at the EMBO #training with speaker Sara Monaco, Managing Editor at Review Commons. 🧪 EMBO Lab Leadership
December 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Attending #CellBio2025? Learn about "Providing constructive feedback in #PeerReview" tomorrow in Room 123 from 10–11:30 EST at the EMBO #training with speaker Sara Monaco, Managing Editor at Review Commons. 🧪 EMBO Lab Leadership
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Round 2! Join us again at booth #825 from 14:00–15:00 EST to chat with editors Poonam (Molecular Systems Biology), Sara Monaco (Review Commons) and Tim (Life Science Alliance) to discuss your manuscript, talk about #publishing or hear about life as an editor. See you there! EMBO Press #CellBio2025
December 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Round 2! Join us again at booth #825 from 14:00–15:00 EST to chat with editors Poonam (Molecular Systems Biology), Sara Monaco (Review Commons) and Tim (Life Science Alliance) to discuss your manuscript, talk about #publishing or hear about life as an editor. See you there! EMBO Press #CellBio2025
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Wrapping up a series of @embo.org #workshops at #CellBio2025 with editors from @molsystbiol.org and @reviewcommons.org .
Today we close with “Giving a flash talk or poster presentation” with Poonam Bheda, Senior Editor at @molsystbiol.org @embopress.org. See you in Room 123 from 12:45–14:15!
Today we close with “Giving a flash talk or poster presentation” with Poonam Bheda, Senior Editor at @molsystbiol.org @embopress.org. See you in Room 123 from 12:45–14:15!
December 9, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Wrapping up a series of @embo.org #workshops at #CellBio2025 with editors from @molsystbiol.org and @reviewcommons.org .
Today we close with “Giving a flash talk or poster presentation” with Poonam Bheda, Senior Editor at @molsystbiol.org @embopress.org. See you in Room 123 from 12:45–14:15!
Today we close with “Giving a flash talk or poster presentation” with Poonam Bheda, Senior Editor at @molsystbiol.org @embopress.org. See you in Room 123 from 12:45–14:15!
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Don't miss out on the last "Meet the Editors" session at #CellBio2025! Join us at booth 825 from 14:00–15:00 EST to chat with editors Poonam (Molecular Systems Biology), Sara Monaco (Review Commons) and Tim (Life Science Alliance) to talk about #publishing, life as an editor and more! 🧪 EMBO Press
December 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Don't miss out on the last "Meet the Editors" session at #CellBio2025! Join us at booth 825 from 14:00–15:00 EST to chat with editors Poonam (Molecular Systems Biology), Sara Monaco (Review Commons) and Tim (Life Science Alliance) to talk about #publishing, life as an editor and more! 🧪 EMBO Press
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The preprint #PeerReview platform Review Commons was launched at the 2019 ASCB | EMBO Meeting to make scientific #publishing more open and effective. Thomas Lemberger, lead of the initiative, tells us more about the platform: https://www.embo.org/features/review-commons-rethinking-peer-review/ 🧪
December 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The preprint #PeerReview platform Review Commons was launched at the 2019 ASCB | EMBO Meeting to make scientific #publishing more open and effective. Thomas Lemberger, lead of the initiative, tells us more about the platform: https://www.embo.org/features/review-commons-rethinking-peer-review/ 🧪
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I love @reviewcommons.org
The preprint #PeerReview platform Review Commons was launched at the 2019 ASCB | EMBO Meeting to make scientific #publishing more open and effective. Thomas Lemberger, lead of the initiative, tells us more about the platform: https://www.embo.org/features/review-commons-rethinking-peer-review/ 🧪
December 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I love @reviewcommons.org
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The support from @embopress.org and @reviewcommons.org means a lot! Thank you @tlemberger.bsky.social ! @qedscience.bsky.social
Very cool! I agree AI scientific review can be useful if it is transparent. It is all progressing very fast and will change everything. @qedScience @bioRxiv is a great first step. We are doing some human-based eval, so more soon from @EMBOPress @ReviewCommons with @qedScience. Watch this space ;-)
Excited to launch an openRxiv partnership with the scientist-run AI review service qed (@qedscience.bsky.social), the brainchild of @odedrechavi.bsky.social 1/n
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November 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The support from @embopress.org and @reviewcommons.org means a lot! Thank you @tlemberger.bsky.social ! @qedscience.bsky.social
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The Chameau gene helps flies survive starvation at lower temps, but a mere 2{degree sign}C rise makes it obsolete! This temperature-dependent role in metabolism and resilience has big implications for climate change biology.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Chameau gene helps flies survive starvation at lower temps, but a mere 2{degree sign}C rise makes it obsolete! This temperature-dependent role in metabolism and resilience has big implications for climate change biology.
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Chameau (HBO1) gene function in starvation resistance is bypassed by slightly elevated temperatures in Drosophila, suggesting a temperature-dependent metabolic role.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Chameau (HBO1) gene function in starvation resistance is bypassed by slightly elevated temperatures in Drosophila, suggesting a temperature-dependent metabolic role.
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How can gut microbes modulate host lifespan?
@jogender-singh.bsky.social & coworkers show that in C. elegans, lifespan extension arises from microbial perturbation of iron homeostasis and oxidative stress response activation
#RefereedPreprint c/o @reviewcommons.org
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@jogender-singh.bsky.social & coworkers show that in C. elegans, lifespan extension arises from microbial perturbation of iron homeostasis and oxidative stress response activation
#RefereedPreprint c/o @reviewcommons.org
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November 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
How can gut microbes modulate host lifespan?
@jogender-singh.bsky.social & coworkers show that in C. elegans, lifespan extension arises from microbial perturbation of iron homeostasis and oxidative stress response activation
#RefereedPreprint c/o @reviewcommons.org
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
@jogender-singh.bsky.social & coworkers show that in C. elegans, lifespan extension arises from microbial perturbation of iron homeostasis and oxidative stress response activation
#RefereedPreprint c/o @reviewcommons.org
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
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Review Commons partner journal network is expanding!
Welcome to Journal of General Physiology @jgp.org @rupress.org. Looking forward to this collaboration.
Welcome to Journal of General Physiology @jgp.org @rupress.org. Looking forward to this collaboration.
We’re thrilled to welcome the Journal of General Physiology @jgp.org @rupress.org to our Affiliate Program! 🎉
Authors can now seamlessly transfer their #peerreviewedpreprint @reviewcommons.org @embo.org to JGP via our transfer portal.
Excited to start this new chapter with JGP @rupress.org!
Authors can now seamlessly transfer their #peerreviewedpreprint @reviewcommons.org @embo.org to JGP via our transfer portal.
Excited to start this new chapter with JGP @rupress.org!
October 29, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Review Commons partner journal network is expanding!
Welcome to Journal of General Physiology @jgp.org @rupress.org. Looking forward to this collaboration.
Welcome to Journal of General Physiology @jgp.org @rupress.org. Looking forward to this collaboration.
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1/ @reviewcommons.org, @embo.org's preprint peer review platform, is taking an important step forward. Multiple publishers, including eLife, are now jointly running the peer-review process on behalf of the platform.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
1/ @reviewcommons.org, @embo.org's preprint peer review platform, is taking an important step forward. Multiple publishers, including eLife, are now jointly running the peer-review process on behalf of the platform.
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Big New! @elife.bsky.social @genetics-gsa.bsky.social #G3journal are joining editorial forces with @reviewcommons.org - bringing not just field-specific expertise to the process but also making #PreprintPeerReview a truly collaborative effort!🎉👏
Read more to find out👇
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Read more to find out👇
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Publishers join the Review Commons peer review process – Features – EMBO
Editors from eLife, Genetics, G3 and Journal of Cell Biology will contribute to the EMBO preprint peer review platform
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November 3, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Big New! @elife.bsky.social @genetics-gsa.bsky.social #G3journal are joining editorial forces with @reviewcommons.org - bringing not just field-specific expertise to the process but also making #PreprintPeerReview a truly collaborative effort!🎉👏
Read more to find out👇
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Read more to find out👇
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#RefereedPreprint c/o @reviewcommons.org by Faccioli, Biasini et al:
Transient exposure of cryptic phosphorylation sites buried in protein cores during folding may represent novel regulatory mechanism linking co-translational modification to protein folding control
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Transient exposure of cryptic phosphorylation sites buried in protein cores during folding may represent novel regulatory mechanism linking co-translational modification to protein folding control
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October 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
#RefereedPreprint c/o @reviewcommons.org by Faccioli, Biasini et al:
Transient exposure of cryptic phosphorylation sites buried in protein cores during folding may represent novel regulatory mechanism linking co-translational modification to protein folding control
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Transient exposure of cryptic phosphorylation sites buried in protein cores during folding may represent novel regulatory mechanism linking co-translational modification to protein folding control
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This study focuses on schizophrenia-related genes in a genetically tractable system and identifies the requirement of both glial and neuronal MMPs during developmental remodeling. @reviewcommons.org www.life-science-alliance.org/content/8/12...
October 9, 2025 at 8:43 AM
This study focuses on schizophrenia-related genes in a genetically tractable system and identifies the requirement of both glial and neuronal MMPs during developmental remodeling. @reviewcommons.org www.life-science-alliance.org/content/8/12...