Quick Reads: Peer Review Week 2025 recap

This year’s Peer Review Week theme explores how the growing use of artificial intelligence is impacting peer review – how it can help editors and researchers but also hinder by posing potential ethical risks within research writing and academic publishing.  

We've collated all our guides, blog posts, panel discussions, videos and more from the previous week for you to explore. 

Key: 'Watch' indicates a video; ‘Listen’ indicates a podcast; 'Explore' is an infographic or interactive PDF; 'Read' refers to blog posts, interviews or guides. 

Integrity and ethics 

Read: Integrity best practice guidelines - Artificial Intelligence 

Read: Rethinking peer review: collaboration, AI, and integrity 

Read: Rethinking peer review to tackle paper mills 

Read: How to handle conflicts of interest - updated guide  

Read: Managing Conflicts of Interest – practical summary for editors 

Listen: COPE’s Beyond detection: Responsible use of AI across peer review and authorship podcast 

Artificial Intelligence 

Read: Artificial Intelligence in research publishing FAQs for editors  

Read: Peer Review in the Era of AI - Risks, Rewards, and Responsibilities 

Read: The role of AI in academic editing 

Explore: ExplanAItions – an AI study 

Explore: Using AI tools in your writing 

Explore: AI tool comparison resource 

Watch: Rethinking peer review in the AI era - panel discussion webinar 

Research Exchange 

Read: Behind the AI flipbook 

Read: The role of Artificial Intelligence in Research Exchange 

Read: AI in Research Exchange Submission – why authors love the platform 

Watch: Behind the scenes of Research Exchange - Screening