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A platform by EMBO that provides independent peer review before journal submission for Refereed Preprints.

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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
This article is a @reviewcommons.org transfer. You can find out more about Review Commons and the transfer to affiliate journals including @jcellsci.bsky.social here: www.reviewcommons.org/authors/
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Guidelines for Authors
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Life Science Alliance @lsajournal.org · 27/04/2026
Read now: Metabolite import by SLC33A1 is required for ATF6 activation during endoplasmic reticulum stress @reviewcommons.org www.life-science-alliance.org/content/9/6/...
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Review Commons @reviewcommons.org · 29/04/2026
Study from the Ordonez group @ucam.edu showing how SLC33A1 enables ATF6α maturation, reshaping UPR signaling- now published @lsajournal.org #Preprintpeerreview by @reviewcommons.org Reviews and author's response available here👇(Reviews and Context>TRIP Peer reviews) doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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Review Commons @reviewcommons.org · 23/04/2026
Replication stress derails placental development, threatening embryo survival. #placenta #genomestability Study from the Schimenti lab @cornelluniversity.bsky.social #Preprintpeerreview by @reviewcommons.org Reviews & Author's response available here👇 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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Review Commons @reviewcommons.org · 23/04/2026
Cells delay division when DNA bridges persist—Srs2/PARI help prevent chromosome breakage. #genomestability #cellcycle Study from Mendoza lab @longchrom.bsky.social @igbmc.bsky.social #Preprintpeerreivew by @reviewcommons.org Reviews & Author's response 👇 available here doi.org/10.1101/2024...
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Review Commons @reviewcommons.org · 23/04/2026
Orphan nuclear receptors recruit TRIM28 to telomeres to drive H3K9me3 and activate ALT. #telomeres #chromatin Tsai et al. 2026 @imb-as.bsky.social #Preprintpeerreview by @reviewcommons.org Reviews & Author's response 👇 (Go to Reviews and Context>TRIP Peer reviews) doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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Review Commons @reviewcommons.org · 23/04/2026
In developing zebrafish, chromatin and gene expression become linked as cell identity forms. Study from van Oudenaarden lab @hubrechtinstitute.bsky.social #Preprintpeerreview by @reviewcommons.org Reviews&Author's response @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social doi.org/10.1101/2024...
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Review Commons @reviewcommons.org · 23/04/2026
Microtubule conformation controls modification: MATCAP1 binds specific conformations to trim tubulin step by step. Study from Ohi and Verhey groups @kjverhey1.bsky.social ey1.bsky.social @umich.edu #Preprintpeerreview by @reviewcommons.org Reviews&Author's response 👇 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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Review Commons @reviewcommons.org · 23/04/2026
Cdc42 levels act as a switch: graded for growth, but threshold-dependent for cell fusion. Huang et al. 2026, study from Martin Lab @sophiemartinlab.bsky.social #Preprintpeerreview by @reviewcommons.org Reviews+authors' responses 👇@biorxivpreprint.bsky.social doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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Review Commons @reviewcommons.org · 23/04/2026
Not all hypomethylation is loss-removing DNMT1 reveals that some PMDs gain methylation via DNMT3A. Study from @sproullab.bsky.social #Preprintpeerreview by @reviewcommons.org Reviews and author's responses 👇 (click on Review and Context > TRIP Peer Reviews) doi.org/10.1101/2024...
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Duncan Sproul @sproullab.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Additional thanks to the editors and reviewers for the constructive revision process. Interestingly, we trialled AI review with @reviewcommons.org during this process. Overall we found that it was nitpicky and missed the big picture. Not a replacement for proper scientific review 🧵 8/9
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Life Science Alliance @lsajournal.org · 22/04/2026
ATF6 is an ER stress sensor. SLC33A1 transports metabolites into the ER. Loss of SLC33A1 impairs ATF6 activation, revealing a link between ER metabolite import and protein quality control. @reviewcommons.org www.life-science-alliance.org/content/9/6/...
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Patryk Poliński @ppolinski.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Very happy to be the parto of this great initiative that involves young investigators in the peer review. A very promising start for this initiative at @embopress.org and @reviewcommons.org. Thanks to all the postdocs for brainstorming and the trainers for the encouragement! @embl.org @embo.org
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Pedro Beltrao @pedrobeltrao.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
This is such a great and timely survey on author's perception of peer review vs AI scientific review. A collaboration between @reviewcommons.org and @qedscience.bsky.social. The geek in me would have liked to see the distributions in the response scores ;). link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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How do authors want to use AI for review? - EMBO Reports
EMBO Reports - A survey of researchers who compared AI-generated scientific reviews with journal-agnostic human peer review reveals that they overwhelmingly prefer using AI as a self-checking tool...
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Life Science Alliance @lsajournal.org · 06/03/2026
No label-free methods report both the functional and physical state of single mitochondria. AFM imaging + nanoscale phenotyping enable single-mitochondrion analysis. @reviewcommons.org www.life-science-alliance.org/content/9/5/...
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Ben Heineike @heineikeb.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
A big thank you to @reviewcommons.org, who found four very helpful reviewers for the paper and were patient with us as we followed up on loose ends. Thanks of course to those reviewers, and to @genetics-gsa.bsky.social #GENETICS journal for accepting the paper!
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The EMBO Journal @embojournal.org · 31/03/2026
Association of orphan nuclear receptors and heterochromatin are involved in Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres – Liuh-Yow Chen and coworkers identify their link as the transcriptional corepressor TRIM28 Thanks to @reviewcommons.org for another #RefereedPreprint link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Orphan nuclear receptors recruit TRIM28 to promote telomeric H3K9me3 for the ALT pathway - The EMBO Journal
Alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT) is a telomere maintenance mechanism deployed in embryonic stem cells and cancer cells. High levels of the heterochromatin mark H3 lysine 9 trimethylation (H3...
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Life Science Alliance @lsajournal.org · 25/03/2026
TBXA2R signaling activates ERMs via Gαq/11–Gα12/13, Rho GTPases, and SLK/LOK, enhancing TNBC cell migration, invasion, and metastasis @reviewcommons.org👇 www.life-science-alliance.org/content/9/6/...
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Sara Monaco @saramonaco-rc.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
What happens if editors invite postdocs as referees? We have shown that we get rigorous, timely, high-quality reviews, and finally give young scientists the recognition they deserve. I’m proud to have contributed to this initiative with @reviewcommons.org, @embopress.org, @embo.org and @embl.org
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Thomas Lemberger @tlemberger.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
It was a very cool experiment! The author-centric perspective makes a lot of sense. An important next step is to benchmark multiple AI review platforms. Maybe this can also pave the way for benchmarking human peer review across journals and defining "quality features" of the peer review process.
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Review Commons @reviewcommons.org · 15/01/2026
✨ 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
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Duncan Sproul @sproullab.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Very nice initiative, so far we've only experienced timely and balanced reviews when using Review Commons (currently n=2).
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Daniel Ríos @yosoyden.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
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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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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Marco Trizzino @marcotrizzino.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
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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Life Science Alliance @lsajournal.org · 19/12/2025
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. @reviewcommons.org www.life-science-alliance.org/content/9/3/...
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Life Science Alliance @lsajournal.org · 25/12/2025
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. @reviewcommons.org www.life-science-alliance.org/content/9/3/...
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The EMBO Journal @embojournal.org · 12/01/2026
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...
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Review Commons @reviewcommons.org · 11/12/2025
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...
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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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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
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/
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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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Sophie G Martin @sophiemartinlab.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Thanks to @reviewcommons.org and very fast handling by @jcb.org
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EMBO @embo.org · 08/12/2025
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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EMBO @embo.org · 08/12/2025
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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Sara Monaco @saramonaco-rc.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
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!
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EMBO @embo.org · 09/12/2025
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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EMBO @embo.org · 10/12/2025
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: www.embo.org/features/review-common… 🧪
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Alexander Bartelt @barteltlab.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
I love @reviewcommons.org
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Oded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
The support from @embopress.org and @reviewcommons.org means a lot! Thank you @tlemberger.bsky.social ! @qedscience.bsky.social
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Life Science Alliance @lsajournal.org · 07/11/2025
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. @reviewcommons.org www.life-science-alliance.org/content/9/1/...
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Life Science Alliance @lsajournal.org · 14/11/2025
Chameau (HBO1) gene function in starvation resistance is bypassed by slightly elevated temperatures in Drosophila, suggesting a temperature-dependent metabolic role. @reviewcommons.org www.life-science-alliance.org/content/9/1/...
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The EMBO Journal @embojournal.org · 17/11/2025
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....
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Sara Monaco @saramonaco-rc.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Review Commons partner journal network is expanding! Welcome to Journal of General Physiology @jgp.org @rupress.org. Looking forward to this collaboration.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
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. 🔗 buff.ly/Rm1XotK
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Review Commons @reviewcommons.org · 03/11/2025
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👇 www.embo.org/features/pub...
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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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The EMBO Journal @embojournal.org · 06/10/2025
#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 www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
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Life Science Alliance @lsajournal.org · 09/10/2025
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...
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The EMBO Journal @embojournal.org · 14/10/2025
Fibril formation of α-synuclein, central to Parkinson’s disease, is catalyzed by ubiquilin-2 droplets and can be suppressed by small-molecule targeting of UBQLN2 #RefereedPreprint c/o @reviewcommons.org by Masaya Imoto, Nobutaka Hattori and coworkers www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
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Stephan Gruber @gruberlab.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
And also the bacterial telomere protection paper by Maya, Nicolas, & Ania is out: doi.org/10.1038/s443... Great experience with @reviewcommons.org & @embojournal.org Feels just right to have the manuscript reviewed without having to target a specific journal from the start.
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Evelina Tutucci @anilevetu.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Final thoughts: the experience of publishing this article via @reviewcommons.org and @embojournal.org was awesome!
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Life Science Alliance @lsajournal.org · 16/10/2025
Check out this recently published paper in LSA: A Drosophila screen of schizophrenia genes highlights neural and glial MMPs in neuronal remodeling @reviewcommons.org www.life-science-alliance.org/content/8/12...
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The EMBO Journal @embojournal.org · 17/10/2025
T-cell smFISH: @anilevetu.bsky.social, @monikawolkers.bsky.social et al present an optimized workflow for simultaneously quantifying nascent and mature mRNA, and its localization with single-cell resolution in human T-cells #RefereedPreprint c/o @reviewcommons.org www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
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