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- Call for Papers: XSci Open Review Award 2026
Submit a preprint and have it reviewed in the open. 100 papers go to a paid human expert, and every paper the human expert certifies earns its author $500.
Up to 60 places go to strong entries as they arrive, so earlier is better. Last entry: 30 November - How entries are selected for expert review: the method note
The signals the XSci Open Review Competition 2026 selection uses and the decisions it takes, as promised for 6 November, without the threshold value. - XSci featured by David Worlock: “One good answer” for speed and authenticity
The industry analyst welcomes AI evaluation shown beside the paper and human expert certification, and asks whether it is cheap enough and can scale. - XSci covered in Research Information
Research Information reports on how XSci certifies preprints, and on the XSci Open Review Competition 2026. - Interview with the founder of xPeerd
Simulating success: how xPeerd and XSci are redefining pre-submission feedback. - How XSci Finds Strong Preprints, and How We Know It Works
A demonstration and validation of the AI pipeline that surfaces strong preprints for expert review.
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