spotLights episode 11: Rethinking peer review

In the latest episode of spotLights, preLighter Jonathan Townson speaks with Daniel Gorelick and Alejandra Clark, Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor of Biology Open, respectively, and the main drivers behind the Fast & Fair peer review experiment — a community-led initiative aiming to make peer review faster, transparent, and equitable.

They share how the project challenges traditional publishing workflows, the initial outcomes of the initiative, also published as a preprint on bioRxiv, and how people can get involved.

If you’re curious to learn more about peer review reform or looking for ways to contribute to change, this episode is well worth a listen.

🎧 Listen now: https://youtu.be/mM6mZIubZaw?si=es0oBtP6all7HZws
📄 Read the preprint: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.03.18.644032
✅ Join the Fast & Fair peer review experiment: https://www.biologists.com/bio-fast-and-fair-peer-review/