Wiley advances Research Exchange Platform with AI-driven automation

Wiley has announced the release of new features within its Research Exchange publishing platform that aim to eliminate common friction points in academic publishing. The platform is intended to remove bottlenecks that slow down the review and publication pipeline, helping authors get their work published faster while preserving peer review reports throughout the process.

Wiley says the new capabilities “significantly enhance the ability of editors to match quality papers with the right journals and give confidence to authors in selecting the next journal for their submission, an otherwise time-consuming manual process”. They include:

• AI-powered transfer suggestions: When editors reject a quality manuscript that is not the right fit for a particular journal, AI technology suggests up to five better-matched Wiley journals. Transfers occur when editors recommend them and authors agree, reinforcing editorial independence and author choice.
• Preserved peer review: Expert reviewer feedback travels with manuscripts when they transfer between journals, preserving valuable review work and accelerating editorial decisions.
• Streamlined article resubmission: The automated transfer process means that authors don’t need to reformat or re-enter information, saving time and energy.

“Wiley is setting the standard for how AI should shape scholarly publishing, augmenting human expertise rather than replacing it,” said Natalia Ortuzar, Wiley VP, Publishing Solutions & Performance. “Every reviewer report represents hours of expert analysis, and our AI-powered transfer workflow ensures that effort isn’t wasted by editors, authors or reviewers, creating a more sustainable publication ecosystem for all.”