Review for ScienceBank
Peer review is work. We pay for it.
We’ve paid our reviewers since 2023: up to $100 a review, up to $150 for editors. Members get first call on paid assignments.
Reviewing at a glance
Up to $100
per manuscript reviewed, paid at the final decision; each community sets its rate
Up to $150
for editors, per manuscript handled
30%
of every article fee goes to the reviewers and editors who handled it
Fix publishing
Reviewers do the work. Here, they are paid for it.
Most journals ask reviewers to work for free. At ScienceBank, 30% of every article fee goes to the reviewers and editors who handled it. Each community sets its rate, you are paid once per manuscript when it gets its final decision, and you choose how you are paid from your settings.
Join the reviewer poolOn the record
Your work, recorded
Review is double-blind, so your name is never shown to authors. Every review you complete is recorded in your account with its payment.
How it works
From profile to payout
Create a free account and complete your profile
Expertise, ORCID and availability, so editors in your field can find you.
Get invited, or answer an open call
Community editors invite reviewers in their field. Open calls list the roles communities are recruiting for right now.
Review with annotations
Comment directly on the manuscript using a structured, constructive model. The Peer Review Assistant helps you write clearly; it never writes the review for you.
Get paid and credited
Up to $100 for each manuscript you review, paid through ScienceBank when the editor makes the final decision (acceptance or rejection). Publicly credited in open and post-publication communities.
What you get
Why review with ScienceBank
Paid for every manuscript you review
Up to $100 a review; up to $150 for editors.
First call on paid assignments
Members are offered paid reviewer and editor roles first.
Recorded credit
Every completed review is recorded in your account, while double-blind review keeps your identity from authors.
An assist-only Peer Review Assistant
Clearer, more constructive reviews. It never writes them for you.
Papers in your field
Communities are run by working researchers in your discipline, so your review lands with peers.
Review in your language
English, Español or Bahasa Indonesia, with translate-on-read.
Are reviewers really paid?
Yes, since 2023. Up to $100 for each manuscript you review; each community sets its rate. You are paid once per manuscript, when the editor makes the final decision (acceptance or rejection), not for each revision round. Payouts run on a weekly batch and you set up how you are paid in your settings.
Do I need to be a member to review?
No. Anyone a community invites can review and be paid. Members get first call on paid assignments.
How do I get my first assignment?
Complete your profile with your expertise and ORCID, then answer an open call or wait for an editor in your field to invite you.
Will my name be public?
No. Every ScienceBank community reviews double-blind: your name is never shown to the authors, and reviews are not published.
Can I use AI?
The Peer Review Assistant is assist-only: it helps you write, it never writes the review for you.
What does a review involve?
Annotation-based comments on the manuscript, plus a structured recommendation, in the community’s review model.
Join the reviewer pool.
Create a free account, complete your profile, and get first call on paid assignments in your field.
See how reviewing works