ReviewerCredits is a peer review recognition platform that certifies and rewards the activity of peer reviewers, by assigning them virtual credits that can be spent in a Reward Center. The idea came from the need of two Early Career Researchers, Giacomo Bellani and Robert Fruscio, and it is now a well-organized startup company, endorsed by the University of Milano-Bicocca.

The name "ReviewerCredits" comes from our core service: the attribution of credits to Peer Reviewers for rewarding of every review registered on our platform.

ReviewerCredits.com assigns virtual credits to peer reviewers only after the Journal’s editorial office confirmation for the peer review performed. The reliable certification process makes us different from other services.

Creating a profile on ReviewerCredits is free and, as a peer reviewer, you can freely use the website and customize your profile page. You can sign in with ORCID iD or Google account.

ReviewerCredits is an independent company, spin-off of the University of Milano-Bicocca. Our business model is based on freemium and paid subscription plans for Publishers and Journals, thus reviewers subscription is free.

After completing the review of a manuscript, login to ReviewerCredits.com and enter the required details (Journal title, Editorial office email address, Manuscript ID, Date review completed). No confidential information is required or disclosed. After registering a review, we ask confirmation to the Journal’s editor and, once confirmation is received, we will add the credits to your personal area. Depending on the Journal profile on ReviewerCredits.com, your credits may vary. You also earn credits if you invite a colleague to join the platform.

Your credits entitle you to get benefits in our Reward Center. The store includes different items, ranging from discounted Article Processing Charges to online courses.

No, our credits cannot be converted to CME credits.

The Reviewer Certificate is a proof of your activity as a peer reviewer. It includes peer reviews listed by year and performed since you registered on our platform. You can find the Journals and number of peer reviews you completed. It can be included in your resume for career advancement, and shared on social media, personal and institutional websites.

Reviewer Contribution Index (RCI) is the metric that considers three objective parameters to measure the contribution of peer reviewers: Review report length, Review report delivery time, Alignment of reviewer recommendation to editorial decision. It is based on the F3-index and we developed it in collaboration with University of Valencia.

If at least one of the journal you collaborate with as peer reviewer has subscribed the RCI feature, your index will be available in your profile and you can make it private or visible to everyone.

Registering a peer review means recording the peer review activities carried out in order to gain virtual credits, update the certification of your activity as a peer reviewer.
You can access the form "Register a review" and fill in the following mandatory fields: the name of the journal for which the review activity was carried out, the date the review was completed, the ID of the revised manuscript, the contact of the editorial staff (it is not necessary to fill in this last field if the journal for which you have offered your service adopts Open Peer Review: in this case it will be enough to provide the publication DOI or the DOI URL of the revised and published article).
Once this simple form has been completed – which guarantees confidentiality in cases of blind peer review – the data is collected and sent to the journal within 24 hours to obtain the validation of the carried out activity (this step is not present in the cases of Open Peer Review). Once the validation has been obtained, the activity will be included in the Peer Review Certificate and the credits will be assigned.

We are very strict on the reasons why we ask confirmation for registered peer reviews. To find out more, please read here.

A confirmation to the Journal’s editor is asked to check that the review was actually performed. This step is essential to get certification and credits. See why we do not accept a “Thank you” email.

This may vary from Journal to Journal, but here are a few tips:

1. Open the email the Journal sent you to invite you to the peer review or to thank you
2. Hit the "Reply" button
3. Copy the address that appears in the address bar
4. Paste the address in the "Editorial office email" field
5. Discard the draft

To verify that the peer review was effectively performed, you will be asked to provide Journal’s title, Eitorial office email, Manuscript ID, Date review completed. The Journal’s editorial office will be contacted to verify that this information is correct.

ReviewerCredit processes and certificies the peer reviews performed in the last 20 years.

Registered peer reviews are usually processed within 24 hours. This is the timeframe we contact the Journals’ editorial offices. Their response times may vary, as some Journals reply immediately and some other tend to be a bit slower. We send weekly reminders, however, once you have registered your peer reviews, you could take an active part and inform the Journal of our incoming request.

Yes, you can register reviews performed in the last 20 years, even before you joined ReviewerCredits.com.

Processing: this status indicates that the peer review claim was successfully entered by the reviewer and will be sent to the journal within 24 hours.
Sent: this status indicates that the peer review claim has been sent to the journal and feedback is expected.
Approved: this status indicates that the peer review claim was validated by the journal.
Rejected: this status indicates that the peer review claim was not validated by the journal.
Pending: this status indicates that the peer review data have been successfully transferred from the journal to ReviewerCredits platform (thanks to technical integration) and is awaiting the reviewers's confirmation.

Our database includes all Journals indexed in "Scopus" and/or who signed up to ReviewerCredits.
In order not to miss any review from your activity, we suggest that you contact the editorial office of this Journal and ask them open a free profile on ReviewerCredits. In this way you will be able to register peer reviews also for this Journal. You can also contact us and we will help you to solve the issue.