Sci Check provides journal-independent peer review reports that let researchers publish anywhere while proving their work's validity. The platform handles reviewer matching, ethical checks, and transparent scoring, producing a publication-ready manuscript with a publicly accessible report. It also pays reviewers fair compensation and reinvests 70% of net profits into open science infrastructure.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Researchers face lengthy review cycles, repeated submissions to multiple journals, and delays that can diminish the relevance and impact of their work. Traditional journal-linked peer review creates publishing bottlenecks and often evaluates formatting and presentation rather than scientific merit alone.
Solution
Sci Check offers a journal-independent peer review service that produces a transparent, publicly accessible reviewer report with an integrity score. The platform matches suitable reviewers based on expertise and conflict-of-interest screening, runs plagiarism and language checks, and delivers a publication-ready manuscript. Authors can then submit their work to any venue—preprint server, university library, or traditional journal—while providing readers with verifiable proof of scientific quality. The review process focuses purely on research merit and rigor, with no accept/reject verdict or publishing blockers.
Target Audience
Primary customers are academic researchers across disciplines who want to publish in any venue while demonstrating the scientific validity of their work, as well as institutions supporting open science and Diamond Open Access publishing.
Features
- Automated reviewer matching system based on expertise, publication history, and conflict-of-interest screening
- Ethical checks including plagiarism, language, and integrity screening before peer review begins
- Transparent public report with reviewer comments and a numeric integrity score (e.g., 4.5/5.0)
- Publication-ready manuscript with openly accessible peer review report information
- Fair compensation for reviewers for their expertise and time
- Double-blind review process with ORCID-verified contributors and expert reviewers