Academic peer review platform

Peer review infrastructure for modern journals

Disseminate replaces legacy manuscript systems with a structured, transparent workflow. Upload manuscripts, coordinate reviews with section-level commenting, and manage decisions — all in one place.

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14 weeks

Avg. time to first decision

48%

Of reviewer invitations go unanswered entirely

30+

Invitations editors send to secure two reviewers

100M hrs

Spent on peer review annually — virtually all unpaid

One manuscript. One place. Everyone on the same page.

No more emailing Word documents back and forth. No more copying feedback into spreadsheets. Disseminate puts the manuscript, the comments, and the conversation in a single shared workspace.

Reviewers

Comment directly on the manuscript — anchored to the exact paragraph, table, or figure. No more writing “on page 12, line 3…” in a separate document.

Authors

See reviewer feedback inline, right where it applies. Reply to each comment in a thread — no separate response letter. Revise the manuscript in the same view.

Editors

Follow the full conversation between reviewers and authors without chasing email threads. See every comment, every reply, every revision — in context.

The platform

Built around how peer review actually works

Not a general-purpose submission portal. A purpose-built workflow for journals, editors, reviewers, and authors — replacing tools that haven't changed in over a decade.

Section-level commenting

Reviewers annotate specific manuscript blocks — not monolithic letters. Anchored comments with threading, like code review for academic papers.

Structured review rounds

Each round is tied to a paper version. Standing recommendations carry forward. Reviewers see what changed between revisions.

Draft and publish batching

Reviewer comments stay private until the review is submitted. Authors and editors see feedback only when it's complete and ready.

DOCX upload and export

Upload Word documents — they're converted to a rich in-browser manuscript via Pandoc. Export back to DOCX at any time.

Configurable anonymization

Single-blind, double-blind, or open review per journal. Anonymization is a render-time redaction layer — never destructive.

Role-based visibility

Editors, reviewers, and authors each see exactly what they should. Visibility rules enforced at every layer.

Three roles, one process

Everyone knows whose turn it is and what happens next.

Editors

  1. 1Receive submissions and triage
  2. 2Invite reviewers with configurable deadlines
  3. 3Monitor review progress in real time
  4. 4Issue decisions — rounds auto-release to the author

Reviewers

  1. 1Accept invitations via a single email link
  2. 2Read manuscripts in a rich, in-browser viewer
  3. 3Draft section-level and overall comments privately
  4. 4Submit — all drafts batch-publish at once

Authors

  1. 1Upload a DOCX or write directly in-browser
  2. 2Receive decisions with inline comments on the manuscript
  3. 3Reply to individual reviewer threads and revise
  4. 4Submit the revision — replies publish, editor is notified

Submission lifecycle

Submitted

Editor

Manuscript received. Triage, invite reviewers, or desk-reject.

Under review

Reviewers

Reviewers invited. Editor monitors progress and deadlines.

Revision requested

Author

Decision issued. Author revises and responds to comments.

Revision submitted

Editor

New version uploaded. Start another round or decide.

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Built for society publishers, independent journals, and editorial teams moving beyond legacy manuscript systems.

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