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Insights Xchange: Conversations Shaping Academic Research

Responsible Peer Review: Building Systems That Work

September 15, 2025 • Cactus Communications (CACTUS)

This episode of Insights XChange dives deep into the evolving landscape of peer review and the responsibility publishers carry in building systems that are fair, fast, and future-ready. Guest Lucy Threadgold, Peer Review Manager at Emerald Publishing, shares how Emerald revamped its reviewer pools, introduced structured feedback systems, and is prioritizing transparency at every step of the publishing process.

From the role of AI in automating early peer review checks to the need for mentorship programs and neurodiverse-friendly author guidelines, the conversation explores where publishing is headed—and what it will take to get there with integrity intact.

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Thank you for listening! Here are links to some of the things that Lucy Threadgold discussed with Nikesh in the podcast. We would love to hear from you, so feel free to drop a line at insightsxchange@cactusglobal.com

Ishāq bin Ali al-Ruhawi | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39397545/
Emerald Publishing | https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/
COPE– Committee on Publication Ethics | https://publicationethics.org/
NISO– National Information Standards Organization | https://www.niso.org/
ScholarOne (Clarivate) | https://support.silverchair.com/scholarone-manuscripts/
Taylor & Francis | https://taylorandfrancis.com/
Royal College of Surgeons | https://www.rcseng.ac.uk
Engender Journal | https://engender-academia.com
Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) | https://www.sspnet.org
Peer Review Week | https://peerreviewweek.net/
SSP Conference | https://customer.sspnet.org/SSP/ssp/EventDisplayNP.aspx?EventKey=AM25
Emerald Podcast Series | https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/emerald-podcast-series

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