Hum is excited to announce the launch of Alchemist Review, an advanced AI-powered tool designed to enhance the efficiency, consistency, and quality of the peer review process. Developed in collaboration with GroundedAI, Alchemist Review assists editors and reviewers by extracting and analysing text, images and citations within manuscripts.
Building upon initial collaborative efforts with early society partners and university press customers, Alchemist Review combines Hum’s expertise in manuscript content analysis and GroundedAI’s advanced citation evaluation, offering editors and reviewers a powerful set of AI-driven capabilities:
- Deep Manuscript Analysis: Extracts core claims, assesses methodologies, evaluates statistical rigor, and identifies research novelty.
- Comprehensive Citation Validation: Ensures citations are contextually accurate, authoritative, and relevant.
- Interactive AI Chatbot: Provides real-time, context-aware assistance directly within the manuscript review environment.
- Enhanced Productivity: Offloads routine tasks, enabling peer reviewers and editors to focus on critical analysis and high-value editorial tasks.
“Reviewer fatigue, long turnaround times, and growing manuscript volumes are huge issues. We’ve worked closely with publishers to shape Alchemist Review and focus on creating tools to help editors solve these problems,” said Dustin Smith, Co-founder and President of Hum.
“AI has incredible potential in scholarly publishing, but the real challenge is figuring out how to apply it in a way that is both practical and responsible,” said Ann Michael, Chief Transformation Officer of AIP Publishing.
“By working with frontier AI companies like Hum and GroundedAI, we’ve been able to combine deep publishing expertise with cutting-edge AI development—allowing us to test real-world applications faster and more effectively than we could on our own. This kind of collaboration is essential for developing tools that actually serve the research community”
“We are thrilled to be working with such powerful and effective partners in our shared mission to increase the quality and efficiency of the peer review process,” said Nick Morley, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of GroundedAI.
Hum and GroundedAI continue to evolve Alchemist Review, conducting live pilots with select journals and inviting feedback from the community to further refine the platform.
