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Wiley has announced new features in its Research Exchange publishing platform that remove common friction points in academic publishing. The platform addresses traditional bottlenecks that slow the review and publication pipeline, helping authors move their work to publication more quickly while keeping peer review reports intact throughout the process.

The new capabilities strengthen editors’ ability to match quality papers with the right journals and give authors confidence when choosing the next journal for a submission—work that is otherwise time-consuming and manual. They include:

• AI-powered transfer suggestions: When editors reject a quality manuscript that is not the right fit for a particular journal, AI suggests up to five Wiley journals that are a better match. Transfers occur when editors recommend them and authors agree, preserving editorial independence and author choice.

• Peer review preserved: Expert reviewer feedback accompanies manuscripts when they transfer between journals, conserving valuable review work and accelerating editorial decisions.

• Streamlined resubmission: The automated transfer process means authors do not need to reformat or re-enter information, saving time and effort.

According to Natalia Ortuzar, Wiley’s VP of Publishing Solutions & Performance, the company’s approach positions AI to augment—rather than replace—human expertise. She emphasized that reviewer reports represent many hours of expert analysis and added that the AI-supported transfer workflow helps ensure that effort is not wasted for editors, authors, or reviewers, leading to a more sustainable publication ecosystem.

These features reflect Wiley’s ongoing investment in Research Exchange. With more than 1,000 scholarly journals now using the platform, Research Exchange demonstrates how continued technology investments can empower the research community by reducing friction and increasing efficiency in the publishing process while preserving the human creativity and intelligence that drive scientific progress.