With reviewer fatigue on the rise and manuscript submissions continuing to grow, publishers using ScholarOne Manuscripts can now leverage two new innovative solutions to transform their peer review processes. Both Global Campus and Prophy utilize semantic AI and extensive research databases to match manuscripts with the most relevant expert reviewers in seconds, helping editors diversify reviewer pools, reduce turnaround times, and improve review quality.
Global Campus: Semantic search to identify the best reviewer
Global Campus leverages OpenAlex's comprehensive open-source dataset—covering over 90 million academic experts and 450+ million scholarly works—combined with proprietary AI-powered matching algorithms to connect manuscripts with relevant reviewers worldwide. The platform enables editors to:
- Find reviewers based on semantic similarity rather than simple keyword matching
- Filter candidates by geography, seniority, and affiliation to build diverse reviewer pools and amplify voices from underrepresented regions
- Detect potential conflicts of interest through sophisticated affiliation and co-authorship analyses
- Apply semantic searches for article transfer suggestions across journals or the assignment of manuscripts to associate editors.
- Make use of the intuitive user interface of Global Campus by installing our browser extension for ScholarOne
Prophy Referee Finder: Trusted Precision for Scientific Peer Review
Founded in 2018 by physics professors, Prophy is purpose-built for scientific assessment, supporting reviewer discovery and expert evaluation for leading publishers and funding organizations worldwide. Prophy supports millions of confidential evaluations across more than 30 countries, helping editors identify the right experts even in the most specialized and interdisciplinary fields.
Prophy’s Referee Finder maintains profiles for every published scientist and applies a unique, science-specific semantic ontology spanning more than 170,000 research concepts. This enables highly precise reviewer recommendations that go far beyond keyword matching, capturing the true structure and language of modern research.
Designed to support editorial decision-making rather than replace it, Prophy delivers transparent, explainable recommendations alongside comprehensive conflict-of-interest checks, research integrity signals, and privacy-first processing in secure environments. Trusted by major commercial publishers, societies, university presses, and public research funders, Prophy helps editors build reliable, diverse reviewer pools while maintaining the highest standards of scientific rigor.
From highly technical manuscripts to emerging interdisciplinary frontiers, Prophy provides reviewer matching tailored to each organization's policies and workflows, with the flexibility and reliability to scale.
As Prof. Oleg Ruchayskiy, CEO and co-founder, states: “This integration brings Prophy’s trusted reviewer-matching capabilities directly into ScholarOne, enabling our academic partners to expand their use of Prophy within established editorial workflows. We’re proud to support the growing need for high-quality peer review among scholarly publishers and grateful for the collaboration with Silverchair that made this possible.”
Seamless Integration Through ScholarOne Relay API
The ScholarOne Relay API enables real-time, bidirectional communication between ScholarOne Manuscripts and partner platforms, allowing editors to access reviewer recommendations without leaving their editorial workflow.
"Finding the right reviewers is one of the most time-consuming aspects of managing peer review," said Hannah Heckner Swain, VP of Strategic Partnerships at Silverchair. "We've purposefully designed our platforms to be open and interoperable, and the Relay API exemplifies this commitment. By enabling seamless integration with innovative tools like Global Campus and Prophy, we're helping our publishers address real pain points while maintaining complete flexibility in choosing the solutions that work best for their unique needs."
Both Global Campus and Prophy join a growing roster of Silverchair Universe partners providing enhanced capabilities across the publishing lifecycle. Publishers interested in activating Global Campus or Prophy for their ScholarOne Manuscripts sites should contact their ScholarOne account manager or email s1help@silverchair.com.
To learn more about the Silverchair Universe program, visit www.silverchair.com/universe. To inquire about becoming a partner, email universe@silverchair.com.
About Global Campus
Global Campus provides AI-powered solutions for universities, funders, and publishers to enhance academic and research activities. The platform uses semantic search technology to help users find academic experts and to identify suitable journals for manuscript submissions. Global Campus leverages opensource publication data to deliver fair, transparent, and inclusive tools for the scholarly community. Global Campus is trusted by organizations like KU Leuven, AIPP and the European Research Council. Learn more at globalcampus.ai.
About Prophy
Prophy is a scientific knowledge management company founded by physics professors to improve peer review. Prophy provides fair, independent, and diverse expert discovery across the academic sphere. The company's Referee Finder serves organizations including top national funding agencies, the European Commission, and publishers worldwide. Learn more at www.prophy.ai.
About Silverchair
Silverchair is the leading independent platform partner for scholarly and professional publishers, serving our growing community through flexible technology and unparalleled services. Our teams build, maintain, and innovate platforms across the publishing lifecycle—from idea to impact. Our products facilitate submission, peer review, hosting, dissemination, and impact measurement, enabling researchers and professionals to maximize their contributions to our world. Learn more at www.silverchair.com.