Reimagining scholarly publishing: outcomes from a public forum to discuss the Publish, Review, Curate publishing model – COAR

"At a meeting held on the 3^rd December 2025 at Kings College, Cambridge over 50 delegates, comprising researchers, publishers, librarians, research funders and scholarly communication infrastructure providers, came together to discuss the Publish, Review, Curate (PRC) publishing model. The meeting, which was organised by COAR and the University of Cambridge Library and Archives with contributions from ASAPbio, aimed to showcase various PRC initiatives from around the world and illustrate its many benefits such as increased rigour, efficiency, and transparency.

The overarching outcome from the meeting was that the current model of scholarly publishing – based on subscriptions, APCs and opaque peer review processes – was in need of reform and that PRC is a viable and compelling alternative and one that is already available for researchers to use."