Peer review is the bedrock of scientific publishing. It’s the essential process that ensures research is rigorous, ethical, and trustworthy before it reaches the wider world. While this process is often unseen, it’s driven by the dedication and hard work of thousands of volunteers.

During Peer Review Week 2025, we’re taking a moment to celebrate our incredible, real life, JMIR peer reviewers. They are at the heart of our mission to advance digital health research. We asked them to share their experiences and insights, and their reflections offer a powerful look into why they choose to give their time and expertise.

This Peer Review Week, we're doing something a little different. As the global theme, “Rethinking Peer Review in the AI Era,” takes center stage, we’ve decided to bring back a piece of content that is more relevant now than ever.

Last year, we published an insightful guide on the ethical integration of AI into the peer review process. This guide was born from the recognition that AI was not a future possibility, but a present reality. Today, as the conversation has shifted from "if" to "how" AI should be used, our guidance remains a crucial resource.

Below is our 2024 blog post, "Navigating the Intersection of AI and Peer Review: A Guide for Ethical Integration," reproduced in full. We invite you to read it again—or for the first time—and join us in the ongoing dialogue about how to harness the power of AI while upholding the integrity and human spirit of scholarly evaluation.

We are excited to introduce Mike Byer, our new Institutional Partnerships Lead dedicated to supporting university librarians. To help you get to know them better, we've prepared a Q&A session covering their background, goals, and how they plan to collaborate with the community.

We're headed to the 20th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics—MedInfo 2025, taking place in Taipei, Taiwan! While we will not have an exhibition booth this year, several of our representatives will be actively involved, leading workshops and participating in insightful panel discussions.